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The naira has depreciated to N980 per dollar at the black market ahead of the takeover of the Central Bank of Nigeria by its new governor, Oluyemi Cardoso, who was last week nominated by President Bola Tinubu. Bureau de Change traders across major markets in Lagos and Abuja said they …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the payment of N375,455,000.00 (three hundred and seventy-five million, four hundred and fifty-five thousand Naira) as scholarship and bursary awards to Lagos Indigenes in tertiary institutions nationwide. The fund is intended to alleviate the financial burdens faced …

Nigerian singer and rapper, Sulaimon Solomon, professionally known as Khaid, has donated the sum of N2m to support Liam Aloba, son of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Mohbad, who died at the age of 27 last Tuesday, was earlier signed to Marlian Record belonging to Naira Marley but left …

Godwin Obaseki & Philip Shaibu The Peoples Democratic Party has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance. The party expressed surprise that official letters of the state government, which should be confidential, were now dominating …

Street pop artist Naira Marley, born Azeez Fashola, continues to lose followers on Instagram, one week after the mysterious death of former signee Promise ‘Mohbad’ Aloba. As of Tuesday morning, the day of Mohbad’s passing, Naira Marley had 7.5 million followers on Instagram. However, the number began to drop after …

Dave Umahi, Ebonyi State Governor The federal government will require over N7trn to reconstruct roads in the South -East region, the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has disclosed. The minister made this disclosure while inspecting some of the federal roads in Imo State. He also announced the termination of …

President Bola Tinubu speaks at the UNGA78 in New York. President Bola Tinubu has assured the international community that African leaders are committed to strengthening their economies to dissuade their mostly young citizens from embarking on dangerous journeys across the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea in search of better …

Nigerian singer, Oniyide Azeez, popularly known as Zinoleesky has removed Naira Marley’s record label ‘Marlian Music’ from his Instagram bio, replacing it with a new name ‘Zinonymous Sound.’ The significant change was noticed on Zinoleesky’s Instagram page on Tuesday — a few days after the death of former Marlian record …

Fidelity Bank’s upcoming trade expo tagged, the Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect (FITCC Houston), has received a major boost as the Mayor, City of Houston, Sylvester Turner, has termed it, “A catalyst to support bilateral trade between Nigeria and Houston; and an opportunity for the Houston community and the …

The Rector of the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Captain Akali Modibo, has revealed how the college spent N5bn to service two redundant helicopters in 10 years. Modibo made the revelation during a briefing at the recently concluded Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition held in Abuja. The rector said …