FILE: Ndidi and Iheanacho As Chelsea slug it out with Leicester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, Thomas Tuchel’s side will be hoping to pass the first test in their domestic-European club pursuit this season, with their Champions League final against Manchester City to follow. Nigerian Wilfred Ndidi …
Read More »CBN erases exchange rate on Its website as Naira falls
Premium Times is reporting that the Naira fell against the U.S. Dollar on Friday as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) erased from its website the exchange rate that for about a year was seen as the government’s official rate. The move by the CBN raised concerns about the devaluation …
Read More »Abiodun not behind my political travails – Impeached Ogun Deputy Speaker
Ogun lawmaker, Hon. Oludare Kadiri, has disclosed that he has not met with Governor Dapo Abiodun since he was removed from his position as the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly in March this year. The Ogun Assembly lawmakers replaced him a week after, March 9, with Hon. …
Read More »APC to release Congresses, National Convention schedule next week
The Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to release the timetable for the conduct of congresses and the National Convention of the party before the end of next week. A party source told The Nation that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed …
Read More »BREAKING: JAMB postpones 2021 UTME exams, extends registration deadline
JAMB Registrar Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, announced that the examination date has been shifted from June 19 to July 3. He made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday …
Read More »Kaduna: Unions to shut down schools, electricity, airport, train services on Sunday
Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai Activities at the Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna, would be paralysed from the midnight of Sunday following the industrial action declared in Kaduna by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Foremost Aviation unions – the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Association of Nigerian Aviation …
Read More »Israeli air strike destroys Gaza tower housing AP, Al Jazeera TV offices
Gaza tower housing AP, Al Jazeera collapses after Israeli missile strike in Gaza City on Saturday. — Reuters An Israeli air strike Saturday demolished the 13-floor building housing Qatar-based Al Jazeera television and American news agency The Associated Press in the Gaza Strip, AFP journalists said. Israel “destroyed Jala Tower …
Read More »S&P: FBNH, FIRSTBANK BOARDS’ CHANGES ENSURED STABILITY
S&P Global Ratings said changes to the boards of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Holdings (FBNH) Plc, recently directed by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), addressed the banking group’s corporate governance challenges and ensures the Nigerian banking sector’s financial stability. In a statement, it stated that its ratings …
Read More »Q1 Report: Jumia Records Increase in Gross Profit
…as cost discipline, monetization drives growth Africa’s ecommerce market leader, Jumia has released its 2021 quarter one report, recording 11% year-on-year gross profit increase, as adjusted EBITDA loss decreased by 24% year-over-year. The report by the company also showed a sixth consecutive quarter of positive Gross Profit After Fulfillment Expense, …
Read More »Herdsmen can’t continue moving cows from north to south on foot – Akeredolu
Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday, explained why the forum placed a ban on open grazing. Akeredolu, who presided over the Asaba meeting of the governors on Wednesday, during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, said …
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