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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Beijing, China, for a state visit. According to the Nigerian Presidency, Tinubu’s presidential plane landed at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday at 7:12 p.m. Chinese time and the President was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping. Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, who disclosed this in …

CLAIM :On Tuesday, August 28, 2024, user X Harry @chiditweets042 posted two images of people with human body parts, claiming they were arrested in Ondo State. The user also claimed that one of those arrested was an Islamic cleric, and that they had a human hand, three kidneys, three hearts, a spine, and a tongue. FULL TEXT The threat of …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas over their failure to end what the group called “apparently unlawful practices by the National Assembly in setting its allowances and operating expenses, and failure to account for the monthly operating …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. El-Rufai laments ‘jealousy’ in political circles amid corruption allegations Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna state, took to social media on Saturday to share his thoughts on what he called “envy” among Nigeria’s political class. Read more 2. Wike to PDP governors: Stay out of Rivers affairs …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed 185 deaths due to floods across the country. NEMA spokesperson Manzo Ezekiel disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He also advised people living around the Benue River to move immediately. Ezekiel warned that Adamawa and eight other states were at risk of flooding due to their proximity to the …

The Nigerian police have invited Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero for questioning on suspicion of criminal intimidation. He will be present at the Force Headquarters in Abuja with the NLC Secretary-General, Emma Ugboaja, on September 5. Ajaero was also charged with committing acts that could lead to a breach of public order and damage to property. READ ALSO: …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market recorded a bullish trading session on the floor of the Nigerian Xchange Group (NGX) which gained N348.34 billion as market capitalization increased to N55.47 trillion from N55.12 trillion the previous week. This follows a loss of N2.4 billion in the previous week. The exchange recorded gains on four of the five trading days of …

The Naira fell against the US dollar on Friday, August 30, 2024. The local currency was trading at N1,598/$1 on official exchanges according to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). This shows that N1,598/$1 is N5 higher than the N1,593/$1 traded on the official window the previous day. The intraday high and low prices recorded during the …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Police summon Ajaero on new charges, and will appear on September 5 The Nigerian Police have invited Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero for questioning on suspicion of criminal intimidation.Read more 2. Suspected Boko Haram rebels attack Islamic school, killing 3 students in Yobe Gunmen suspected of …

Nigeria’s equity market closed on Friday with a gain of N98 billion for investors. This follows the growth in share prices of stocks such as Julius Berger, Deapcap and Oando among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization jumped to N55.4 trillion from N55.3 trillion recorded by the bourse on Thursday. …