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Sidi Ould Tah has elected ninth president of the African development bank group Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today, Thursday 29 May 2025, elected president of the group of the African development bank in the Bank’s annual meetings held in Abidjan, in Costa D’Ivoire. Tah was elected by the Bank’s Board of Directors, including financial and economic ministers or …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, got a little of the US dollar on the official market on Thursday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira is traded in N1.586.15/$ 1 compared to N1,590.74/$ 1 for Wednesday. This represents the profit N4.59 for local currencies. In the black market, Naira spilled N10 against the dollar to trade at N1.630/$ 1 compared …

The Executive Committee of the great Nij class of 1986, which was recently elected and inaugurated, has undertaken to exploit the connections, scope and resources of the members to improve and improve their circumstances, also ensuring that their well -being would be the main concern of the body. The group is made up of full -time diploma in the journalism …

Israel has received a plan submitted by the US for a ceasefire in Gaza, according to the White House, while Hamas said the agreement was still “being discussed”. Israeli news outlet reported earlier on Thursday that Benjamin Netanyahu has received a plan submitted by the Middle East envoy Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, and told the family of hostages who still …

The Vice Chancellor of the acting of the University of Education of Ignatius Ajuru (IAUE), Port Harcourt, professor Okechuku Onuchuku, continued to receive praise from the parties concerned on what they labeled as rapid transformation of the Ivory Tower. Some interested parties such as the chief Geoffrey U. Amadi, who spoke to the journalists in Port Harcourt, said that the …

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Thursday urged the federal government to prioritize food security in all national plans. The cleric called investing as the guardian of the Nigerian Food Science and Technology Institute (NIFST) in Abuja. He said Nigerians should not be hungry or poor, given the abundant human resources and materials in the country. Kukah …

At least six people were killed in a fatal accident along Mbiabong Itam Road at Akwa Ibom on Wednesday. Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) sector in the state, Mr. Edward Odiete, revealed this to journalists on Thursday at UYO. Oduete said a three -wheeled and truck was involved in an accident that occurred around 8:00 in the …

Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant in public communications and on social media to the Minister of the Territory of the Federal Capital, Nyesom Wike, urged the senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, to stop hating the minister. Olayinka said that Kingibe hosted hatred against wike, saying that the senator should stop seeing problems from the corner of “I hate wike”. …

At least 21 people have been confirmed dead and 10 others were missing in flash floods that were destroyed in the Mokwa regional government in the state of Niger. Acting Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Ibrahim Hussaini, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday in Minna. He said the Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa …

The administrator of the presidential amnesty program (Pap), dr. Dennis Otuaro, congratulated the president Bola Tinubu on the occasion of the second anniversary of his administration. Otuaro observed that the president has shown a surprising leadership in the last two years and has worked assiduously to strengthen the unity and peaceful coexistence, deepen the culture of good government and enrich …