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Investors at the Nigerian equity market obtained N342 billion at the close of trade on Wednesday. This follows the surge in stock prices such as the Associated Bus Company (ABCTRANS), VFD Group (VFDGroup) and Learn Africa (Learnafrca), among others, on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, the capitalization of equity rose to ₦ 66.1 …

Following the ongoing strike by the workers of the Nigerian meteorological agency, Nimet, the main airline of Nigeria, Air Peace, announced the immediate suspension of all its flight operations across the country. Air Peace on Wednesday said that the decision was made in the interest of passenger safety, since Nimet’s weather updates, in particular the current dangerous time hour, CNH, …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, made a little restoration of the US dollar on the official market on Wednesday. Foreign Valuuta Data of the Central Bank of Bank Nigeria (CBN) shows that Naira is traded N1, 602.30/$ 1 compared to N1, 602.63/$ 1 for Tuesday. This represents the profit N0.33 for local currencies. In the black market, Naira is valued by …

The world, including Nigeria with about 45 million Catholics (about a quarter of its population of 200 million), was thrown in mourning in the early hours of Easter on Monday 21 April 2025, following the announcement of the death of Pope Francis. Born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, in Argentina, Pope Francis died at the age of 88 …

The Democratic People’s Party (PDP) in Bayelsa has denied the report on the dissolution of the State Work Committee led by Solomon Agwana. Secretary of the party publicity in the state, Bpk. Ebiye Ogoli, made clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Yenagoa. He said the report that the guard committee had been appointed to the party in the state …

We are not recruiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alert in search of work The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria has denied any knowledge of the exercise of recruitment in progress at the Ministry, exhorting the public to ignore any information of this alleged emanation from the miniatry. In a press declaration made available to basic journalists on Wednesday …

Tinubu Bola President on Wednesday met with the heads of service at the President’s Villa, Abuja. Also at the meeting was the National Security Advisor (NSA), Nuhu thousand, and Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The President held the meeting in response to the murder of new harmless people by the alleged militia Fulani and the shepherds in the State …

Nyesom Wike The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, praised the immediate past governor of the Delta, dr. Ifeanyi Okowo, for expressing her support for President Bola Tinubu, changing the party. Okowa unofficially guided his protected, the governor of the sheriff Oborevwori and other parties interested in the Democratic Party of people at the ALL PROGRESSives Congress. Wike …

MPs who represent the Federal Obokun/ORIADE constituent in Osun state in the National Assembly, Oluwole Oke, have resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Okay, who is the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts,announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the Chairperson of PDP in Wurd 7, the Obokun Regional Government area in the state. …

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace at the Premier League meeting at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night. The lottery extended Liverpool waiting to be officially named the Premier League champions. Like standing, Liverpool only need to draw against Tottenham on Sunday to complete the Premier League title now. Also read: EPL: Leicester degraded when Liverpool …