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Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kososko has defended his decision to vote for Bola Tinubu as Nigerian President, stressing that no one should be bullied for their political choices. The actor, who made the remarks in an interview on the latest episode of Curiosity Made Me Ask hosted by Isbae U, also added that people should be allowed to choose who …

Nigerian musician Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe popular in the music world as Ayra Starr has warned her fans not to care about other people’s opinions. The sensational singer who asserted in his interview with Dose of Society stated that people live their lives as if everyone is busy and people are hungry. The ‘Sability’ singer also stated that other people’s opinions …

The federal government has announced the sale of 50kg of rice at a subsidized price of N40,000, a 50% discount from the market price. This was done in an effort to address growing concerns over food affordability and defuse planned protests. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this information during a press conference at the presidential villa …

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has stated that President Bola Tinubu has protested the economic hardship in the country by discussing the availability and affordability of food. He said this during a press conference at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday. According to him, “The President has listened to the voices of all parties who planned …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. IG orders police to secure #EndBadGovernance protesters across the country Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has instructed senior police officers to ensure the protection of participants of the #EndBadGovernance protests to be held on August 1-10, 2024. Read more 2. Tinubu signs minimum wage bill President Bola …

Kamala Harris’s plan as a running mate was to outdo J.D. Vance as nothing more than a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. But now that she’s the presumptive Democratic nominee, her campaign is seizing on the Ohio senator as a major liability, looking to his own VP selection process and the contenders’ public hearings to drive home the point. Vance’s …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed the minimum wage bill. The President signed the bill at the State House, Abuja, in the presence of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudden Abbas. The National Assembly passed the N70,000 minimum wage bill last Tuesday. The new law increases the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. …

In anticipation of the nationwide hunger protests scheduled for August 1-10 under the hashtag #EndBadGovernment, youths in Niger State, on Monday, took to the streets to voice their discontent over the economic hardships currently facing Nigerians. The demonstration comes just a week after Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago said Niger’s youth would refrain from street protests, insisting that the state’s …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market started the trading week with a loss of N117 billion at the close of trading on Monday, July 29, 2024. This follows the decline in share prices of stocks such as CAVERTON, WAPIC, and ABCTRANS among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization decreased to …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, fell again against the US dollar on Monday, July 29, 2024. The local currency plunged N2 to close at N1.611/$1 at the end of the week, according to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). This is in contrast to the exchange rate of N1.609/$1 traded on Friday, July 26, 2024. The intraday high …