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Argentina secured their place in the 2024 Copa America quarter-finals through Lautaro Martinez’s late goal, beating Chile 1-0 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The defending champion dominated with 22 shots, as Julian Alvarez and Nicolas Gonzalez initially tested Chile’s Claudio Bravo. Lionel Messi’s best chance hit the post in the first half. Also Read: Messi will end his career …

Despite the recent depreciation of the Naira against the dollar, Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed optimism that the excessive volatility of the naira may be behind us. He even revealed that the apex bank was “relatively happy” with the progress made in stabilizing the naira. Ripples Nigeria reports that the naira for the …

At least five protesters have been killed by police in Kenya and a section of parliament has gone up in flames as demonstrations against new tax proposals intensify. An angry crowd broke through police lines to storm parliament in the capital Nairobi before setting parts of it on fire. In a speech on Tuesday evening, President William Ruto said all …

In a bid to resolve the impasse over a proposed new minimum wage, governors in Nigeria’s 36 states have scheduled emergency meetings for Wednesday. This development comes after the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) decision to withdraw the minimum wage memo on Tuesday. Governors had previously rejected the federal government’s proposed minimum wage of N62,000, citing concerns that some states would …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N250 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This follows the plunge in the value of shares of OANDO, UPL, ACADEMY, and others on the stock exchange today. After five hours of trading on the capital market, equity capitalization plummeted to N56.1 trillion from N56.3 trillion posted by the exchange on Monday. …

Naira traded at N1,500/$ on the official window on Tuesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) shows that the local currency fell by N10 and traded at N1, 500.79/$1 in today’s trade. The rate is lower than N1,490.21/$1 recorded on the official market on Monday. The intra-day high and low recorded during the day were N1,507/$1, and …

Going forward, Okechukwu Pascal (aka High Priest Cubana) will lead a strict and intensive sensitization or campaign against misuse of coins and banknotes issued under the CBN Act of the Central Bank of Nigeria.” He will also post bi-monthly on his various social media containing a minimum of two video clips on sensitization/campaign against naira misuse and various abuses”. This …

I didn’t do anything to become the best player in the world, God gave me this gift: Lionel Messi Inter Miami and Argentina superstar, Lionel Messi has revealed that God is the reason for his success as a footballer. The 37-year-old, who is currently playing for Argentina at the Copa América in the United States, said he has tried to …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has made minor changes to the state executive council. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. He said the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and Chieftaincy in the state, Segun Olayiwola, had been transferred to the Ministry of Formation and Training. READ …

Russia rejects the latest sanctions adopted by the European Union (EU) and considers them illegal. The EU Council earlier on Monday adopted the 14th package of economic and individual restrictive measures against Russia. According to a statement issued by the council, the measures target high-value sectors of the Russian economy, including energy, finance and trade, making it increasingly difficult to …