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The foreign exchange market plays a crucial role in any nations’ economy. For many, it is a microcosm of the economy; just as experts have described it as a magnet that attracts investors into their destination of choice; BENJAMIN UMUTEME writes. There are many factors that attract foreign investments into a country. From a government’s favourable legislation and political goodwill, …

The Federal Government has engaged new companies to as Service Boat Operations Monitoring Agents in the pilotage districts of Lagos, Warri, Bonny/ Port-Harcourt and Calabar effectively ending the monopoly enjoyed by maritime giant, INTELS, on the sector.   The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on Wednesday okayed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to engage the new contractors who had been pre-qualified …

Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP Presidential candidate The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has expelled the NNPP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee. The NNPP had, on August 29, 2023, suspended Kwankwaso at the party’s National Convention in Lagos. The party’s NEC later set …

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has vowed to reclaim his mandate by heading to the Supreme Court after his sack by the Appeal Court on Friday. The Abuja Division of the appellate court had, on Friday, upheld the ruling of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which nullified Yusuf’s victory in the March 18 election and declared Nasiru …

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has banned the use of laterite for road construction in the country. The minister, according to a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Lere-Adams Blessing, announced the measure while inaugurating a committee on the Reconstruction of the Benin-Warri dual carriageway and the dualization of the …

The battle for the continent’s highest slots in the table tennis event of Paris 2024 Paralympics will be between Nigeria and Egypt when the qualifying tournament begins on September 20 in Egypt. Already, some established players like Isau Ogunkunle, Faith Obazuaye, Tajudeen Agunbiade and a host of others have been confirmed for the 2023 ITTF African Para Table Tennis Championships …

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday announced plans by the government to extend teachers’ retirement age in the state to 65 years. The governor, who spoke at the 2023 Teachers’ Day ceremony held in Benin City, said the Harmonised Retirement Age Bill for the extension of retirement age for teachers in the state has been forwarded to the …

The lawmaker representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Chinedu Obika, has faulted the poor state of educational facilities in most government schools within the territory. Hon Obika was speaking on Friday during a kick-off programme of the ‘Reach a Child Campaign’, organised by a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with his office in Mpape, a suburb of …

In a move to bolster investigative journalism and enhance media capacity in the West African region, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ) and the Cell Norbert Zongo for Investigative Journalism in West Africa (CENOZOIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding. Solidified on August 25, the partnership intends to facilitate joint investigative projects, skill building initiatives, and the exchange of …

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has taken to social media to call out the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over delay in release of singer Mohbad’s body for burial. The controversial thespian in a post on her official Instagram page called out the Nigeria police over their tardiness and carelessness in releasing Mohbad’s remains for burial. The mother of one said that …