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Nigeria’s currency, the naira, depreciated further against the United States dollar at the official window on Tuesday. Officially, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data shows that the naira closed at N1,386.71/$1, compared with N1,383.58/$1 on Monday. This represents a loss of N3.13 for the local currency against the dollar. On the black market, the naira lost N1 against …

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared three Senate seats vacant following the death of members of the upper house of the legislature. Akpabio made the announcement at Tuesday’s plenary session in Abuja and described the development as a tragic loss for the legislature. He said: “This unfortunate incident necessitated mid-term elections to be conducted by the Independent …

The Plateau State Government has announced a partial relaxation of the 48-hour curfew previously imposed in Jos North following last week’s violent attack in Angwan Rukuba. In a statement on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Rt Hon Joyce Lohya Ramnap, said the decision followed reports from security agencies of a “relative calm” in the affected community. Starting April …

The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2026 appropriations bill amounting to N68.3 trillion. The approval follows the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Committee on Supplies by the Chairman, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, at a plenary session in Abuja. READ ALSO: Senate to pass 2026 budget on March 17 President Bola Tinubu presented …

President Bola Tinubu has sought Senate approval to review the 2026 Allocation Bill. The President made this request in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Insha Allah Akpabio, and read out at Tuesday’s plenary session in Abuja. Tinubu, in his letter, proposed an increase of N9 trillion to increase the total budget from N58.4 trillion to N67.4 …

President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to pass an upward revision of the 2026 appropriations bill, increasing the proposed budget from $58.4 trillion to $67.4 trillion. The request is contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the Abuja plenary on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. According to Tinubu, the increase is aimed at strengthening fiscal …

*Counselor, 79-year-old grandmother, others join the club Mother Africa shone brightly over the weekend in the United States (US) as the city-county of Indianapolis-Marion released a formal statement honoring Nigeria’s iconic socio-cultural organization, the Kegites Club. In the statement, the county said it fully identifies with the key roles that Americana Archaivar Plus Convergence and Universal Archaivar Elders have played …

Pembebasan Mallam Nasir el-Rufai dari tahanan Komisi Praktik Korupsi Independen (ICPC), dengan alasan sementara dan penuh kasih sayang, pada hari Jumat, 27 Maret, setelah kematian ibunya, Hajiya Ummar El-Rufai di Kairo, Mesir, menimbulkan permasalahan hukum, filosofis dan keyakinan komunal yang sekaligus kontroversial dan dapat dipahami. Rilisnya salah. Ini merupakan penyalahgunaan proses hukum. Mallam Nasir el-Rufai dikembalikan ke tahanan atas perintah …

A member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Mohammed, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the ongoing leadership dispute and internal divisions in his former party. Mohammed, who represents Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituencies in Kebbi State, announced his decision in a statement on Tuesday, describing the PDP …

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu celebrates his 74th birthday, leaders across the country continue to pay tributes, celebrating his lasting legacy and extraordinary contributions to Nigeria’s democracy and governance. Among those who joined the celebration is the Hon. Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro, Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Parastatal Monitoring. In his message, the Hon. Obanikoro described President …