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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, revealed that the Nigerian remittances in the diaspora have exceeded $ 20 billion in 2024, describing the contribution as a vital push for the economy of the nation. Tuggar revealed him on Monday during a work visit to the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) in Abuja, where he praised the leadership of …

Julius Abure’s faction from the Labor Party has warned the Independent National Election Commission (Inec) so that it does not include the party logo in the election of August 16. Secretary of the National Publicity of Faction, Obiora Ifoh, gave a warning in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja Ifoh said that the party would look for election cancellation …

FMDQ Exchange reported that the exchange rate between the naira and the dollar rate depreciated to N736.62/$1 on Thursday after activities came to a close in the Investors’ and Exporters’ window. In the report, it was learnt that the authorised dealers dropped the price of the United States’ currency by N34.97 kobo from the preceding day’s close of N771.59/$1. While …

President Tinubu appointed Idris Olorunnimbe as president of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), while dr. Aminu Maida will continue as an executive vice president and CEO. The appointments were contained in a declaration issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, special consultant, to the president for information and strategy. Olorunnimbe, who previously was part of the board of the trustee fund …

16 inmates in the early days of Tuesday fled from the middle security guard center in Keffi, the state of the nasarawa. Spokesman Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOS), Umar Abubakar, revealed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the prisoners defeated the warden on duty before they fled the facility. Also read: Police Thinking Other Prison Pause ATTEPMT The statement …

Air Staff Chief, Marshall Hassan Abubakar, said on Tuesday that the Nigerian Air Force (Naf) was deployed to various operating theater in the country that killed at least 592 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State in the last eight months. Abubakar, according to a statement issued by the Director of Information and Community Relations Naf, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, stated …

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of the State of Anambra said Tuesday not to have apologized for supporting the praisable policies and programs of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The questions on the field of the correspondents of the State House after a meeting with the president of Abuja, Soludo said that his support in Tinubu was rooted in shared progressive ideals …

Judge Peter Lifu from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday gave the Federal Government the deadline for September to close his case in the trial of the former National Security Advisor (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (RETD), due to alleged ownership of firearms and money laundering that violated the law. The judge gave the Federal Government on September 24, 25 …

Dutsoho states that the NPA is engaged in the efficiency of ports for sustainable export performance The CEO (MD), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dutsoho has commissioned his team to renew his commitment to the continuous improvement of Port’s efficiency who said that he provided the backbone for the positive export performance that Nigeria has recorded so far in …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, was further depreciated by the US dollar in an official window on Tuesday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira is closed on N1, 537.09/$ 1 compared to N1, 535.92/$ 1 which is traded on Monday. This is the loss of N1.17 for local currencies against American Greenback. In the black market, Naira closes flatly …