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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 Bethel Friday captain is targeting Europe after finishing on the Jagaban Cup podium, following a tense 4-3 penalty shootout win over Ikorodu City. READ ALSO: Uche, the hero: the Bethel Sporting goalkeeper shines in the victory for third place in the Jagaban Cup The Bethel captain, who models his game after Wilfred Ndidi, played a key leadership role throughout …

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 …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to secure external loans totaling $6 billion to spur infrastructure development, support budget implementation and improve Nigeria’s debt management strategy. The approval was granted after a rapid legislative process which saw the request examined and adopted a few hours after it was presented to the Upper House …