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The naira fell against the US dollar on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed the local currency weakened by N43 to trade at N1,586/$1, up from N1,543/$1 it was trading at on Wednesday. The intraday high and low prices recorded during the day were N1,603/$1 and N1,500/$1 respectively, indicating a slim spread of N103\$1. ALSO …

Football is about to reach another level in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos State, as the Igbogbo Stadium is close to completion, Sports247 reports. The stadium which will be a new addition to the number of stadiums in the state as football teams in Ikorodu and its environs will heave a sigh of relief as the completion of the stadium …

Oshiomhole rallies Esan people to embrace true son, Senator Monday Okpebholo, as Labour Party defects to APC In a moving speech, former Governor Adams Oshiomhole implored the Esan community to reject the PDP’s “outsider” candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and instead embrace Senator Monday Okpebholo, a true son of the Esan soil. Oshiomhole highlighted Okpebholo’s deep roots in Esan, his understanding of …

President Bola Tinubu will swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria on Friday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the new CJN would take the oath of office in the Council Chamber of the State Palace, Abuja. Justice Kekere-Ekun …

A delegation of American philanthropists led by U.S.-based Liberian Stephen Wonbenyakeh is in Liberia for humanitarian work. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, August 22, 2024 – A nine-member delegation from the United States, representing the organizations Serve Africa and Go Serve Global, arrives in Liberia to enhance humanitarian support for vulnerable populations in Montserrado and Nimba counties. The delegation is …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Anambra has directed its members to withdraw services in all hospitals in the state from Thursday night. The NMA gave the directive in a statement issued by the branch Chairman, Dr. Princeston Okam, and Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Obiaeli, at the end of the Emergency General Meeting on Thursday in Awka. The order was issued …