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CBN, banks sell $9.9bn as naira weakens to N1,670/$
The value of foreign exchange turnover via the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market increased to N15.74tn ($9.90bn) in August 2024, ...Bobrisky denies giving N15m to EFCC officers, refutes viral audio
Popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has denied a bribery allegation levelled against him by a social media ...EFCC invites Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan over N15m bribery allegation against its officials
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited VeryDarkMan, the activist, and Bobrisky, the Instagram celebrity, over bribery allegations ...CBN increases interest rate to 27.25%
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which ...I have no connection with bandits… I swore by Quran, Matawalle replies Lawal
Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence and ex-governor of Zamfara, says he has no links with bandits terrorising the ...It’s unrealistic for 2m security personnel to protect over 200m Nigerians – Lagbaja
Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff, says it is unrealistic for two million security personnel to protect a population of ...We empathise with every Nigerian facing economic hardship – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says he and his colleagues empathise with every citizen of the country facing economic hardship. In ...Edo governorship election was widely peaceful, says US
The United States has commended the conduct of the governorship election in Edo state. Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives ...Zamfara vigilantes eliminate bandit leader, Kachalla Sani Black, sons
Some vigilantes have killed a bandit leader in Zamfara State, Kachalla Sani Black. The vigilantes also recovered two AK-47 ...Justice Nyako withdraws from Kanu’s trial, remits case file back to Chief Justice
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, asked Justice Binta Nyako ...