IPOB rejects bill seeking additional state for South-East, demands referendum instead
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed a bill proposing the creation of additional states for the South-East region, insisting that a referendum...
$3.3bn deal: Afrexim Bank disburses another $925 million to Nigeria
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed an additional $925 million to the federal government of Nigeria under the syndicated $3.3 billion crude oil-backed prepayment...
Motorists, commuters stranded as flood submerges Lagos-Ibadan long bridge (Video)
It was a tough Thursday for motorists and commuters plying the newly refurbished Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as they were stranded following a gridlock occasioned by...
Again, Reno drags Obi for visiting injured ex-Int’l Babangida while negIecting S’East vioIence victims
After a few days of ceasefire, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has resumed his self-imposed task of attacking former Anambra State...
Naira gains N7 against dollar, trades at N1,481/$1 at official window
The Nigerian currency, the naira, recovered slightly against the American dollar on Thursday June 6, 2024 to trade at N1,481/$1, data from the Nigerian...
Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday, June 7, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Edun presents new minimum wage template, implications to Tinubu
Wale Edun, Minister Of Finance...
Reps move to create additional state in South-East
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to establish a new state in the South-East.
The bill was sponsored by the lawmaker...
Reps move to suspend Ugochinyere over politicisation of oversight function
The House of Representatives has moved to suspend the Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Ikenga Ugochinyere, over the politicisation of oversight...
‘No cause for alarm on minimum wage,’ Wale Edun declares after meeting with Tinubu
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edu, on Thursday met with President Bola Tinubu on the new minimum wage for workers in the country.
Edun, who...
Nigerian player Folorunsho makes Italy’s Euro 2024 squad
Rome-born Nigerian midfielder Michael Folorunsho has been named in Italy’s final 26-man squad for Euro 2024.
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti announced the squad on Thursday,...
