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,...
Senate to probe death of 20 miners in Niger
The Senate has resolved to investigate the cause of a rockslide that killed more than 20 people in Shiroro local government area of Niger...
PDP demands arrest, prosecution of suspended Adamawa REC
The People Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday asked the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to arrest and prosecute the suspended Independent National Electoral Commission...
Court orders arrest of 3 electricity agency officials for alleged N8.5bn fraud
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest...
NEMA alerts on moderate flood in eight Zamfara LGAs
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday eight local government areas in Zamfara State would be affected by moderate flood this year.
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