Naira slumps against dollar, trades at N1,488/$1 at official window
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the American dollar on Wednesday June 5, 2024 to trade at N1,488/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous...
Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, June 6, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Passengers stranded as another train derails in Abuja
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday...
Police confirms 20 dead, 14 trapped in Niger collapsed mine
Police in Niger on Wednesday confirmed 20 people died at the collapsed mine in Shiroro local government area of the state.
The state’s Commissioner of...
Nigerian Army dismisses Simon Ekpa’s claim on mass killing in South-East
The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed a claim of mass killing in the South-East.
A self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon...
Senate steps down FCT 2024 supplementary budget
The Senate on Wednesday stood down the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget of ₦98.5 billion over lack of details on projected revenue...
JUST IN: Passengers stranded as another train derails in Abuja
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday derailed at Asha Station in the nation’s capital with many passengers stranded.
The incident occurred 11 days after another...
Police arrests 19 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers, others in Kano
Police operatives in Kano have arrested 19 suspects for alleged armed robbery, cattle rustling, and kidnapping in the state.
The spokesman for the state police...
Court adjourns Shaibu’s suit challenging impeachment to June 28
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by former Deputy Governor of Edo...
JUST IN: Passengers stranded as another train derailed in Abuja
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday derailed at Asha Station in the nation’s capital with many passengers stranded.
The incident occurred 11 days after another...
El-Rufai dismisses Kaduna Assembly’s report as ‘politically motivated hatchet job’
The former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the state’s House of Assembly move to probe him for alleged money laundering.
The House...
