BUSINESS NEWS: CBN APPROVES RELEASE OF FX CODE
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it has approved the release of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange (FX) Code. The apex bank also announced...
HEALTH: AFRICA MALARIA JAB ROLLOUT DELIVERS 10 MILLION DOSES
Nearly 10 million malaria vaccine doses were delivered to Africa during the first year of routine immunisation being rolled out across the continent, the Gavi...
GOV ALIA LOCKS OUT CIVIL SERVANTS IN BENUE, EXPRESSES DISPLEASURE OVER LOW TURNOUT
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Wednesday, made an unscheduled visit to the state secretariat, only to find a minimal presence of workers. Arriving...
POLICE DISMANTLES CRIMINAL SYNDICATES, RECOVERS 134 FIREARMS, 1012 AMMUNITION OF VARIOUS CALIBERS, RESCUES 302 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS
As evidence of the Nigeria Police Force's commitment to adopting improved strategies in the fight against crime, the Force has made significant progress in curbing...
DAVIDO’S INFLUENCE EXCEEDS HIS FATHER – IBRAHIM CHATTA
Veteran actor Ibrahim Chatta has stated that Davido’s influence has surpassed that of his billionaire father, Adedeji Adeleke. Chatta made these remarks during a broader...
200 DETAINEES ESCAPE AFTER MASS JAILBREAK IN SOUTH SUDAN
Almost 200 people arrested when recent protests descended into looting in South Sudan remain on the loose following a huge jailbreak, police said Wednesday. Demonstrations...
DISMISSED SOLDIER ARRESTED FOR ABDUCTION, IMPERSONATION IN LAGOS
The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a fake military officer for abducting a young man in Ikeja and abandoning...
AKTH DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF UNAUTHORIZED WOMB REMOVAL
The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital has denied claims circulating on social media that its medical staff removed a patient’s womb without her consent in 2017....
UN CHIEF PRAISES TRUMP’S ‘SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION’ TO GAZA CEASEFIRE
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday hailed Donald Trump’s diplomatic efforts to help secure a truce in the Gaza Strip following 15 months of...
KENYA POLICE ARREST MAN AFTER WIFE’S MUTILATED BODY FOUND IN BAG
Police in Kenya arrested Wednesday a man found carrying the mutilated corpse of his wife in a backpack, the latest case of gender-based violence to...