All invited players are now in the camp of the Super Eagles in Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos as countdown begins for Sunday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying showdown with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Monrovia. Table-toppers Nigeria, on nine points, will slug it out with the Leone Stars, four points behind and in third place, at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Paynesville, Monrovia. The 22,000 -capacity arena will witness fireworks from 5pm Nigeria time (4pm Liberia time) as the Super Eagles seek to reach the finals of the 34th Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled for Cote…
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By Arabinrin Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello In a significant move aligning with President Bola Tinubu’s pledge to unify multiple exchange rates, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted commercial banks and forex market dealers the authority to sell forex at market determined rates, this development indicates that Nigeria is now operating freely floating exchange rate system. While an official confirmation is pending until data from Financial Markets Dealers Quotations (FMDQ) becomes available, President Tinubu has underscored the crucial nature of a unified exchange rate, he emphasized the necessity to redirect funds from arbitrage into meaningful investments, along with the reduction in…
Senator Bayo Osinowo, also known as “Pepperito,” was a prominent Nigerian politician and a key figure in the struggle for democracy during the June 12 movement. Bayo Osinowo was born on November 28, 1955, in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. He began his political career in the early 1990s, actively participating in the pro-democracy movement against the military regime that held power at the time. Osinowo was a vocal advocate for the restoration of democratic governance and played a crucial role in mobilising support for the June 12 struggle. The June 12 struggle refers to the historic presidential election held on…
***Says late Iyaloja-General was a woman of tremendous grace, resilience_ Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will join Lagosians and Nigerians on Thursday a special prayer in remembrance of the late Iyaloja-General of the Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men, Alhaja (Dr.) Abibatu Ashabi Mogaji. Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, a business magnate, frontline Awoist, and market leader and mother of Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu died on June 15, 2013, at the age of 96. Governor Sanwo-Olu will join President Tinubu, eminent politicians, business tycoons, Muslim clerics, the clergymen as well as market leaders for the 10th year Fidau (Prayer)…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the suspended Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa. “Bawa arrived a few hours ago. The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him, ” said a statement by the DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, on Wednesday evening. This development follows President Bola Tinubu’s approval of Bawa’s indefinite suspension “to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office”. According to a statement by the Director of Information at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the action follows “weighty”…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Amnesty International to give President Bola Tinubu some time to work things out on tackling security challenges in the country. Mr Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Morka said the APC was shocked by the statement which accused Tinubu’s government of indifference to the resent killings in some parts of the country, few after he was sworn in. “While we thank Amnesty International for drawing attention to the lingering security challenges in our country, especially in Plateau, Kaduna, Benue and Zamfara, we find…
The 60 MVA transformer, belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on the 300MVA 330/132/33KV Substation, Alagbon, was gutted by fire on Wednesday. Its General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. Mbah said that there was a fire incident at its Alagbon Transmission Substation, which affected one of its 60MVA power transformers in the substation. She said, “the incident happened at about 16:32hrs, on Wednesday.” According to her, the operator on duty heard a heavy bang from the switchyard and immediately moved to the switchyard to investigate the sound and found fire…
Naira on Wednesday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging N664.04 to the dollar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the local currency droped by 40.78 per cent when compared with N471.67 it exchanged for the dollar on Tuesday. The depreciation followed the directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks to remove the rate cap on the Naira at the Investors and Exporters’ Window. The directive would allow for a free float of the nation currency against the dollar and other global currencies. The open indicative rate stood at N473.83 to…
Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) PDP 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos State has congratulated the former governor of the state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on his 60th birthday. Adediran made this known in his congratulatory message in Lagos on Wednesday. He described the former governor as an exemplary public office holder, whose impactful contributions to the development of the state were commendable. “Your outstanding performance during your tenure distinguished you among your contemporaries and clearly revealed the failure of the incumbent government. “Happy birthday to you,”he said.Adediran, thereafter, wished Ambode many happy returns of this day in good health, sound mind, and…
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has congratulated Sen. Godswill Akpabio on his emergence as the President of the Senate of the 10th National Assembly. The NGF Chairman, Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara said this in a letter made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. Abdulrazaq wished Akpabio success as he prepared to take up the uncommon responsibilities and challenges of his new office. “As you embark upon your new assignment, the NGF wishes to assure you and the distinguished members of the Senate of the continued friendship and sympathetic interest of the governors and their people from across the…