Food imports hit N3tn over flooding, insecurity – CBN

By Damilola Aina The Central Bank of Nigeria released a total sum of $2.13bn to Nigerians for importing food products in 2023, Findings by The PUNCH have shown. According to the quarterly statistics of the... Read more »

Port Harcourt refinery begins operation July

By Damilola Aina The 210,000-barrel-per-day Port-Harcourt refinery may finally commence operations by the end of July after several postponements. The new date was disclosed on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer, Independent... Read more »

6-yr-old Igbo girl scores 100% in Maths competition, bags ₦21m scholarship

A 6-year-old Nigerian girl, Ugwoezuonu Ogechi Zara bags a scholarship after achieving an extraordinary feat by scoring 100% in the primary category of the National Mathematics Competition. Her exceptional performance earned her a prestigious... Read more »

PoS: Anger, frustration over high cost of cash withdrawals

ASABA — Nigerians have voiced anger over outrageous charges Point of Sale, PoS, operators take to withdraw money from their bank accounts. Citizens who spoke to Vanguard weekend expressed concern that PoS operators are... Read more »

Fresh tension rises between Okuama-Ewu, Okoloba

…Okuama accuses Okoloba of spying on villagers with drones…Women protest looting of property, farmlands…They lay siege to our waterways; we have nowhere to pass—Protesters UGHELLI — A fresh crisis is brewing between... Read more »

FG reinstates transfer of electricity regulatory roles to states

The Federal Government has backtracked on halting the transfer of electricity regulatory oversight to state governments. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at a two-day stakeholders workshop organised by the... Read more »

Naira appreciates to N1,475/$ in parallel market

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated in the parallel market to N1,475 per dollar from N1,480 per dollar last weekend Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,468.99 per dollar in the Nigerian... Read more »

Air Peace to UKCAA: Allegation of safety violations against us false

Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace, yesterday described as falsehood claims by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority, UKCAA, that it was violating safety regulations in its operations. Recall that the UKCAA had... Read more »

Only those from federal institutions will benefit student loans first, says FG

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole Ahead of the formal opening of the Students’ Loan portal this Friday, the Nigeria Education Loan Fund has said it will commence with students in federal tertiary institutions. This comes... Read more »

Minimum wage: NLC, TUC mobilise CSOs, others for strike

*Give FG May 31 deadline to reverse electricity tariff hike *Restate May ending ultimatum on Minimum Wage By Victor AhiumaYoung Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress... Read more »