PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky to present his new strategy for ending the war in Ukraine to the Ukrainian parliament, his office announced in Kiev ahead of the extraordinary session on Wednesday. The president recently toured Western capitals, including Washington, London, Paris,…
THE House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to submit to the National Assembly the 2025 Appropriation Bill without further delay. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the call was sequel to the adoption of a…
THE 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday declared that Nigerians can no longer afford sustainable food with the nature of their income. Obi lamented that households are suffering due to hunger despite the rich arable lands…
EXECUTIVE Director of Oil Spill Victims Vanguard (OSPIVV), Harrison Jalla, has accused the Shell Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STATSCO) and its partners of diverting $1 billion insurance indemnity pollution claim intended for victims and communities in the Niger Delta…
Despite promising to bring down the price of petrol during his campaign, President Bola Tinubu has repeatedly increased petrol price by about 488 per cent – from N175 in May 2023 to N1,030 in October 2024 – inflicting more pains…
THE Federal Ministry of Aviation has directed foreign airlines to patronize local caterers for on-board meals on all outbound flights from Nigeria. This decision, which is expected to take effect from January 1, 2025, was conveyed by H.T. Ejibunu, Director…
WHAT is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 15th October, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira…
A bill to establish Nigerian Coast Guard has scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Wasiu Eshilokun (APC- Lagos) during plenary on…
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria has said 90 per cent of its substations have received bulk power supply following efforts to recover the grid, which suffered another collapse on Tuesday. It said the ongoing restoration of the national grid,…
KWARA South senator, Oyelola Yisa Ashiru, has declared that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, is the most corrupt and compromised government agency in Nigeria. He stated this while contributing to the debate on a ‘Bill for an Act…
