Naira firms up as CBN floats more dollar into market
The Central Bank of Nigeria said on Monday it sold $80 million to retail customers and another $100 million in currency forwards to increase dollar liquidity and support the naira….
Zenith Bank bullish, declares N129.65 billion profit
In a recession year, Zenith International Bank Plc has managed to stay afloat, declaring a profit after tax of N129.65 billion and a final dividend of N1.77 per share for…
Despite assurances, South Africans attack Nigerians, loot shops in renewed xenophobic rage
The Nigerian community in South Africa said on Monday that another shop belonging to a member was looted in the latest xenophobic attack at Jeppestown, Johannesburg. Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, President,…
Malabu oil deal: Court to rule on forfeiture order on March 13
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday reserved ruling till March 13, on two separate applications filed by Shell Nigeria Exploration Ltd, and Nigeria Agip Exploration Ltd, seeking reversal of…
Tuface donates N3.5m to UN for humanitarian interventions
Music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, has donated N3.5 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to support humanitarian interventions. The commission disclosed this in…
Nigerian Military calls Amnesty International agent of destabilization, condemns AI’s negative reports
Nigerian Military wishes to warn International Non-Governmental Organisations operating in the country such as Amnesty International (AI) and their affiliates to desist from meddling into security issues in our country…
A governor confesses: No free and fair election in Nigeria
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has said that there has been no free and fair election in Nigeria in recent history. Ugwuanyi said this in Enugu when the Constitutional…
Promise kept: FG activates $20b Ogidigben gas industrial project
In what is called a ‘Gas Revolution,’ and following the renewed interactive engagements of the Federal Government with oil-producing communities in several states in the Niger Delta region, a plan…
FG appoints five new Directors for NCAA
The Federal Government has appointed five new Directors and one General Manager for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). NCAA made the announcement in a statement by its General Manager,…
105 passengers cheat death as Air Peace aircraft suffers burst tyre
Providence showed up with showers of mercy about 11 am Monday  when a Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Air Peace suffered a burst tyre while preparing for take-off at the…