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By: John Alechenu, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Dakingari, for appointment as Ambassador. The fresh nomination is coming barely two weeks after the nominee’s name was forwarded and withdrawn amidst controversy. Tinubu’s fresh letter was read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during yesterday’s plenary. In the letter, […]

Patients across Lagos State are facing growing hardship as public hospitals and health facilities continue to experience service disruptions following the extension of the strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, Lagos State Branch.

…. pledges military cooperation By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podyelyshev, has dismissed reports that Nigerians are being conscripted to fight in Ukraine, insisting that there is no government‑supported programme to recruit Nigerians for the war. The clarification was made on Tuesday, during a press briefing in Abuja where the ambassador

United States of America has cautioned Nigerians against visa overstay, warning it could ruin chances for fellow citizens seeking to travel for business or study purposes.

The combined team of security operatives has uncovered multiple graves of mutilated bodies of those allegedly killed during the boundary war between Amasiri community and OkporojÍ Oso Edda community in Ebonyi State.

There is fear and mourning in Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, after nine worshippers were abducted from St. John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, during a vigil in the early hours of Sunday.

   

THE murky waters of the Makoko waterfront were stirred yesterday by the desperate chants of displaced residents, especially school children, who gathered at the edges of the lagoon to welcome members of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,440 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,450 per dollar last weekend. Likewise, the naira appreciated to N1,354.9 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.

DESPITE complaints from Nigerians over the country’s over-borrowing, the Senate said yesterday the nation would continue to borrow to bridge its massive budget deficit.

The Senate, yesterday, said it is not opposed to public criticism and peaceful protests over its handling of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, assuring Nigerians that the controversy surrounding the removal of the phrase “real-time” from provisions on electronic transmission of election results will be addressed at an emergency plenary sitting today.