President Bola Tinubu says his government would continue to make difficult decisions for the Nigerian people, despite the short-term pains that often come with such choices. Speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, in The Hague on Thursday, April 25, President Tinubu said Nigeria had seen the worst of storms, yet he was not afraid of the consequences of his actions since they were in the best long-term interest of the people. Noting that Nigeria offered immense trade opportunities to the Netherlands across a pool of sectors, President Tinubu, who met Rutte at hi ..read more

The Naira depreciated to N1,405 per dollar in the parallel market, from N1,305 per dollar on Wednesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,309.88 per dollar. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,309.88 per dollar from N1,308.52 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating N1.36 depreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates widened to N95.12 per dollar from N45.15 per dollar the previous day ..read more

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In order to cope with the prevailing harsh economic realities, ensure continued operation and efficiency in service delivery, telecoms operators are mulling a hike in tariff. The operators, including MTN, Airtel and Globacom, have demanded for cost-reflective tariff in view of extant economic realities. The telcos implored the government to tackle head-on the numerous challenges confronting the telecommunications industry. Their demand was contained in a statement jointly released by the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunica ..read more

The UK has pledged £1 billion to Nigeria’s fight against malaria and other diseases from 2024 to 2026. Ebere Anyachukwu, health adviser at the British High Commission, announced this on World Malaria Day in an interview with NAN. This contribution supplements existing funds from other donors and will primarily support the procurement of insecticides, treated bed nets, malaria diagnostics, and chemoprevention efforts. “There are some states in Nigeria where malaria is seasonal. Those are states where chemoprevention is used to prevent children from coming down with malaria,“ he said. “In those ..read more

A report from the US Department of State affirms that Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, despite widespread irregularities, echoed the will of its people. Published in the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, the document scrutinizes human rights practices and violations worldwide, including in Nigeria. “National elections, though plagued by technical and logistical challenges alongside irregularities, were broadly deemed to represent voters’ intentions,” the report asserts. Independent observers concluded that outcomes of pre ..read more

Bandits have killed four persons and abducted six persons in simultaneous attacks on Zurmi and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the gunmen besieged Zurmi town, the headquarters of Zurmi local government area, where they attempted to forcefully gain entry into the palace of an Emir. A resident of the area, Musa Mande told Leadership that the bandits opened fire on the palace of the traditional ruler as well as the neighbouring residence belonging to the former military administrator of Nasarawa State, Col. Bala Mande (Rtd). He further hinted that the Emir was e ..read more

A rapper, Toomaj Salehi, has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court for supporting anti-hijab protests. The rapper has been jailed for more than a year and half over his backing of the wave of demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who died days after she was arrested for wearing an “improper” hijab in 2022. His attorney Amir Raisian on Wednesday said, “Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court… sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption on Earth.” Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after publicly supporting the anti-hijab protests. The Revolutionary Court ha ..read more

A lady identified as Hajara Yusuf, on Wednesday, April 24, was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Yola, Adamawa State for allegedly dousing hot cooking oil on a man over N100. Hajara appeared before the court presided by Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, for the offence of causing grievous hurt to her victim, Adamu Abubakar, over the said amount of money. While being cross-examined, the defendant who hails from the Lakare community in Yola South LGA, Adamawa State admitted having perpetrated the heinous crime. It was in consideration of the gravity of the offence and severity ..read more

No fewer than 119 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger state, have escaped, following hours of heavy downpour which destroyed parts of the facility on Wednesday night. Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, Adamu Duza disclosed this in a statement on Thursday morning. He said, “A heavy downpour that lasted for several hours on the night of Wednesday, 24 April 2024 has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger state, as well as surrounding buildings, destroying part of the cu ..read more