The United Kingdom (UK) and Canada are some of the best countries which Nigerians travel to for job opportunities and other lucrative side hustles. As these advanced countries offer diverse visa programmes with blue-collar jobs for nationals to relocate, there are other side hustles or skill sets that Nigerians engage …

The management of the Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos has revealed why the school charged N42M as fee per annum. This is coming on the heels of backlashes from the public who criticised the N42m school fees per annum for each primary school student and N2 million …

The Yoruba Self-Determination Movement, led by Prof Banji Akintoye and Chief Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, seeking a peaceful breakaway of Yoruba people from Nigeria. The open letter, dated April 17, 2024, was signed by both Akintoye, Igboho and one Ola …

The Federal Government is set to receive around $2.2 billion single-digit interest loan from the World bank and another budget support facility from the African Development Bank. Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, disclosed this during a press briefing at the end of Nigeria’s activities at the World Bank/International Monetary Fund …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has instituted a further crackdown on currency speculators and cryptocurrency platforms manipulating the naira, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Impeccable sources within the commission said the EFCC was not only going after Binance but every cryptocurrency platform and others involved in the manipulation of the …

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has affirmed that Nigeria now has the capacity and materials to manufacture Made-In-Nigeria cars for local use and export. With the enabling environment being provided by the government, she said manufacturers should be held responsible if the cars are not …

Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has been listed as wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday. The anti-graft agency said Bello is wanted for alleged offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 billion. The EFCC called on Nigerians …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied selling foreign exchange (FX) to bureau de change (BDC) operators at the rate of N1,001/$1. CBN, in a post on X on Thursday, said a circular claiming the apex bank announced the sale of $10,000 to BDCs at the rate of N1,001/$1 …

An 81-year-old Ohio man has been charged in the fatal shooting of an Uber driver he believed was working with a scammer, according to officials who said the victim was sent to the home by the same scammer. William Brock told investigators he shot Loletha Hall, 61, outside his home …

The naira has appreciated by N75.4 against the US dollar in a single day to bounce back in the foreign exchange market. FMDQ data showed that the naira appreciated to N1,072.74 per dollar on Wednesday, compared to N1,148.14 recorded on Tuesday. This represents a 6.56 per cent appreciation on a …