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President Bola Tinubu has disclosed a plan by the Federal Government to transfer N8,000 to 12 million poor households in Nigeria for a period of six months. This was contained in a letter the President wrote to the House of Representatives regarding the 800 million dollars loan request of the …

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has vowed that the state and its residents will not obey any illegal sit-at-home orders. Soludo stated this following the state government’s directive that, henceforth, residents should ignore the sit-at-home order by unauthorised individuals or groups in the state. The directive was contained in …

The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu for an amendment to the 2022 Appropriation Act. The approval followed Tinubu’s request for N500 billion for palliatives to Nigerians in order to reduce the hardship caused by subsidy removal. The amendment passed the first, second, and third …

A United States district court has sentenced Olalekan Ponle, better known as Woodberry, to eight years and three months in prison for multimillion-dollar fraud. Woodberry is an ally of Ramon Abbas, best known as Hushpuppi, another Nigerian who was jailed for internet fraud in November 2022. On June 10, 2020, …

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 11th July below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …

The National Examination Council (NECO), on Wednesday, released the results of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE). The examination is conducted annually for pupils who intend to secure admission into the Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) otherwise known as Unity Schools. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejoh, told …

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has named the price-tag he placed on Victor Osimhen, warning ‘the only club that can afford him is Paris Saint-Germain.’ The striker is in negotiations to extend his contract and so far the Partenopei are resisting the idea of a release clause. “The only club …

Burna Boy, Davido, Asake lead 2023 Headies award nomination list (Full list)Organizers of the Headies Awards have released the nominees for the voting and non-voting categories of its 16th edition. Grammy award-winner, Burna Boy, received the most nods on the list with a total of 11 nominations. In the Album …

Cristiano Ronaldo ’s Al-Nassr have been hit with a FIFA ban preventing them from registering new players. The nine-time Saudi champions became one of the first clubs to secure a big name within the footballing landscape as they secured a deal for the former Manchester United forward. The Portuguese is …

The Naira equivalent of tuition fees for Nigerian students living in the UK has increased by over 60 per cent following President Bola Tinubu’s decision to unify the nation’s multiple exchange rates. The naira has fallen from N471/dollar to N750/dollar and N589.4/pound to N957.2-1015/pound since the Central Bank of Nigeria …