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The Nigerian currency—the naira—slid further against the United States dollar (USD) at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. READ ALSO: Naira Falls To N1,340/$ Despite CBN Intervention CBN data showed that the naira closed at ₦1,341.35 to the US dollar at the official window, compared

Thousands of dispatch riders in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, took to the streets on Thursday at the FCT Administration Secretariat in Abuja to protest what they described as “multiple taxation.” The riders called on the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to intervene and halt the alleged extortion. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN,

Ahead of the Saturday, February 21 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared Friday a work-free day and announced a restriction of movement from 8pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday. Wike made the announcement in a special broadcast on national television and radio stations on

Operation Savannah Shield officially took off in Kwara State on Thursday in what is a combined effort by the government and security forces to rout “all enemies of the state” in Kwara and neighbouring states, DAILY POST reports. The flag-off was performed by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede,

Although Aliyu Muhammadu did not go home with a million-naira prize or two brand new cars, when he stood on the banks of the Matan Fadan River, he was a winner. “I thank God that I got something to take home to my family to eat,” the fisherman said during the Argungu Festival. The headlines,

The Kwara State Ministry of Health has clarified that there is currently no confirmed case of Lassa fever in the state, despite the recent death of a 14-year-old boy who tested positive for the disease. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, explained that the teenager, a resident of Ogun State, was brought into Kwara