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[ad_1] Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Nigeria’s foreign reserves fall by $1.31bn despite Naira gains: What it means for the economy Nigeria’s external reserves took a heavy hit in February 2025, shedding $1.31 billion even as the naira showed signs of strength against major foreign currencies.Read more […]

[ad_1] Benin City – Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the rights and empowerment of women and girls as the world marks International Women’s Day 2025. With this year’s theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” GPI is calling for sustained efforts to break barriers and create a more

[ad_1] It was a controversy that was bound to expand in a devastating magnitude, with many predicting the fall of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, from his Olympian height. By the time the Senate Ethics Committee slammed a six-month suspension order on the accuser, there was no one to save the Kogi senator from the

[ad_1] A Bauchi-based charity organisation, ‘Wunti Al-khair Foundation’, has embarked on the distribution of rice to the less privileged Muslim communities across the 20 local governments of Bauchi State. Our correspondent reports that the distribution of the Ramadan support is being conducted in phases after its commencement with beneficiaries from Katagum, Zaki, Gamawa, and Giade

[ad_1] In every country, the national minimum wage is the lowest amount of money that workers must be paid by law. The government sets this rule, usually after negotiating and consulting with different groups, such as worker unions, experts, and business owners, to ensure its fairness. Even though the UK has the same rule for

[ad_1] From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The House of Representatives has charged the Federal Ministry of Aviation to enforce punitive measures against airlines operating in the country over flight delays. The House also urged the ministry to sanitise the industry and ensure  strict adherence to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Act 2022  and Part 19

[ad_1] Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, says anyone who challenges his government’s decisions on traditional institution in court would only waste time and efforts. Daily Trust reports that some of the appointments made by Makinde in the state’s traditional institution have been fraught with litigations. Some of them include that of the Alaafin of Oyo-designate,

[ad_1] The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has moved to halt the continued violations of his constitutional rights. Kanu instituted two separate legal suits seeking to compel the relevant authorities to abide by the constitution. In the first suit filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kanu sought the constitutional right

[ad_1] A group, known as Virtuous Women of Delta (VWD), has demanded for an unreserved apology from Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that she was being harassed sexually. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, the group said that Akpabio’s actions and utterances were sacrilegious. The group

[ad_1] The Nigerian Senate, through its Committee on Public Petitions, Ethics, and Code of Conduct, has declared Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio as “dead on arrival.”  The decision was announced on Wednesday, by the Committee on Ethics, Chaired by Senator Neda Imasuen, citing violations of Senate rules and procedures. Recall the