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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, dismissed a lawsuit that sought the removal of Arabic inscriptions from naira notes. Justice Yellin Bogoro ruled against the suit filed by Lagos-based lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, who argued that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) used Arabic inscriptions in bad faith. Omirhobo filed the suit in 2020, […]

Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has appointed the Most Reverend Michael F. Crotty, as the new Apostolic Nuncio (ambassador) to Nigeria. An apostolic nuncio, also known as a papal nuncio, is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an

The Federal Government’s investigative panel has issued an initial finding on the tragic collapse of the two-storey building housing Saint Academy in Jos, Plateau State, which resulted in 22 fatalities. The collapse, which occurred on a Friday morning at about 8:30 am, also left approximately 154 individuals trapped, all of whom have since been evacuated

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment of new emirs for the Gaya, Karaye, and Rano Emirates. The announcement was made through a statement by the Director General, Media and Publicity to the governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. The newly appointed emirs are Alhaji Muhammad Maharaz Karaye, who will lead the Karaye

Barely a week after the landmark judgement by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to local government authorities in the country, at least 13 states have begun preparing to hold council elections. The states that have commenced council poll preparations include Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Katsina, Osun, Enugu, Benue, Rivers, Jigawa, Imo, Kebbi, Abia, and Anambra

The Chief Magistrate Court in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has remanded 98 persons in the correctional centre over the recent violent protest in Ukum LGA. Naturenex gathered that 99 suspects were arraigned in court on Tuesday, July 16. However, one of the suspects, a nursing mother, was granted bail. The 98 accused persons were

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, over the sack of Dr Samuel Alli as the State Commissioner for Health. Naturenex reports that the Director of Publicity Committee, Edo APC Governorship Campaign Council, Orobosa Omo-Ojo, in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City, described the sacking of the

The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) has announced the date for local government elections in the state. Chairperson of KADSIECOM, Hajara Mohammed, revealed on Tuesday during a gathering with political parties and relevant stakeholders that the elections across the 23 Local Government Areas within the state will be held on October 19, 2024. She

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced that the three tiers of government shared a total sum of N1.35 trillion in June, exceeding the N1.2 trillion shared in May by N150 million. According to a statement by Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Finance, the Federal Government received N459.776

A man and his wife have been crushed to death on their way from their farm in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The unfortunate incident, which occured around 3 pm on Sunday near the Abaji General Hospital junction, involved a Mercedes Benz car and a motorcycle. According to Daily Trust, the

Nigerian player, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro is set to complete a transfer to Serie B club, Sampdoria from Inter Milan. Akinsanmiro will spend his first season at the club on loan. Sampdoria will have the option to buy him in next summer’s transfer window. Inter Milan have a buy-back clause in the deal. Recall that Akinsanmiro joined

An officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Inspector Aminu Muhammed, has been reportedly arrested over alleged involvement in armed robbery and car theft. The Kogi State Police Command confirmed the officer’s arrest in a statement issued on Tuesday, stating that the erring personnel is currently in detention. Naturenex understands that Muhammed was accused of stealing

The wife of the President of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has made a condolence visit to former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his family following the passing of his mother, Florence Morenike Saraki. “We are one family,” said Tinubu, who visited the former lawmaker and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday ahead of

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has signed a bill creating three additional second-class emirates in the state. The legislation, passed by the Kano House of Assembly on Tuesday, establishes the Rano, Karaye, and Gaya emirates, all under the jurisdiction of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The new emirates will have their respective monarchs,