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The Nigerian naira was stable on Thursday, 27, as it traded at N1,510 against the dollar. According to official data from FMDQ securities, the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the amount represents a 0.15% decline compared to the closing rate of N1,507.83 on Wednesday, 26. During trading hours, the local currency was priced as […]

President Bola Tinubu may end up as another one-term president in Nigeria since the return of democracy in the country in 1999. He may lose the 2027 presidential election as things appear to be turning against him. Among the factors currently working against Tinubu are his economic policies and his northern alliance. Tinubu’s economic policies

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said the claim that President Bola Tinubu is working against the north is untrue. As reported by The Nation newspaper, Shettima spoke in Kano on Wednesday, June 26, while receiving a federal government delegation led by the chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on a condolence visit over the

The first national minimum wage legislation was signed into law by the late President Shehu Shagari in September 1981. The wage was 125 naira per month. Using the exchange rate of US$1 = 0.61 naira as of 1981, this wage was about US$204. Before that time, in 1974, the Nigerian government followed the recommendations of

Communities in the Niger Delta have threatened to cripple oil production in the region if the Federal Government continues to remain adamant over the growing clamour for the release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has remained in a solitary confinement at the Abuja headquarters of

The Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State came under heavy attack by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night. During the gun duel, five of the unknown gunmen were reportedly killed by the police. NATURENEX learnt that the incident started around 9:30 pm with heavy shootings, forcing residents into hiding. One of

Lekki, Lagos state – A former chief executive officer of Konga, Nick Imudia, has reportedly taken his life by jumping from the balcony of his apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos state. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened on Tuesday evening, June 25. The deceased hails from the Ika South local government

Six siblings have broken the Guinness World Record with their combined age, which is 570. The siblings are born between 1923 and 1935 and all of them are still alive after growing old together. The siblings have witnessed a lot of world events, having lived through the period of nine decades. According to the Guinness

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal’s (CCPT) decision to impose a N150 million fine and a “free monthly subscription order” on Multichoice Nigeria has been appealed. In an appeal filed with the Court of Appeal in Abuja, the Pay TV provider presented further arguments for why the appellate court ought to overturn the CCPT verdict.

Bauchi – Amid the dethronement saga, on Wednesday, June 26, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, called on the Nigerian Army not to allow tribalism into their affairs. He noted that such could divide the army and the country at large. As reported by Daily Trust, the Sultan made the plea during the

Catholic priests have gone on Facebook to caution Catholics who attend Zion Ministry owned by Evangelist Ebuka Obi. Fr Kelvin Ugwu and Father Kay both claimed that Zion Ministry is not a Catholic Ministry and has no approval of the Catholic Church. Fr Kelvin Ugwu said Zion Minsitry “was founded on deception”. He added that

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 26, sentenced a fake senator, Tom Makwe, to two years imprisonment for swindling a Spanish of 47,082 euros. Man posed as a fake senator, lands in prison Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the convict on two counts

Nigerian contemporary Visual Artist, Zinno Orara, is dead, aged 60. Orara’s colleague, Gab Awusa, disclosed this on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Awusa wrote, “My… Nigerian contemporary Visual Artist, Zinno Orara, is dead, aged 60. Orara’s colleague, Gab Awusa, disclosed this on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Awusa wrote, “My friend, my brother has gone