On Monday, the central parity rate of the Chinese currency, the renminbi, commonly known as the Yuan, appreciated by 219 pips, reaching a level of 7.1139 against the US dollar. This adjustment was reported by the China Foreign Exchange Trade…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organization, has criticized the use of the country’s insecurity by politicians for their own political and selfish gains. During her keynote address at the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian…
The Federal Government has announced a new restriction that bars individuals under the age of 18 from participating in exams administered by the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). This policy was revealed by the…
Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized the Tinubu administration, accusing it of exacerbating human rights abuses. He contends that President Tinubu has contradicted his earlier claims of being a defender of freedom by permitting the Department of State Services (DSS), the…
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command successfully thwarted two separate bandit attacks and rescued five kidnapped victims, while also neutralizing two kidnappers. This was confirmed by the command’s Spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, in a statement released to the Punch…
After issuing prior warnings to the Nigerian government about their intention to strike, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will begin a seven-day warning strike today, Monday, August 26, 2024. This action is being taken in response to the…
On Monday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenged President Bola Tinubu to acknowledge the reinstatement of the fuel subsidy, which Tinubu had previously declared eliminated. Atiku, who lost to Tinubu in the 2023 presidential race, claimed that the subsidy has…
On Monday, the Dutch Data Protection Authority announced a €290 million fine, approximately $324 million, against Uber for transferring European drivers’ personal data to U.S. servers. The regulator deemed these transfers a “serious violation” of the European Union’s General Data…
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), initially set for today, Monday, has been rescheduled. Channels Television reported that ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke confirmed the postponement. The meeting, which was announced by the…
The Nigerian Air Force reported on Sunday that a number of terrorists were killed during an airstrike on Malum Forest in Kaduna State. The force stated that these terrorists were largely responsible for recent attacks on civilians, kidnappings, and cattle…
