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Popular search engine platform, Google has listed the Naira/Dollar rate as ₦1,247 to $1.This is the first time the platform has listed the Naira/Dollar rate below 1,250 in 2024. One of the reactions to this has come from social commentator, Reno Omokri, who took to his X account to announce this. He wrote: “Happening Right Now: Google lists Dollar to Naira as ₦1,247 to $1. This is the first time that Google has listed the Naira to Dollar exchange rate as under ₦1,250. “#GrowNairaBuyNaija is working. And the more you and I continue patronising made-in-Nigeria goods and services, the more…

The Justice Stephen Omonua (rtd)-led seven-member probe panel was again shunned by Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, and his lead counsel, Prof. Oladoyin Awoyale (SAN), yesterday, just as they did on Thursday.Shaibu and Awoyale’s refusal to appear before members of the panel was hinged on its disobedience of the March 28, 2024 interlocutory order of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo. Rounding off the sitting at Edo State High Court Complex, Benin, Omonua said: “The panel adjourned sitting till today (Friday) for the last time for the respondent (Shaibu/counsel) to present his…

Ibadan’s anticipated succession plan took a positive turn on Friday evening as Owolabi Olakulehin, the Olubadan-designate, appeared before the Ibadan Elevated Obas, dispelling concerns over his absence and medical condition. Amidst prior discord regarding the monarch’s non-appearance and health status, Hamidu Ajibade, the spokesperson for the high chiefs, had adamantly insisted on verifying Olakulehin’s well-being before any formal announcement could be made. However, Lateef Adebimpe, the Osi Balogun, issued a statement following a meeting with the 89-year-old Olubadan-in-waiting, reassuring the public of his sound health and the council’s readiness to proceed with the installation process. “We were keen to ensure…

Tensions escalated at the Iseyin campus of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Oyo State as indigenous community members forcibly expelled staff on Tuesday, amid ongoing controversy over the university’s relocation. Following Oyo State’s recent announcement of relocating the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Renewable Natural Resources to the Iseyin campus, locals took action against what they perceived as a breach of recruitment protocols. The crux of their discontent stemmed from the employment of junior staff members, with four individuals reportedly stationed at the Iseyin campus library. According to a reliable insider, two of the newly recruited staff hailed…

In a distressing incident, an Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) officer was arrested, detained, and stripped naked by the Zone F Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service. The incident occurred while the OYRTMA officer was performing their duty and apprehended an Immigration officer for violating traffic rules by driving against the flow of traffic along Onipepeye Bridge underpass in Ibadan. According to witnesses, the Immigration officer initially agreed to follow the OYRTMA official to their office for interagency talks to resolve the matter. However, in an apparent act of retaliation, the Immigration officer diverted the route to the…

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is preparing to fight President Bola Tinubu in at least two courts, Saturday Vanguard can report. The prospects of the battle are to be staged in the courts of the land where El-Rufai expects to clear his name of the allegation of being a security risk, and also in the court of public opinion where political actors expect him to be a major barricade to the president’s re-election in 2027. The stage for the coming battle follows what both friends and foes of the former governor assert as his public…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Akintunde Sawyerr as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). A statement issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) said the appointment is in line with the president’s determination to secure Nigeria’s socio-economic future by ensuring sustainable higher education and critical skill development for all Nigerian students and the youth. Also appointed to serve on the management team are Mr Frederick Oluwafemi Akinfala (Executive Director, Finance and Administration) and Mr Mustapha Iyal (Executive Director, Operations). The statement said with the…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has revealed that only 1.5 million out of 12 million customers are affected by the recent hike in electricity in tariff. Adelabu said this at the Ministerial Press Briefing Series organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation on Friday in Abuja. He assured that the Federal Government will continue to subsidise electricity for Nigerians ,to guarantee stable and reliable supply Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had announced an increase in electricity tariff paid by Band A customers from N68/KWh to N225KWh. ‘”From the latest statistics, we have about 12…

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched an innovative identity solution with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services to be powered by AfriGO, a National domestic card scheme. A statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke said the National ID card, layered with verifiable National Identity features, is backed by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, which mandates NIMC to enrol and issue a General Multipurpose card…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will Monday, April 8, 2024, arraign the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for alleged abuse of office over allocation of billions of United States dollars. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on 26-count before Justice Rahman Oshodi. The charge, marked ID/23787c/2024, dated April 3, 2024. was filed by Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN). EFCC alleged that Emefiele committed an abuse of office between 2022 and 2023 in Lagos. The Commission alleged that Emefiele “directed to be done in…