The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said Super Eagles’ quarter-final victory at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was in tandem with President Bola Tinubu’s ‘renewed hope agenda.’ Ibrahim Gusau, NFF president, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abidjan on Saturday. The Super Eagles are through to the semi-finals of the AFCON after a ... Read More »

The Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have denied reported plans to convert foreign exchange in depositors’ domiciliary account to naira. Some sections of the media reported on Saturday that the Federal Government had plans to convert the domiciliary accounts to naira as a way to strengthen the naira. But the Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edu, ... Read More »

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), said, on Wednesday, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo almost punched him for advising that the 1999 Constitution be amended when Obasanjo was the sitting President. Olanipekun said while delivering the Convocation Lecture of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. The theme of the lecture was: “Mass Exodus ... Read More »

In a surprising move, foreign exchange black market operators in Abuja, including those at the bustling Wuse Zone 4 market, abruptly stopped trading on Thursday morning. They attributed their decision to instructions from their union and a significant depreciation of the Naira against the US dollar at the official market. None of the traders approached was willing to exchange foreign ... Read More »

The Presidency has lampooned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for implying that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not working to resolve the economic and security challenges facing the nation lately. Abubakar, who ran against President Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), called on the President to step aside if he cannot ... Read More »

In what has been termed a significant milestone in the advancement of Nigeria’s domestic gas industry and the generation of gas revenues, Temile Development Company Ltd -a key indigenous player in the oil and gas industry- recently commissioned a 23,000 cubic meters ultramodern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier. Named ‘Alfred Temile 10’, the vessel was part-financed by leading Nigerian bank ... Read More »

At least 1,500 members of staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria will on Friday resume at its Lagos office following their redeployment from the headquarters, Newsthumb has learned. A source at the apex bank told our correspondent exclusively that the plan, though heavily criticised, was still in motion, and affected staffers would be resuming on Friday. “Yes, the plan ... Read More »

The Police Command in Ogun has rescued nine out of the 10 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos kidnapped by gunmen last Thursday on their way back to Lagos from Ibadan. The Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Mr Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed the release at a news briefing in Abeokuta on Monday. Alamutu named Mr Phillip Aivoji, Chairman ... Read More »

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, have arrested one Bello Mohammed, 28, of Zamfara state, in Kaduna, who is a member of the bandit gang that kidnapped a lawyers family in Bwari and murdered Nabeeha, one of five daughters. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said, “The Divisional ... Read More »

Lagos has been ranked as the 19th best city to visit in the world, according to Time Out, a British media and hospitality company that publishes guides and magazines. Time Out said the conclusion was drawn from a survey of more than 20,000 city dwellers around the world with its network of editors. Criteria used to rate the cities include ... Read More »