Nigeria’s naira extends losses on official market
Reuters Nigeria’s naira extended losses on the official market on Wednesday to a record low of 461 to the dollar, as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday and the currency weakened to cope with high foreign exchange demand. The currency hit a low of 460.20 naira by 11:04 GMT, down from its opening position of […]
Senator wants review of U.S. security assistance to Nigeria following abortion report
Reuters U.S. Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has requested a review of U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria following Reuters reporting on an illegal abortion program and killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military. Risch, in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]
North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup, U.S. flies stealth jets
Reuters North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while also warning of another imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Japan last week announced its biggest military build-up since World War Two as tension with China and a hostile North Korea, […]
Twitter users vote for Elon Musk’s resignation as CEO
Majority of the Twitter users, who participated in a poll put up by Elon Musk have voted for his ouster as Chief Executive Office, CEO of the micro-blogging platform. Musk, the billionaire founder Tesla Inc, on Sunday launched a poll to determine whether he should remain as CEO. Based on the result of the poll […]
Banks reduce new naira notes per cash withdrawal
Banks have reduced the volume of new naira notes they dispense to customers per cash withdrawal by about 50 per cent leading to increased anxiety over the January 31st deadline when the old notes will cease to be legal tender. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in a bid to protect Nigerians from falling victims […]
Nigeria ranks among countries with least Internet censorship
A new study by a data collection company, Proxyrack has revealed that Nigeria is one of the countries with the least internet censorship in the world. Internet censorship is the legal control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet. From the survey, out of the 20 countries profiled in […]
Have Confidence in the Unmerited Favor of Jesus.
By Princess Arira There is a beautiful story of a Moabite woman named Ruth in the Bible. In the natural, Ruth had everything against her. She was a poor widow, and she was a Moabitess, a Gentile in the Jewish nation of Israel. But even after her husband died, Ruth remained with her mother-in-law Naomi. […]
Sanwo-Olu disbands Landed Properties Special Operations Team
Vanguard News Nigeria Lagos State government has been flooded with complaints over the untidy activities of the Landed Properties Special Operations Team of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA), under the Ministry of Physical Planning. After a careful examination of these complaints from well meaning Lagosians, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the team, […]
Nigeria ranks 6th in Africa visa openness report
Vanguard News Nigeria Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Report released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The report, which is the seventh edition, was released at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) being held in Balaclava, Mauritius on Sunday. The report noted that Benin, Seychelles and […]
Morocco write World Cup history as they reach semi-finals
Reuters Morocco wrote World Cup history on Saturday night as the first African and Arab country to reach the tournament’s semi-finals, continuing their surprise run in Qatar with a shock 1-0 victory over the highly fancied Portugal. Youssef En-Nesyri leapt high in the air to head home the game’s only goal just before half-time at […]
Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
Reuters Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. The company said users could subscribe to the revamped service that will allow subscribers to edit tweets, upload 1080p videos and get a blue […]
How to Fulfil Your Calling
By Princess Arira Your calling in Christ is those things you have been designed to fulfil with your life in the heavenly scrolls and plans of God. They are those things you are being called to fulfil in the master plan of God. For every individual in the earth realm there’s a divine calling which […]
Global equity funds post biggest weekly outflow in six weeks
Reuters Global equity funds recorded enormous outflows in the week ended on Nov. 30 as investors booked profits – after a rally in the last month – amid concerns about global economic growth due to China’s strict zero-COVID curbs. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, investors withdrew a net $5.44 billion out of global equity funds, […]
Japan, Britain and Italy to announce joint fighter project as early as next week – sources
Reuters Japan, Britain and Italy will announce a groundbreaking agreement as early as next week to jointly develop a new advanced jet fighter, two sources with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. For Tokyo and London it represents the culmination of ever closer defence ties, which in turn give Britain a bigger security role in […]
Rishi Sunak says racism must be confronted after Buckingham Palace aide controversy
Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that the country had made progress in tackling racism but that it was “never done” and must still be confronted, following a controversy involving Prince William’s godmother. On Wednesday, a member of the British royal family’s household left her role after making “unacceptable and deeply regrettable” […]