Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has expressed strong displeasure about some conditions attached to foreign loans and grants to African states. Sani said that African countries should shun loans or grants from any country, group of countries or international institutions that came with demonic conditions. In a post on his X handle on Thursday, the…
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL has thrown its weight behind the move by the Southeast governors to secure the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS since 2021 when he was re-arrested….
The Ogun II Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has stated that it will collaborate and create a working synergy with student bodies of tertiary institutions in the state. The Area Comptroller, Bisi Alade, made this known on Wednesday while receiving leaders of student bodies under the aegis of the National Association of…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Aliko Dangote’s recent outcry against the current interest rate of 30 per cent underscores his earlier concerns about the negative effects of the monetary policy of the present Federal Government. Obi had argued against the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee…
The official dollar to the naira exchange rate in Nigeria today, including the Bureau De Change (BDC) rate and CBN rates. What Is The Official Exchange Rate For Dollar To Naira Today? The exchange rate between the Naira and the US dollar according to the data released on the FMDQ security exchange, the official forex trading portal showed that the Naira opened at…
An Air Force helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force in the early hours of Monday crashed in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria. the incident occurred at approximately 5:00 am, causing significant alarm among residents. The helicopter said to be on a routine operational flight, experienced…
There was outrage on Sunday over a United Kingdom-based taxi driver, who remained on the Federal Government’s payroll despite leaving Nigeria for the UK two years ago. Sabitu Adams gets paid N150,000 each month as a junior official at a government agency back home, a BBC report revealed. Adams who now works as a taxi…
Mixed reactions are trailing the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN’s, move to deploy gun-wielding officers of Aviation Security, AVSEC, special force across international airports in the country. Opinion is not only divided over the development, facts regarding the increasing presence of arms bearing security personnel have also been expressed. In separate conversations with Vanguard, some…
An Abuja-based businessman, Prince Chukwuemeka Okoye, has gifted Ibrahim Sini, a Superintendent of Police, a plot of land in the Federal Capital Territory for turning down a N150 million bribe allegedly offered to him by a defendant. The Managing Director/CEO of Vegas homes Limited revealed this at a party to honour the honest policeman. He…
The driver of a Toyota RAV4 Jeep, with identity yet to be established, has been abducted on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway. According to information available to The Eagle Online, the incident occurred at about 7pm on June 30, 2024. The Divisional Police Officer, Ikenne Division was said to have responded to a suspected armed robbery incident…
