Naira slides to N745/$ at parallel market
The naira has depreciated further against the dollar at the parallel and official sections of the foreign exchange market. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable on Monday afternoon in Lagos, quoted the naira at N745 to the dollar at the street market. The figure signifies […]
FG to Reuters: It’s dangerous to accuse military of conducting illegal abortions without evidence
The federal government says any allegation against the Nigerian army without evidence is dangerous. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, spoke on Monday in reaction to Reuter’s investigation on alleged forced abortion for Boko Haram victims. In the report, the Nigerian military was said to have conducted a secret abortion programme […]
‘Critical election materials not destroyed’ — INEC speaks on Imo HQ attack
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no critical election materials were destroyed in an attack on its Imo headquarters. Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, said this in a statement on Monday. TheCable had reported that gunmen attacked the head office of INEC in Owerri, […]
Report: Transporters plying south-east roads lose over N10bn to every sit-at-home enforcement
A new report by DevEast Foundation, a non-profit and business advocacy organisation, says the current state of insecurity and sit-at-home protest in the south-east region has led to economic losses estimated at almost N4 trillion. Last year, the sit-at-home order was introduced in the south-east by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to […]
Atiku: TraderMoni, MarketMoni have become political tools to promote APC
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigeria’s social investment programmes have been politicised. Atiku said this on Sunday at the People’s Townhall, a Channels Television programme. The former vice-president faulted some of the social programmes of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He criticised initiatives such […]
Newspaper Headlines: 439 foreign-trained doctors fail assessment exam in Nigeria
Political issues ahead of the 2023 elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
PDP crisis: I met with Wike five times — no issue on my part, says Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it is no fault of his that the crisis in the party is yet to be resolved. He spoke on Sunday at the ‘People’s Townhall’ series for presidential candidates and their running mates, organised by Channels Television. There is current crisis […]
PHOTOS: Obasanjo, Obi, Adebanjo visit Ohanaeze headquarters in Enugu
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, visited the headquarters of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, in Enugu. Also present during the visit were Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere leader. Obi, who shared photos of the visit, said they signed the condolence register […]
Ortom meets with Tambuwal, says ‘arrogance, nonchalance’ of PDP leadership fuelled crisis
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed to take advantage of the crisis in the party to foster unity. He said this on Sunday while speaking with journalists after a meeting with Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto. Over the past months, five PDP governors […]
27 male corpses found on roadside in Zambia
Twenty-seven male corpses have been found by a roadside in Ngwerere area north of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. According to a statement on Sunday by Danny Mwale, deputy police public relations officer, the corpses are believed to be migrants from Ethiopia. They were reportedly found on Sunday around 6pm local time, while another […]