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President Bola Tinubu says he could have chosen to keep the previously multiple foreign exchange system and benefit from it, but instead, he decided to unify the official and parallel market rates to save the country from financial hemorrhage.  The president spoke at a civic reception organised in his honour by the Lagos […]

President Bola Tinubu says he will not partake in the economic destruction of the country by retaining the petrol subsidy. According to NAN, Tinubu spoke on Thursday at a reception in his honour by the Lagos state government. The president said the bleeding of the country’s finances through the petrol subsidy should […]

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is set to declare aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners, a possible carcinogen. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sugar and widely used in low-calorie products. The sweetener is used in several drinks including Diet Coke. It […]

Garba Shehu, ex-spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari, says his principal did not ask his successor not to investigate ministers and aides who served in the last administration. On Monday, President Bola Tinubu met with Buhari in London. In pictures shared on social media, the two leaders were seen shaking hands. […]

Tein Jack-Rich, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), has denied paying N500 million to become a minister in the cabinet of  President Bola Tinubu.  Jack-Rich was reacting to an allegation that he paid Seyi Tinubu, son of the president, to lobby his father for a slot. […]

President Bola Tinubu says he invoked the spirits of wisdom and determination, symbolised by “Baba Emi lokan,” to overcome the obstacles in the election. Tinubu spoke on Thursday at the palace of Awujale of Ijebu-Ode, Sikiru Adetona, during a thank-you visit to the monarch. In the build-up to the elections, the Central Bank […]

Orji Uzor Kalu, senator representing Abia south, says the election that produced Godswill Akpabio as the senate president was free and fair. Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, polled 63 votes to defeat Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara west, who scored 46 votes in the election held on June 13. […]

The Nigerian navy has announced the redeployment of 56 senior officers and one commodore.  The major shake-up in the Nigerian navy comes a few days after Emmanuel Ogalla took over from Awwal Gambo as chief of naval staff. Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, spokesperson of the navy, said the action was necessary to reposition the […]

Olusola Oke, a former governorship candidate, says Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, is “rapidly responding” to treatment. Oke said those circulating rumours about the alleged death of Akeredolu are “wicked and ungodly”. Over the past few months, there have been loads of speculation regarding the health status of Akeredolu. Recently, the […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public of a batch of “unwholesome” Sprite 50cl drink circulating in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, the agency said the contaminated drinks have the batch number AZ6 22:32, manufacturing date of April 18, 2023 and an expiry […]