The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 19 pips to 7.1797 against the dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity rate each trading day. READ ALSO: ASUU laments months of power outage in Kaduna varsity, calls for prompt restoration The central parity rate of the yuan against the dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter, has lamented months of power outage in the institution, calling for prompt restoration. The Chairman of the chapter, Mr Peter Adamu, made the call in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna. Adamu said KASU was currently experiencing a total system collapse due to the prolonged power outage running into months. He decried that the situation had gone from intermittent and epileptic power supply to a total blackout, ranging from seven months for the Kafanchan campus and to about one month at the main campus. READ…
Comrade Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has shared his harrowing experience at the hands of his captors on Wednesday in a viral video that surfaced on Thursday. In the video, Ajaero recounted the events surrounding his abduction, shedding light on the circumstances that led to his arrest. Ajaero was heard saying, “If you say extend interim order, an interim order elapse with time, you know, if they have issued a fresh interim order is a different thing. “They don’t extend interim order; it expires within one week or two. He should have issued another order…
The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has raised concerns about the reported plan by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, to import construction equipment worth €1.2 million for the repair of the Eko Bridge in Lagos State. Umahi, during a working visit to various bridges in Lagos State, had announced the government’s intention to import €1.2m worth of construction equipment to facilitate the rehabilitation of the Eko Bridge. Agbese, while discussing the executive and legislative relationship on MaxFM in Lagos, expressed doubts about the Minister’s role in importing the equipment. He argued that the Minister…
Around 7,000 foreign passport holders from 60 countries are waiting to leave the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry invited representatives of foreign embassies to a meeting in Cairo to provide information about the documents required to be allowed into Egypt from the war-torn Palestinian territory. It was unclear whether the 7,000 were only foreign nationals or also Palestinians with a second passport. It is also unclear whether there are other foreigners in Gaza who do not want to leave. Earlier on Wednesday, hundreds of foreign nationals and Palestinians with dual nationality left Gaza and…
A joint team of the Nigerian Army and vigilante have rescued four kidnapped victims abducted by bandits at Bangi Hill in Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi. This is contained in a statement by Yahaya Sarki, the Special Adviser to Governor, Nasir Idris, on made Media and Publicity, in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. He said the security operatives rescued the kidnapped victims in a joint operation on Wednesday. “At about 4:00p.m on Nov. 1, 2023, gallant troops of 1 Battalion Dukku Barrack, Birinin Kebbi in conjunction with local vigilante conducted a fighting patrol to Bangi Hill in Suru LGA. READ…
One person was feared killed, and several others injured as the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, was abducted by security agents during an ongoing organized labour protest in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. The occurred as thugs descended on labour leaders and other protesters, causing havoc by smashing vehicles, inflicting injuries, and robbing individuals of their possessions, including handsets, money, and ATM cards. According to Vanguard, the NLC President, other national leaders of NLC and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, were at the State Secretariat in Owerri to begin the planned protest…
Disney has announced its intention to acquire the remaining 33% stake in the streaming service Hulu, a move that was widely anticipated. The company said on Wednesday it would acquire the 33% stake it does not own from TV giant Comcast. This would give Disney full ownership of the streaming service and the ability to incorporate it into its own Disney+ platform. Disney has been locked in battle with other streamers as profits have fallen. Completing its takeover of Hulu is expected to cost some $8.6bn (£7bn), Disney said in a statement. READ ALSO: BUA to inaugurate new cement plant…
Series of raids in the vicinity of the Al-Quds Hospital at dawn, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa, citing the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. The medical facility is affiliated with the Red Crescent and is located in the Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood south of Gaza City. According to Al-jazeera, Israeli forces have threatened more than once to bomb the hospital, where about 14,000 civilians are currently seeking shelter, in addition to hundreds of sick and wounded people. READ ALSO: NiMet alerts on approaching dust haze, low visibility in Kano, Katsina, Others But the Red Crescent Society had previously confirmed that…
Nigeria and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas are committed to signing a visa waiver agreement for Diplomatic and Official Passports holders of both countries. The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis made the commitment when Ambassador Benaoyagha Okoyen, the High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas paid him courtesy visit. A statement from the Nigerian Embassay in Havava on Wednesday stated that Okoyen paid Davis a courtesy visit, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bahamas, Mr Fred Mitchel, at Nassau on Monday. READ ALSO: Court restrains Rivers…
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Dauda Biu, says the corps is targeting 5% reduction in Road Traffic Crashes, fatalities and injuries during the 2023 Ember Months. Biu said this during the decoration of newly promoted Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM), Mr Bisi Kazeem, on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kazeem was the Spokesman of the FRSC before his promotion. The FRSC boss said that a nationwide Ember Months Special patrol operation would commence soon to ensure safety of motorists and better flow of traffic. He said this was to ensure that…
The House of Representatives, says it will investigate the N200 billion expended on the postponed 2023 census by the National Population Commission (NPC). The resolution to investigate the NPC’s expenditure was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion co-sponsored by Rep. Dominic Okafor (APGA- Anambra) and Rep. Patrick Umoh (APC-Akwa Ibom) at plenary on Wednesday. Okafor, who moved the motion, said “census provides accurate population data crucial for development planning, policy formulation, resource allocation, and government programme implementation.” READ ALSO: No body can take away my political structure in Rivers – Wike He said that census was most necessary…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command, has released the names of 69 students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), arrested on Wednesday over alleged internet fraudulence GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that EFCC officials stormed the Fine Touch and Superb hostels near OAU campus, in Oduduwa Estate, Ile-Ife, around 2 a.m and arrested the students EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, while confirming the development, said the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested based on credible intelligence. Items recovered include exotic cars, 190 mobile phones and 40 laptops among others. READ ALSO: Absence of witness stalls Mompha’s alleged…
President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate’s approval for an additional $7.8 billion and €100 million borrowing plan, barely 24 hours after the submission of the N2.18 trillion Supplementary budget. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, read the President’s request during the plenary session on Wednesday. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the President had presented the N2.18 trillion supplementary budget to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The new request comes after the National Assembly approved N819.5 billion a few months ago, which included a N500 billion palliative package to alleviate the economic effects of recent government policies. The letter from the…
Officials from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted a late-night operation and arrested over 70 students from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The raid took place in hostels located outside the campus. The EFCC officials reportedly stormed the Fine Touch and Superb hostels in Oduduwa Estate, Ile-Ife on Wednesday, around 2 a.m. Sources said that the operatives forcibly entered rooms and detained the students. The reasons for these arrests remain unconfirmed at this time. READ ALSO: Kogi: Appeal Court affirms Zacharias as Rep for Idah/Ibaji/Igalamela/Ofu The Students’ Union President, Abass Ojo, who confirmed the incident,…
The Court of Appeal has affirmed the election of Rep. David Zacharias (APC-Kogi) for Idah/Ibaji/Igalamela/Ofu Federal Constituency of Kogi. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday by Justice Abubakar Talba, the court upheld the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal that sat in Kogi. The election tribunal had dismissed the petition by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Victor Uchola for lack of merit, which led to the appeal at the high court. Reacting to the judgement, Zacharias said that there was no victor and there no vanquish saying that the victory was for the entire constituents. The lawmaker…
Survivors of colonial-era abuses on Wednesday criticised Britain’s King Charles over failure to issue a full apology or propose reparations on his second day visit to Kenya. At a state dinner on Tuesday Charles expressed his “deepest regret” for what he called abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against Kenyans during the country’s independence struggle. President William Ruto commended the monarch’s first step toward going beyond the “tentative and equivocal half-measures of past years’’, but said much remained to be done. Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has estimated that during the 1952-1960 Mau Mau revolt in central Kenya, about…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced nominees for the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2023 scheduled for Dec. 11 in Marrakech, Morocco. A statement on the CAF website on Wednesday said a panel of CAF Technical Experts, African Football Legends and selected media representatives from a number of countries put up the preliminary list. It said the performance of the nominees between November 2022 and September 2023 served as the period under consideration. “Thirty (30) players made the cut for the top prize; CAF African Player of the Year, whilst 20 players have been nominated for the…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja urged members of his cabinet to work assiduously towards achieving the mandate of their ministries or be ready to leave the government. Tinubu stated this in his address at 2023 Cabinet Retreat for Ministers, Presidential Aides, Permanent Secretaries and Top government functionaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the three-day retreat is, ” Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda.” The president reminded the ministers of their responsibility to served the people who entrusted their mandate on him. Tinubu reiterated the commitment of his administration to take 50 million…
Some Nigerians who applied for international passports have accused personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Abuja passport office, of massive extortion. The passport applicants said in spite of recent directive of the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the immigration authorities to sanitise the system, nothing much has changed. The applicants who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), lamented that they were made to pay various sums of money by NIS officials before getting the travel document. They also alleged that the electronic passport application system has been compromised, forcing those who followed…