Diplomats who will be resident in the country for more than two years have been directed by the federal government to get the national identity number (NIN). Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant to the minister of communications and digital economy Isa Pantami said in a statement released
OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE, JANUARY 18, 2021. Currencies To the naira {N] US dollar{USD} 396.12 Euro {EUR} 478.16 British Pound {GBP} 536.38 Australia Dollar {AUD} 303.93 Brazilian Real {BR} 74.84 Canadian Dollar {CAD} 309.62 Central African CFA franc{XAF} 0.73 Chinese yuan {RMB} 61.01 Egyptian Pound {EGP} 25.24 Ghanaian Cedi {GHS} 67.71 Hong Kong Dollar 51.09 India Rupee {INR} 5.41 Japanese Yen {JPY} 3.82 Kenyan Shilling {KES} 3.59 Kuwaiti Dinar {KWD} 1305.92 Libyan Dinar 88.62 Malaysian Ringgit {MYR} 97.79 Mexican Peso 19.89 New Zealand
The Ekiti State Government has disclosed plans to procure sophisticated drones as part of efforts to boost surveillance, expose criminal hideouts and combat insecurity. The state's Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning Mr. Femi Ajayi disclosed this at the weekend during the breakdown of the 2021
1444 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Sunday, January 18, 2021. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 901 new cases, the highest for the day. Other states with new cases include Plateau-136, Kaduna-57, FCT-54, Ebonyi-53, Akwa Ibom-52, Nasarawa-32, Osun-29,
Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, was arrested by police in Moscow on Sunday, January 17, moments after his return to the country five months after alleging the Russian government tried killing him by poisoning him with the lethal nerve agent Novichok. Navalny was taken away by
Enugu born Ambassador Anderson Nkemakonam Madubike is Nigeria's new High Commissioner to Australia, as Buhari approves posting of 95 envoys. Madubike is a career diplomat from Achi in Oji River LGA of Enugu State. Until his new posting, he was Nigeria's Consul General in Shanghai China
The Kaduna State government says all schools in the state should remain closed, excluding Kaduna Polytechnic and the National Open University. The state permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Phoebe Sukai Yayi, in a statement explained that the state government was yet to decide the exact
More than 3, 000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State have decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman of the PDP in Abia, Rt Hon Asiforo Okere disclosed this in his address at the
The All Progressive Congress APC has won all the 44 Local government seats in Kano State in the just concluded Local Government Elections. The Chairman, Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Professor Garba Ibrahim Sheka disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Commissions’ headquarters in Kano. The
Mesut Ozil confirmed on Sunday that he was leaving Arsenal for Turkish team Fenerbahce after being frozen out for months at the Gunners. “I’m very happy, very excited. God has given me the chance to wear the Fenerbahce shirt. I will wear it with pride and
