US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz will leave his post and be nominated to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, President Donald Trump has said. Waltz created the Signal group chat, to which a journalist was inadvertently added, where high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen. Trump’s team previously …
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THE Nursing community in the United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria have been thrown into mourning following the death of a Nurse identified as Nnenna Miriam, based in Leeds. Newsextra24 learnt that Fellow Nurses Africa, an organisation dedicated to advancing the nursing profession in Africa, in a statement on Wednesday, April 30, …
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FORMER Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu a second chance. Newsextra24 reports that Dogara said the President took courageous decisions for the benefit of the nation’s economy. Dogara, who was a guest at a public lecture in commemoration of the …
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WHAT is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 1st May, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …
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THE Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has clarified on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project implementation, saying that it is the Section One of the project that is 70 per cent completed. Umahi made the clarification in an interview with newsmen during a tour of some bridges on the Lagos-Ibadan …
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Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has urged Nigeria to urgently transform its economy to become a developed country by 2050. Adesina made the call in a statement on Thursday, following his keynote address at Chapel Hill Denham’s 20th anniversary dinner. He said Nigeria must abandon …
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MIVA Open University says it has inaugurated its flagship Lagos study centre, harnessing AI to bridge Nigeria’s university admission gap and expand access to quality education. In a statement in Lagos on Thursday, the University noted that over 900,000 qualified students are denied university admission annually due to capacity limitations …
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OPERATIVES of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Saifullahi Ismail for suspected involvement in employment fraud. He was arrested at Abakpa New Extension in Kaduna on April 30, 2025 following credible intelligence on his alleged involvement in employment fraud. Ismail, a technician …
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THE Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Ibrahim Lafiya, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, I.U Lafiya Maize Processing Ventures and I.U Maize Processing Ventures alongside his companies before Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State. The defendant was …
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THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukayode has disclosed that the anti-graft Commission was closely monitoring the 2025 budget implementation by Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, towards ensuring that releases made to them are not stolen. He made the disclosure on Tuesday, April …
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