THE Nigerian stock market, on Wednesday, reversed gains from previous sessions with a loss of N193 billion. Selloffs in Tier-one banking stocks namely, Zenith Bank, Access Corporation, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), among other declined equities were the primary drivers of the market’s relapse. The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market …

  GUNMEN launched an attack on the quiet Umulogho Community in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo, on Wednesday, killing a police operative and torching a section of a police station. Newsextra24 learnt that the incident happened at Umulogho by NEPA Junction on the Owerri-Umuahia Road. The gunmen were alleged …

It’s very clear that we are not in a crisis; we just have economic managers who really are not interested in solving the problem. I just saw a report attributed to the Minister of State for Petroleum saying that fuel prices should be dispensed at above N1, 000 per litre …

NEWSEXTRA24 confirmed that owner of the Lagos-based refinery Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday, spoke on pricing for petrol produced at his 650,000 barrels per day facility. The refinery owner also confirm that the product will hit the market in the next 24 hours as soon as his company finalises modalities with …

POPE Francis on Tuesday landed in Indonesia, kicking off the longest foreign trip of his tenure so far. The trip is due to take him to four countries in South-East Asia and Oceania within the next 12 days. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church arrived in Jakarta more than …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of Hajiya Dada. Hajiya Dada, was the mother of the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, and the late General Shehu Yar’Adua. The matriarch of the Yar’Adua family passed away on Monday, the President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said …

GUNMEN operating in Anambra State have again attacked a police station in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. This would be the third recent attack on police in the state, after those of Nnewi and Nnobi, which happened in August, where some operatives paid the supreme prices. …

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has boasted that he recorded all his hit songs sitting down. Speaking in a viral video, Wizkid said he doesn’t stress himself to make hits. The ‘Essence’ hitmaker also claimed he dislikes promoting his music or granting media interviews. “All my biggest songs …

Manchester United’s sporting director, Dan Ashworth, has insisted Jadon Sancho was not forced out of the Premier League club against his will. Sancho joined Chelsea on a loan deal on transfer deadline day despite looking to have made his peace with United manager, Erik ten Hag, following their fall-out last …

MANAGEMENT of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has reacted to reports of agitations by some Prospective Corps Members, PCMs, who arrived late to their respective Orientation Camps for the ongoing 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 Orientation Course, and were consequently not registered. The Scheme, in a statement signed by …