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  • CBN spent $8bn on Naira defence against dollar at FX market – Rewane

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on CBN spent $8bn on Naira defence against dollar at FX market – Rewane

    The Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives, Bismark Rewane, has revealed that the Nigerian government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria, has spent almost $8 billion defending the naira at the foreign exchange market in […]

  • You can’t intimidate me, no other South-South congress will hold – Wike dares PDP NWC

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on You can’t intimidate me, no other South-South congress will hold – Wike dares PDP NWC

    Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike on Saturday dared the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging their stance on the South-South zonal congress. Media Talk Africa reports that […]

  • Fake drugs: NAFDAC seals over 11,000 shops in Abia, Anambra, Lagos

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Fake drugs: NAFDAC seals over 11,000 shops in Abia, Anambra, Lagos

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Saturday revealed that about 11,000 shops have been sealed and 40 people arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on substandard and counterfeit medicines. […]

  • Israel halts prisoner release after six Gaza hostages were freed

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Israel halts prisoner release after six Gaza hostages were freed

    Israeli officials have said that the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for Saturday has been delayed after six hostages were freed under a fragile Gaza truce, which is nearing the end of its […]

  • Pope Francis in critical condition — Vatican

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Pope Francis in critical condition — Vatican

    The Vatican has stated that Pope Francis is in critical condition after suffering a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high oxygen flow on Saturday. The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalised for a week with […]

  • We can’t prioritise trade over human lives — NAFDAC justifies crackdown on fake drugs

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on We can’t prioritise trade over human lives — NAFDAC justifies crackdown on fake drugs

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has stated that its ongoing enforcement operations aim to protect Nigerians, not disrupt trade. Speaking to journalists on Saturday in Lagos, NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. […]

  • Gov Soludo supports NAFDAC to eradicate fake drugs in Anambra

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Gov Soludo supports NAFDAC to eradicate fake drugs in Anambra

    Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra has pledged to collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to eliminate fake, substandard, and adulterated drugs from the market. Soludo made this commitment […]

  • Super Falcons’ Payne nominated for WSL Player of the Month

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Super Falcons’ Payne nominated for WSL Player of the Month

    Super Falcons midfielder Toni Payne is up for the English Women’s Super League, WSL, Player of the Month for February. Payne registered three assists in two league games for the Toffees during the month. The […]

  • ‘Comply or get sacked’ — Elon Musk issues new directive to federal employees

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on ‘Comply or get sacked’ — Elon Musk issues new directive to federal employees

    Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who leads President Donald Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, has issued a directive to all United States federal employees. Musk stated that they would receive an email requesting […]

  • EPL table: Arsenal fail to cut Liverpool’s lead with shock West Ham defeat

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on EPL table: Arsenal fail to cut Liverpool’s lead with shock West Ham defeat

    Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes are all but over, following a 1-0 defeat to West Ham on Saturday. The Gunners came into the game knowing that victory will cut Liverpool’s lead at the top to […]

  • Transgender: She’s fighting to keep men in women’s sports — Trump chides Maine governor

    By Ifunanya | February 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Transgender: She’s fighting to keep men in women’s sports — Trump chides Maine governor

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday criticised Maine Governor Janet Mills on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC. Trump accused Mills of fighting to keep men in women’s sports. “You saw Maine yesterday, […]

  • Arteta blasts Arsenal players after 1-0 defeat to West Ham

    By Ifunanya | February 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Arteta blasts Arsenal players after 1-0 defeat to West Ham

    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has accused his players of falling short of the standards required to win the Premier League following their 1-0 defeat to West Ham on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen’s header in the 44th […]

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