The naira appreciated against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market, trading at N1,360.14 per dollar. Data published on the official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira gained N5.54 from the N1,365.68 per dollar recorded on Friday. The latest movement represents a 0.4 per cent appreciation in...
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Lagos Assembly Seeks Tougher Action Against Infrastructure Vandals
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for urgent measures to curb the vandalism of public infrastructure, particularly bridges. The resolution followed a viral video showing suspected vandals removing iron rods, steel reinforcements and cables from the Festac Town-Alakija Link Bridge. The lawmakers also cited the recent conviction of 30 suspected vandals, who were...
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Lagos Assembly Moves To Regulate Artisans
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Lagos State Artisans and Craftsmen Regulatory Board Bill 2025 for second reading, paving the way for the regulation of artisans and craftsmen. The proposed law seeks to establish a board to register, train, certify and regulate practitioners, while protecting consumers from unqualified service providers. Lawmakers said...
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NPC Targets 8,000 Digital Birth Registration Centres
The National Population Commission says it plans to establish 8,000 digital civil registration centres nationwide, after expanding services to about 4,000 of Nigeria’s 8,809 wards. NPC Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, said the initiative would decentralise birth and death registration and make services more accessible, especially in underserved communities. He said Nigeria launched its nationwide digital...
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Syria Sentences Bashar Al-Assad To Death In Absentia Over Atrocities
A Syrian court sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war. It is the first such ruling under Syria’s transitional leaders who ousted Assad in December 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under his rule....
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NSCDC Deploys 10,210 Personnel For Osun Election
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 10,210 personnel to provide security for Saturday’s Osun governorship election. NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi said the deployment includes 10,000 operational officers and 210 personnel from intelligence and specialised tactical units, with 1,000 officers drawn from 10 state commands. The deployment also includes the Special Intelligence...
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Guinea-Bissau Junta Leader Heads To Chad In First Trip Abroad
Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader General Horta N’Tam travelled to Chad Monday, his first foreign trip during more than eight months in power that have been mostly diplomatically isolated. Observers say the visit, to attend the 66th anniversary of Chad’s independence, is likely meant to shore up legitimacy, as Bissau’s deadline to hold elections looms and with...
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Tanzania Opposition Leader’s Treason Trial Resumes
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu’s treason trial resumed Monday, five months after it was paused over procedural matters, his party said. The trial comes after Tanzania weathered international criticism over its handling of protests around national polls last year, in which thousands were killed according to the opposition and rights activists. Lissu, whose party Chadema...
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Finland Reopens Train Service To Sweden, Putting Europe In Reach
A new passenger train service linking Finland to Sweden began running Monday, creating a land route by rail stretching from northern Finland to southern Europe for the first time since the 1990s. The atmosphere at the Oulu train station in northern Finland was filled with excitement as passengers boarded a train headed for neighbouring Sweden...
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US Stocks Dip Ahead Of Key Inflation Data
Crude prices rose about 1.5 percent after Iran said it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage.