•Naira and Dollar notes Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange rate portal showed that the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) rate hovered around ₦1,374 per dollar, with trading bands ranging between approximately ₦1,362 and ₦1,378. Market rates remained moderate as the CBN continues efforts to improve dollar liquidity ...
•Trump and US warplanes US President Donald Trump has warned that all of Iran could be “taken out” today at the expiry of a deadline he issued for the Islamic republic to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. “The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow […]
As the March 31 deadline ends today, the majority of Nigerian taxpayers are still unaware of the processes involved in filing their personal income tax returns in line with the new tax laws, findings have shown. Under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, every Nigerian earning income is mandated to file an annual tax return, which […]
•Dollar and Naira notes The Naira opened in the official window today, trading at approximately ₦1,356.74 per Dollar, after a period of moderate volatility observed in mid-March. Rates had fluctuated between ₦1,344 and ₦1,370. Data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) showed that while the intraday high reached ₦1,362.00 in recent ...
•Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta Arsenal are expected to be without Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard when they take on Sunderland in the Premier League later today. The Gunners are once again six points clear at the summit of English football and with Aston Villa and Manchester City away to Bournemouth and Liverpool respectively this weekend, [&hel...
•Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho Francis Uzoho will start in goal this evening for Nigeria in the final Group C match against Uganda in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The goalkeeper is one of eight changes made by Eric Chelle, Super Eagles head coach, for the dead-rubber match against the Cranes, reports […]
•Vote casting Residents in the 23 local government areas of Rivers State will today cast their votes in the council election scheduled to be held across 6,866 polling units. The elections are coming six months and two days after the Supreme Court nullified the local government election conducted on October 5, 2024, by the Rivers […]
•PVCs Following commencement of online pre-registration of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on August 18, 2025, the Commission has earlier announced the commencement of the physical onside registration today, Monday, August 25. According to a notice posted on the Commission’s offi...
•An Israeli Air Force CH-53 Sea Stallion military helicopter flies over as people gather with Israeli national flags Israeli captives Gadi Moses, Arbel Yehud and Agam Berger are set to be released from Gaza today as part of the third hostage-prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian militants are also set to free five Thai […...
•Ireland’s flag Ireland goes to the polls today with the incumbent coalition parties neck-and-neck with opposition party Sinn Fein after a campaign marked by rancour over housing and cost-of-living crises. Polls open across the country at 0700 GMT and close at 2200 GMT as voters choose new members of the 174-seat lower chamber of parliam...

