The major political parties in Ondo State are having their gubernatorial primaries on April 20 and 25. This is a fierce battle between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Except for one female candidate from the APC, Mrs. Funmi Waheed-Adekojo, all the candidates are from the Ondo South…
The naira strengthened in the parallel market on Thursday as the three-day public holiday ended. The naira sold for about N1,150 to the dollar, up from N1,200 on Monday. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policies drove the naira’s appreciation in the parallel market. The policies included paying dollars to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators…
The Federal Government announced on Thursday that it will compensate each property owner along the 700 km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway’s route through nine states. President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of compensation to all affected property owners, said Minister of Works David Umahi. He also enumerated the prerequisites that impacted residents must fulfill to…