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Simon Utebor is an award-winning journalist with over two decades of professional experience. He has worked for Nigeria's flagship newspapers, including The Punch, where he was in its employ for 18 years. Simon has a nose for news and is adept at news reporting, feature writing, investigative journalism, and more. He has also pitched to and reported for foreign news outlets.
Nigeria's net foreign exchange reserves (NFER) stood at $23.11 billion at the conclusion of the previous year, as reported by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
This amount is $15.6 billion lower than the current gross reserves, which amount to $38.7 billion, having slightly declined from las...
The ongoing fight against counterfeit and substandard medical products by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has achieved significant results.
Recently, the agency confiscated an estimated N1 trillion worth of fake medications from three major drug marke...
Nigeria has called for cooperation with Sahel and West African nations regarding information and data exchange to enhance border security.
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this appeal on Tuesday while speaking to reporters during the Summit on Border Security in London.
"The...
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye Olanrewaju, better known as Bobrisky, has voiced his disappointment regarding singer 2Baba’s choice to pursue a relationship with Edo lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru, following his separation from his estranged wife, Annie Idibia.
In February, the African Q...
ABUJA, Nigeria - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has praised the prompt actions taken by Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo in response to the recent mob killing of travelers in the state.
The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, shared this information in a state...
DUTSE, Nigeria - Women with veils cried out joyfully as the sounds of trumpets and hunting guns resonated in the air, announcing the arrival of the emir during a grand procession filled with horse riders adorned in vibrant robes and turbans.
The Durbar, a festive parade that takes place during each...
RIVERS, Nigeria - The cross Rivers chapter of the All Progressives Congress has warned its members against engaging in unauthorized legal actions in the name of the party.
The party leade...
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have intensified their separation from the regional economic bloc by imposing a 0.5 percent levy on imported goods, a move anticipated to adversely affect the already low intra-regional trade and undermine the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Experts...