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Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $547 million within two weeks, falling from approximately $49.98 billion to $49.43 billion as sustained demand for dollars and continued market interventions pressured the country’s external buffers. The latest figures highlight renewed strain on Nigeria’s FX position with import-related demand and liquidity management by monetary authorities driving the decline. The drop comes amid persistent pressure from manufacturers and importers seeking foreign exchange to meet obligations for raw materials, machinery and finished goods. The pace of the decline reflects the imbalance between FX supply and demand in the market. While inflows have improved in recent months,…
By Alumona Ukwueze ENUGU — The Director of the Institute for Peace, Conflict and Development Studies (IPCDS) at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Professor Gerald Ezirim, has advised newly admitted students to avoid copyright infringement and uphold academic integrity to graduate on schedule. Ezirim emphasized that all academic works must undergo plagiarism screening before approval for defense, warning that failure to comply could delay graduation. He urged students to focus on producing high-quality research that aligns with global best practices and ethical standards. He spoke during the orientation programme for fresh students admitted for the 2025/2026 academic…
Over 700 indigent detainees in Niger State have received free legal assistance to improve access to justice and support community-led peacebuilding. The Executive Director of the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, Mrs Kemi Okenyodo, disclosed this at the close-out of a project and the launch of the Niger State Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (SAP-WPS), organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in collaboration with Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN). She said 14 trained lawyers were deployed across seven police divisions in Minna, helping ensure detainees are rarely held beyond 48 hours without a…
News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsMarch 29, 2026 20:53 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Zubimendi returns from Spain duty with injury Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi has returned early from international duty with an injury, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Spaniard has been a key player for the Gunners in the heart of the midfield and he has played almost every game for the club.Zubimendi recently came on as a substitute for Spain and has now been permitted to return to the Gunners due to an injury concern.He will be assessed by the Gunners’ medical staff, but the fans will be hoping that…
European Council President Antonio Costa said he had held a ‘good call’ with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the war in Iran. “Good call today with the Prime Minister of Pakistan @CMShehbaz Sharif to hear his assessment on the Iran war, as well as the outcome of the recent consultations between the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held in Islamabad,” wrote Costa on X “The EU is gravely concerned over the prolongation of the war and its increasing global impact,” added Costa. Pakistan said on Sunday it was preparing to host “meaningful talks” in the…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are seen tied in a simulated run-off for this year’s presidential election, a BTG Pactual/Nexus poll showed on Monday. FIRST ROUND Leftist Lula would take between 39% and 42% of the vote in three simulated first-round scenarios with different opponents. Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, meanwhile, is seen taking between 38% and 39% in the same scenarios. RUN-OFF Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are seen tied at 46% in a potential run-off, the poll showed. About 7% of respondents said they would vote for neither of the candidates. ADDITIONAL CONTEXT Markets…
Iran said on Monday its ambassador to Lebanon would remain in his post in Beirut, defying the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, which has declared him persona non grata and told him to leave. With war raging in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, the Iranian envoy’s status has emerged as a focal point of tension between the Iran-backed group and the Lebanese government, which has been heavily critical of Hezbollah for entering the regional war in support of Tehran and called for talks with Israel. The Lebanese Foreign Ministry last week said it had decided to withdraw accreditation for the ambassador-designate, Mohammad Reza Shibani, and asked him to…
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he was reversing course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba on Sunday, saying he had “no problem” with any country sending in crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port with a badly needed shipment. A sanctioned Russian vessel, part of the country’s “shadow fleet,” was just off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, according to ship tracking data, and was expected to reach port on Monday, a lifeline for the country’s economy that has nearly ground to a halt under a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington. The U.S. cut off…
Iran fired multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Monday and vowed to “punish the aggressor” as Israeli forces pounded Tehran and oil prices rose after Yemen’s Houthis entered the war in the Middle East. Israel’s military said two drones from Yemen had been intercepted on Monday, two days after the Iran-aligned Houthis, opens new tab fired missiles at Israel for the first time since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that has spread across the region. The Israeli military said its forces were targeting what it described as military infrastructure in Tehran and had launched an attack on infrastructure in the…
Min Aung Hlaing stepped down as Myanmar’s armed forces chief on Monday to seek the presidency, the latest step in the generals’ efforts to maintain power behind the facade of a civilian administration, five years after they led a coup against an elected government. The move follows a controversial election held in December and January that was won by a military-backed party but widely derided as a sham by the United Nations and many Western countries. The coup that ousted the democratically elected government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi prompted mass protests that developed into a nationwide uprising after…
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