Naira Depreciates Further At Official Market, Trades N1476.24/$
The Naira on Thursday slightly depreciated at the official market trading at N1476.24 to the dollar.Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, revealed that the Naira lost N2.58.
This represents a 0.17 per cent loss when compared to the previous trading date on Tuesday when it traded at N1,473.66 to the dollar.
Obaseki Resigns From PDP
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Benjamin Obaseki, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oredo Local Government of Edo State, has resigned his membership in the party.
DAILY POST reports that Obaseki tendered his letter of resignation dated June 12, 2024, to the local government chairman of the party.
Until his resignation, he was an ex-official of the Oredo Local Government chapter of the party and a member of Ward 10.
Alia has not taken any loan – Benue govt
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The Benue State Government has denied a fake report that it obtained a £25m loan from the European Investment Bank, EIB, to execute 500 kilometres of road projects across the state.
It said the reports are untrue, misleading and a figment of the imagination of the authors or rumour mongers and should be accordingly, disregarded by the good people of the state.
This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir. Tersoo Kula on Friday in Makurdi.
Hé said the Gov. Alia-led administration has not borrowed any money since assuming office on 29th May 2023.
“The European Investment Bank (EIB), which has been quoted to have granted the loan to the state government, is not a money lending agency.
Soldiers kill six bandits, recover weapons in Kaduna
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Troops of Operation Whirl Punch have, killed six bandits terrorising the Birnin-Gwari general areas in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Friday, in Kaduna.
He said the troops successfully cleared Maidaro, Ngade Alha, Dogon Dawa, Damari, Saulawa, Farin Ruwa, Maganda, Sabon Layi, and Kampanin Doka villages, all in the troubled Birnin-Gwari general areas.
He, however, said four of the bandits were killed in Saulawa, and two others were neutralized at Farin Ruwa.