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At least 21 die in vehicles trapped by Pakistan snowstorm

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At least 21 people died in an enormous traffic jam caused by tens of thousands of visitors thronging a Pakistani hill town to see unusually heavy snowfall, authorities said Saturday.

Police reported that at least eight people had frozen to death in their cars, while it was not immediately clear if others had died from asphyxiation after inhaling exhaust fumes in snow-bound vehicles.

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said the military had mobilised to clear roads and rescue thousands still trapped near Murree, around 70 kilometres (45 miles) northeast of the capital, Islamabad.

Video shared on social media showed cars packed bumper-to-bumper, with one-metre-high (three-foot) piles of snow on their roofs.

“The heavy snowfall caused a traffic jam and the closure of roads,” Babar Khan, a tourist who was stranded for hours, told AFP by phone.

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Nigerian Passport Ranked Low on Global Mobility List

Nigerians seeking international travel face hurdles as the country’s passport has been ranked among the world’s weakest. VisaGuide’s World Passport Index placed Nigeria at 191st out of 199 nations, only surpassing North Korea, Iraq, and several other countries with restricted travel freedoms.

This ranking raises questions about the effectiveness of Nigeria’s recent efforts to improve travel ease, such as the introduction of electronic visa programs.

In contrast, Singapore boasts the world’s strongest passport, according to the index. Rounding out the top five are Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, offering their citizens visa-free access to numerous destinations.

This consistently low ranking highlights the pressing need for Nigeria to address the underlying issues affecting its passport’s global standing.

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Naira appreciates slightly against dollar at parallel market

On Tuesday, the Naira appreciated to N1,320 per dollar on the parallel market, up from N1,340 on Monday.

Similarly, the Naira appreciated on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,390.96 per dollar.

Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,390.96 per dollar from N1,419.11 per dollar on Monday, indicating N28.15 appreciation for the naira. The market recorded an intraday high of N1,450 per dollar and an intraday low of N1,200 per dollar resulting in a N250 per dollar margin.

The volume of dollars traded in the market increased by 52.4 percent to $225.36 million from $147.83 million traded on Monday. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates narrowed to N70.96 per dollar from N79.11 per dollar on Monday.

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Nigerian Govt Kept My Husband In Prison With Boko Haram Members – Wife Of Detained Binance Executive Cries Out

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of the detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, hass told the US Parliament that the Nigerian Government kept his husband, Tigran Gambaryan, in Kuje prison together with Boko Haram terrorists and bandits.

Yuki, represented by her congressman, Rich McCormick, spoke at Tuesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable on Americans detained abroad.

According to her, the husband has spent 65 days in custody.

Gambaryan and another company executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were detained on February 26 following an investigation into Binance’s activities in Nigeria.

Gambaryan’s wife stated that although she couldn’t speak on behalf of the company, she stressed that the charges against her husband were completely unfounded.

She said,” My husband and the father of our two young children, Tigrin, has been in Nigerian custody for 65 days, the longest two months of our lives. On February 25, he landed in Abuja at the Nigerian Government’s request for a financial compliance policy. This is what Tigran does. He helps countries navigate the notoriously prickly finance, crime, and compliance world.