By-Election: Clear Your Debt So We Can Serve You Better – Air Force Tells INEC
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to settle outstanding bills of some services rendered to the electoral commission. Abubakar made the…
REVEALED: 1,500 CBN staff resume at Lagos office
At least 1,500 members of staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria will on Friday resume at its Lagos office following their redeployment from the headquarters, we…
King Charles III Leaves London Hospital
British head-of-state King Charles III left a private London hospital on Monday three days after undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate. The 75-year-old monarch, dressed in a suit and a black overcoat, waved to…
Atiku’s Camp Mum As Former Spokesman, Bwala Meets Tinubu In France
The camp of Atiku Abubakar was mum on Monday night as it emerged that Daniel Bwala, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential campaign spokesperson in the 2023 election on Monday,…
Tinubu approves $700 million for road projects to boost business activities in Lekki port
President Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of $700 million for 7 road projects to boost business activities and logistic services at the Lekki Deep Sea Port. This is part of the concerted efforts of President Tinubu to…
Dangote refinery to import crude oil from the United States
Dangote refinery is preparing to import crude from the US in the forthcoming months, signalling the increasing competitiveness of American barrels in the global market. This is according to reports from Bloomberg. …
All Hail South Africa
Two extraordinary events are happening in the world we live in right now. The first is that genocide is being committed against a people right before our eyes. The second is an extraordinary denial of that very same thing;…
Claim Of Obaseki Being My Godfather A Distraction – Ighodalo
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in the Edo governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has denied allegation that Governor Obaseki is his main backer. In an interview with Channels Television’s Sunrise…
Should The Government Leave Yahoo Boys Alone?
A recent viral video circulating on social media features an elderly man passionately advocating for internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo Boys.” In the nearly two-minute footage shared by prominent blogger…
Fresh Worry For Tinubu’s Minister As Lawyers Drag Her To Court Over NYSC Violation
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa. Recall that in August 2023, the…
Kidnappers Gun Down Ekiti Monarchs
Two traditional rulers in Ekiti State have been killed by kidnappers who abducted them along Oke-ako road in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. One monarch luckily escaped from the scene of the killing. Daily…
Mali, Burkina Faso Send ECOWAS ‘Formal Notice’ Of Withdrawal
Mali and Burkina Faso said Monday they had sent ECOWAS “formal notice” of their withdrawal from the West African bloc, with Niger expected to follow. The military regimes in all three countries had announced plans to…
S’Court reserves judgment in Binani’s fresh legal battle against Fintiri
The Supreme Court, yesterday, in Abuja, reserved judgment in a fresh legal battle by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate,…
Hostages Release: Hamas Wants ‘Complete And Comprehensive Ceasefire’ In Gaza
A senior Hamas official said Monday the Palestinian militant group wanted a “complete and comprehensive ceasefire” in Gaza, after mediator Qatar said a framework for a temporary truce was being proposed. “We are talking…
Naira trades at N1,348/$ at official market — highest ever
The naira, on Monday, closed at N1,348.63/$ at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), known as the official window. NAFEM recorded its highest closing rate after the naira depreciated by 51.21 percent from…
Nigeria, Ghana lead West Africa’s identity fraud cases
Nigeria and Ghana have been listed as leading countries in West Africa for identity fraud. The 2024 Digital Identity Fraud in Africa Report, by Smile ID, a leading…
Again, CBN disburses $500m to clear ‘verified’ FX backlog
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has released $500 million to various sectors to address the backlog of verified foreign exchange (FX) transactions. The development comes barely a week after the bank “paid $2.0…
Alake disowns campaign posters, says he’s not interested in Ekiti guber race
Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, says he has no interest in contesting to become the governor of Ekiti state. In a statement on Monday, Segun Tomori, the minister’s media aide, said Alake has nothing…
Authorised dealers reporting false FX transaction details – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned foreign exchange (FX) authorised dealers, as well as their customers, to desist from giving inaccurate and misleading information about their transactions. CBN disclosed this…
NAF Airstrikes Neutralise 30 Kidnappers In Kaduna
…Police Rescue Three Abducted Victims In Abuja The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, Nigeria Air Force (NAF), has killed at least 30 terrorists and kidnappers in an air strike along the Kwiga-Kampanin Doka…
FG mobilising MDAs to stabilise naira, says Minister
The Federal Government says the President Bola Tinubu administration is mobilising its Ministries, Departments and Agencies to “bring down inflation, stabilise the foreign…
Ogun: Impeached Speaker, two civil servants arraigned over alleged N2.5bn fraud
The impeached Speaker of the Ogun state House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, was on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta by the Economic…
Access Holdings Acquires Majority Stake in ARM Pension Managers
Access Holdings Plc, the parent body for Access Pensions Limited has announced the acquisition of majority equity stake in ARM Pensions Managers (PFA) Limited.…
Vehicle importation slumps by 60% within 12 months as forex crisis worsens
Stakeholders in the transportation sector have lamented the 60% drop in car importation in the past 12 months attributing it to the worsening forex crisis in the country.…