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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says banks facilitating illicit flow of mint naira notes will face N150 million fine per branch. In a circular signed by Solaja Olayemi, the acting director of currency operations…

The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities, who…

A retired California highway patrolman has stumbled into possession of a trove of unreleased Michael Jackson songs — which the world may never have a chance to hear. Gregg Musgrove, now a stay-at-home dad,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says all denominations of Naira banknotes currently in circulation remain indefinitely valid as legal tender and cannot expire or be phased out. A statement on Friday by CBN’s…

The President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Shettima Yerima in this interview with Saturday Vanguard shares his insights on the perceived northern opposition to the tax reforms bill,…

Nigerian Afro-pop queen Tiwa Savage has shared her thoughts on cheating in relationships, revealing that it’s not a deal-breaker for her. Many however believed that the songstress hasn’t been lucky with love. She shared…

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1.727 trillion, being November 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue to the Federal, States and the Local Governments. The revenue was shared…

Corps Members have been advised to accept their posting to different places of primary assignment in good faith and be ready to offer their…

The joint sitting of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance and the Committee on National Planning has expressed dismay over their discovery of N88 billion as personnel expenditure in 2023 by the…

Vice President Kashim Shetimma has said there is no way Nigeria can achieve economic development without addressing the power sector crisis. He therefore urged leaders in the country to rise above their…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as a man of peace. Wike has been heavily criticized over the ongoing demolition of structures in…

The Lagos State Government has signed into law, a new bill titled ‘Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill’ to prohibit illegal organ harvesting in the state. Justice Lawal Pedro, the Lagos State Attorney…

The Arewa Youths Integrity Network (AYIN), a prominent socio-political group from northern Nigeria, has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what it describes as ethnic favouritism in recent federal…

Imagine this: If Timi Akpor of Truth TV, known for his outspoken views, makes a bold statement criticising a politician’s handling of a public crisis, the statement ignites a national debate, with some supporting…

Tobi Adegboyega, a Nigerian pastor at the center of a United Kingdom (UK) deportation controversy, says he overstayed in the country because he “lost track of time”. In an interview with the BBC published on…

Three Fulani leaders in Kwara State have written to the Department of State Services (DSS), alleging plans by a group to cause breach of…

An aide to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio has apologised for “congratulating” Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State over the passing of the governor’s wife. The Akwa…

The Court of Appeal Abuja division, on Friday, reversed the judgment that restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Accountant General of the…

Workers in Ebonyi State Civil service will receive One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira each as 2024 Christmas Bonus from the…

The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has appealed to elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, to handle the alleged defamation of character and cyberbullying…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to the tune of ₦500 million. Justice Emeka Nwite who presided over the court session on Friday ordered that…

The leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, says she is Yoruba and identifies less as a ‘Nigerian’ because she has nothing in common with people in northern Nigeria, which is a haven for Islamism and…

The Law Firm of Afe Babalola has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, from the roll of legal…

Access Holdings says its banking subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, has entered into a binding agreement with South African-based Bidvest Group Limited for the acquisition of a 100 percent equity stake in Bidvest Bank…