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CBN to sell N1.64trn Treasury bills in Q2 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will sell Treasury bills (TBs) worth N1.64 trillion for the second quarter of 2024...

African Games 2023: Sports Minister to Team Nigeria: Shatter the Records

With less than eight days to the African Games 2023, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has charged Team Nigeria athletes...

Developing law enforcement standards, policing in Nigeria on course, says Police I-G Egbetokun

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has said the mission to reshape and further develop the standard of law enforcement and...

Prof. Soyinka, at Punch’s 50th anniversary, canvasses Nigeria’s decentralisation

Prof. Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, said on Thursday that the decentralization of the country was imperative for citizens to have a new...

We committed $600m to health in Nigeria in 2023, says U.S. Govt.

The United States Government has disclosed that it has committed $20 billion to various health programs in Africa. The U.S. government further revealed...

Nigeria lacks sufficient reserves to tackle FX demands, backlog in the market, says expert

An economist, Mr. Esili Eigbe, has said Nigeria lacked sufficient reserves to tackle the demands for foreign exchange and the backlog in the...

NNPCL advocates “War Room” to tackle challenges faced by independent producers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has called for a stronger partnership among upstream operators, especially independent producers, to find solutions to...

NLC protests: Tinubu spanks labour, urges a breather for his 9-month-old govt

The organized labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has received a warning from President Bola Tinubu to uphold peace...

Pogba handed four-year ban for doping

Juventus’ star midfielder, Paul Pogba, has been handed a hefty four-year ban from professional football by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal. The decision comes in...

Cristiano Ronaldo suspended over alleged offensive gesture in Saudi League game

Saudi Arabia’s football governing body has suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for one game over a gesture he made on the pitch last weekend that...

Alleged N178bln debt: Reps dismiss petition against NPA, laud Bello-Koko, NPA 

A petition alleging that Mr. Bello Koko, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), recorded a “bad debt of N178 billion”...

FG set to sign executive order to control rising drug prices

In a bid to control escalating drug prices across the country, the Federal Government has announced that it will soon issue an executive...

Akeredolu: Pres. Tinubu in Owo, Ondo State, extols him a fearless fighter

Barely a week after the late Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, was buried, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday described Akeredolu as a...

Abuja power supply drops by 250 MW as vandals destroy Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that Tower 70 along its 330 kV Gwagwalada-Katampe line has been vandalized. The company said...

Oronsaye report: FG allays fear of job losses in rationalized agencies, parastatals

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has dismissed the fear of possible job losses following the implementation of the Steve...

Family releases funeral rites for Access Holdings CEO, Wigwe, wife, son

The family of the late Herbert Wigwe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, has announced six-day arrangements for...