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Emefiele and the stakes at CBN
By Sufuyan Ojeifo As the central bank and apex monetary authority of the country, the major regulatory objectives...
9 women, 6 children injured as explosion rocks Mpape
A total of Fifteen people; nine women and six children, have been reportedly injured by an explosion which took place in Mpape, a...
Governorship elections: Group raises alarm over deployment of special killer squad to South South
The Niger Delta Peace Movement (NDPM), has raised alarm over the deployment of a Special Killer Squad to the six States of the...
Financial crimes: CBN, EFCC to monitor politically exposed persons
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have disclosed that they are collaborating on anti-money laundry...
Nigerian corn farmers begin N3bn CBN loan repayment, BOA chief says
As Nigeria sought to import 300,000 tons of maize last month to meet its consumption demand of 11.3 million tons, the country’s maize...
German govt. donates €15m to education for conflict affected children in Nigeria
The German Government has announced a new contribution of 15 million euros to UNICEF Nigeria, to support the provision of quality and equitable...
Presidential polls: Appeal Court grants Atiku access to INEC electoral materials
A three-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday in Abuja, granted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku...
IGP deploys 7 DIGs, 10 AIGs, 277 CPs for gubernatorial election
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Mohammed Adamu, has deployed seven Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs), to the six geo-political...
Buhari To Nigerians: I will never let you down in my last lap
President Muhammadu Buhari told Nigerians that he stands behind them, even as many in the country bemoaned the level of division in the...
Obasanjo won’t stop criticizing Buhari: ‘ There is nothing personal between me and him.’
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he will continue to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari, saying, democracy involves criticism and that it is not...
In reversal, Amosun reinstates Ogun NLC Chairman
Bowing to pressure from the labor union, Ogun state governor Ibikunle Amosun abruptly reversed himself Tuesday and reinstated the state chairman of the...
Nigeria, African countries lags behind in world’s healthiest countries ranking
Whether it’s an unhealthy food diet, poor housekeeping, worsening environmental factors, limited access to health services, or a combination of all that and...
Dino Melaye alleges plot to end his life by Kogi government
The senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has again accused the state government of planning to assassinate him on March 8 or 9....
Only those with integrity will make my next cabinet – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that only those with integrity and interest of Nigeria will make it to his next cabinet to be...
NASS set to investigate INEC over election postponement
Senator Kabiru Gaya, representing the Kano South constituency of Kano State for the All Progressive Congress (APC), has hinted that the Independent Electoral...
Nigeria’s foreign trade volume hit N32.26trn in 2018, NBS says
The Nigerian data body, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the country recorded a total trade value of N32.26 trillion year-on-year in 2018,...
