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As cash scarcity occasioned by the redesign of three naira notes continues to bite Nigerians about a year after the implementation of the policy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned against collusion between Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Point-Of- Sale (PoS) operators. In a statement on Thursday by its spokesperson, Sidi Ali, Hakama, […]
After more than four months of investigation, the Special Investigator probing the Central Bank of Nigeria, Jim Obazee, says former CBN Governor Mr Godwin Emefiele and others embezzled billions of naira and committed other gross financial offences. According to a report by an online newspaper, Obazee’s findings and recommendations were contained in a report he […]
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and Nigerian governors have set up committees on crude oil theft and management as well as economic affairs. This decision was taken during the 138th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) which was held virtually on Thursday. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice […]
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has tasked newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries to drop their personal ambitions and work towards aligning with the priorities of the present administration’s “Renewed Hope Agenda.” She affirmed that as good administrators, personal decisions must respect public feelings. According to a statement released by her […]
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Friday said it recorded no fewer than 300 cases and arrested more than 487 suspects from June till now. The command also said it prosecuted 140 cases and charged 187 suspects to court within the period. The state Commissioner of Police, Mrs Augustina Ogbodo, gave the figures at a […]
Anambra State House of Assembly has passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill of four hundred and ten billion naira for the services of the state government. The House passed the 2024 budget estimate during yesterday’s plenary in Awka. The 2024 Appropriation Bill was passed at the Committee of the whole following the consideration of the report […]
Anambra State Anti Touts Squad has reportedly brutalised seven commercial tricyclists and destroyed 11 vehicles in Awka, the state capital. It was learnt that three of the brutalised victims were receiving treatment in the hospitals. It was gathered that the Anti Touts Squad had stormed Unizik keke park and brutalised seven members of Anambra Keke […]
Following its reintroduction on Thursday, December 21, President Bola Tinubu has directed that the school feeding programme be transferred from the Humanitarian Ministry to the Education Ministry. During a one-day workshop on incremental improvements in the middle ministerial targets between 2023 and 2027, Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, revealed this information. It was […]
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has said that Catholic Churches in the country would not bless same-sex unions. The bishops said the blessing of the same-sex union is against God’s law, the teachings of the church, and the law of the country. They made this known in a statement released and signed by the […]
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Dr. Dan Okoh, have expressed optimism that Nigeria would flourish once again under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Mrs. Tinubu and Okoh, made the remark in a homily delivered at the 2023 Service of Nine Lessons and […]