CBN directs banks to sell forex to BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed agent banks approved for international money transfer operators to sell foreign currency accruing from inward money remittances to licenced Bureau De Change…
DSS arrests General ‘Kill and Bury’, a notorious militant
The Department of State Service (DSS) has made what looks like a major breakthrough in the fight against militancy in the Niger Delta with the arrest of Jones ABIRI aka…
Teenager who killed 9 including children in Munich mall may have acted alone – Police
An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s killing nine people and wounding 16 others before killing himself, the chief of police…
You are a liar, IYC tells Buhari, says no truce talk with FG
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of deceiving Nigerians and the international community about the Nigerian government being in talks with the Niger Delta militants, saying…
Next PDP Chairman to emerge from the south, party sets up zoning committee
The Peoples Democratic Party has inaugurated an 88-member zoning committee with a mandate to open the democratic space at its forthcoming national convention. The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Malam…
Nigeria plans big for ITU Telecom World 2016, focus on SMEs innovators
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) innovators, industry players and stakeholders are among the large number of delegates to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World 2016. The event which is…
Trump’s speech long in words, short in commitment, says “I alone can fix America”
Donald Trump painted a dire portrait of a lawless, terrorized nation as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night, delivering a sweeping indictment of a feckless political and corporate…
FG ,states give more push to agriculture, CBN Gov says customers can deposit dollar cash into their dom accounts
Thursday’s National Economic Council meeting with governors from the states and the Central Bank discussed specific steps and actions to be taken as both the FG and state governments intensify…
Court frees Agbele, Fayose’s aide, from EFCC, slams N5m fine on commission
The detained aide of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State Mr. Abiodun Agbele, has been freed from the claws of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by an Abuja…
Jubrin accuses Dogara, others of padding budget by N70bn
Ripples of Mr. Abdulmumuni Jibrin’s removal as chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation has engulfed the lower chamber over fresh allegations of budget padding. The former Chairman…