CBN resisted pressure to float the Naira, says Isaac Okoroafor
May 31, 2018 Mr Isaac Okoroafor, the acting Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the apex bank resisted suggestions to float the Naira when the country was…
Red Cross sends surgeons, supplies to Gaza to treat wounded
May 31, 2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was sending two surgical teams to Gaza and setting up a surgical unit in the…
Biafra: Sit-at-home order grounds Onitsha, Aba; police nab leader, 21 others
Members of the pro-Biafra group, Biafran Zionist Movement (BIM), sent a strong message on Wednesday as their sit-at-home order was adhered to in most parts of the South East with…
Osoba, Soyinka, Ofeimum, others extol Kunle Ajibade at 60
A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on Wednesday in Lagos likened the risks in pursuing investigative journalism in Nigeria to fighting corruption. He said both are very…
Insurgency displaces 2.5m Nigerians, Committee wants more money
The Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative has called for more funding to rebuild, rehabilitate and recover insurgency affected areas in the region. Mr Tijjani Tumsah, the Vice chairman of the…
South-South governors demand restructuring , 13% of $1bn
The Forum of South-South Governors on Wednesday in Port Harcourt restated its demand for restructuring and 13 per cent derivation from the Federal Government. Spokesperson for the Forum, Gov. Seriake…
Dangote donates 150 vehicles to police, N130m to poor Nasarawa women
Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that he would like to be known as the biggest philanthropist on the continent. Dangote stated this…
I was first sold for $170, recounts African migrant in Algeria slavery web
Dozens of Africans say they were sold for labour and trapped in slavery in Algeria in what aid agencies fear may be a widening trend of abusing migrants headed for…
Ex Taraba state Governor Jolly Nyame jailed 14 years for fraud
May 30, 2018 An FCT High Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced former Taraba Gov. Jolly Nyame to 14 years’ imprisonment with no option of fine over N1.64 billion fraud….
NSE: market capitalisation drops to N13 trillion region on Nestle loss
May 30, 2018 The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday dropped to N13 trillion mark following loss recorded by Nestle and other highly capitalised stocks. The…