DR Congo Announces ‘Resurgence’ Of Ebola
DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the…
Alleged inciteful preaching: MURIC commends Kano Govt for banning cleric
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a human rights organisation, has commended the Kano State Government for banning an Islamic Scholar Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabarah over alleged inciteful preaching. The Kano State Government…
Transactions in Cryptocurrencies speculative, unreliable, should be discouraged – CBN
Transactions in cryptocurrencies are largely speculative, volatile and should be discouraged, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says. The apex bank gave the explanation in a statement on its official…
$500m worth of Bitcoin traded in Nigeria in the last Five years – Moghalu
Former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, has said that $500 million worth of Bitcoin has been traded in Nigeria within the last five years. Moghalu who was once the Head of…
Massacre in Birnin Gwari: How Gunmen Killed 19, Sacked 30 Communities
No fewer than 19 persons were at the weekend killed by armed bandits at Kutemeshi village of Kuyello District in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area, Kaduna State. It was gathered that…
Cryptocurrency: CBN and national security
By Jackson Ugbechie Nigeria’s reserve bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has at last taken a decisive position on the 11-year-old digital currency now a subject of dispute around the…
Gov. Zulum gives N150m Grants To Traders, Food to 27,000 Vulnerable Persons in Borno
Governor Babagana Zulum over the weekend was in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State for humanitarian and developmental activities, which began on Friday, February 5. After passing the…
$500m: SERAP Asks World Bank To Publish Documents On Funded Electricity Projects between 1999 and 2020
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr. David Malpass “to exercise the Bank’s prerogative to release archival records and documents relating to spending on…
AU must be overhauled to remain relevant – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive reform of the structures and operations of the African Union to make it more functional in meeting targets. Buhari, in a statement…
Nigeria-China @ 50: We would like to see a more balance in trade with China – Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says Nigeria is learning from the successes of China to grow its economy and become less dependent on imports. Onyeama made this known in…