Why we partner CBN for financial inclusion – Danbatta, NCC boss
The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were partnering on making Nigerians…
Ibori loot: Malami action illegal, immoral, amounts to robbery – Group
After it emerged that Britain had agreed to repatriate the £4.2 million seized from the former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General…
We’re ready to work with FG to tackle insecurity – PDP Governors
The Governors Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged its support for the Federal Government to tackle the security challenges in the country. Members of the forum led…
No cause for alarm, Astrazeneca vaccine delivered to the country is safe – FG assures Nigerians
The Federal Government has assured citizens that there is no cause for alarm regarding the batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine delivered to the country recently. The National Primary Health Care Development…
We’ll not back down until the proposed minimum wage bill is thrown out – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will not back down in its pursuit to ensure that the minimum wage bill is thrown out of the National Assembly. A lawmaker,…
N41.06b UBEC fund not accessed; Imo, Anambra, Kaduna are chief defaulters
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Boboyyi, says over N41.06 billion UBEC matching grants is lying unaccessed despite the poor state of many primary schools across…
Lecture: Driving Pervasive Broadband Penetration to Deepen Digital Financial Inclusion for Nigeria’s Socio-economic Transformation
I thank the Board and Management of the Centre for Financial Journalism for considering me worthy as the Guest Lecturer for this year’s edition of its annual ‘The Bullion Lecture…
18-year-old rescued from gas station inferno in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service on Thursday said that it had rescued alive 18-year-old Usman Muktar from early Wednesday’s inferno at the NAP gas filling station, Kano. Alhaji Saminu Yusuf,…
Zamfara Govt refutes report of attack on school, calls for calm
The Zamfara State Government has debunked a reported attack on a school in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. In a statement by the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State…
We are broke, NASS budget should be reviewed upward – Reps spokesman
The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu says the House is broke and cannot afford to carry out its constitutional mandate effectively. Kalu (APC-Abia) said this when…