CBN to begin immediate refund of N35m capital deposits to BDC applicants
July 29, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said it will start immediate refund of capital deposit to Bureaux de Change (BDC) promoters with pending applications. According…
Tokyo Olympics: We take responsibility for the lapses that led to the disqualification of 10 athletes – AFN
July 29, 2021 The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday admitted “lapses” on its part over the disqualification of 10 athletes from Tokyo Olympics for not complying with out-of-competition…
Human trafficking: We’re more than able to form a stronger, lawful synergy to end the menace in Nigeria – NAPTIP
July 29, 2021 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has promised that the agency will do everything within its power to kick trafficking out of…
Twitter Tests E-commerce Product Called ‘Shopping Module’
July 29, 2021 Twitter on Wednesday began testing a feature allowing businesses sell goods from their profile pages at the one-to-many messaging platform. A “Shopping Module” being tried by a…
Drug trafficking: We must pursue the war relentlessly, we must succeed – NDLEA boss tasks newly promoted officers
July 29, 2021 The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has charged all newly promoted officers of the agency to crush drug cartels across…
Nnamdi Kanu’s family accuse Britain of failing to provide assistance
July 29, 2021 The family of Nnamdi Kanu, a secessionist leader and British citizen who is detained in Nigeria, has accused Britain of failing to provide him with consular assistance,…
Buhari expresses sadness over death of 5 corps members in motor accident
July 29, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of five prospective corps members in a motor accident on Abaji/Kwali expressway, Abuja on Wednesday. Buhari made his…
Nigeria generates about N327m from rail sector monthly – NRC MD
July 29, 2021 Nigeria’s rail sector generates an average of N327 million monthly, the Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, said in Abuja on Thursday. Okhiria told…
BDCs and forex sales: CBN is right, by Aliyu Momodu
July 29, 2021 Whereas BDCs were created to cater for low forex hunters not exceeding $5000 per day, most BDCs have constantly violated this agreement and have reportedly sold forex…
NIMC registers 60m Nigerians for NIN – Official
July 29, 2021 The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, says 60 million Nigerians have so far been captured on the National Identity Database (NIDB). This is contained in a statement…