Emefiele: Before we re-write history
By Ahmed Sirajo Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has come under heavy censure in recent weeks. Not that the multiple awards-winning central banker is new to scathing…
After 38 years, SSS removes Nigerian journalist from watchlist
May 12, 12 2022 The State Security Service (SSS) has removed a journalist, Lanre Arogundade, from a watchlist in which his name featured for 38 years, the Director General of…
Anti-money laundering: Buhari signs 3 bills into law
May 12, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria. The bills are the…
APC fixes May 13 as deadline for submission of nomination forms
May 12,2022 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed Friday, May 13, as deadline for the submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms by aspirants vying for elective positions…
NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY DAY AWARDS: PRESIDENT BUHARI APPEALS TO ASUU TO CALL OFF STRIKE
May 12, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. In…
NUC presents provisional licences to 12 new private universities
May 12, 2022 The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Thursday in Abuja presented provisional licences to 12 new private universities. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu presented the licences…
2023: 3 Political appointees drag APC, INEC to court over disqualification threats
May 12, 2022 Three aspirants have sued the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over threats to disqualify them from participating in the 2023 general…
NCC, FIRS Inaugurate Joint Committee to Boost Revenues in Telecoms Sector
May 12, 2022 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have set up a Joint Committee of senior and management staff of the two agencies…
Alleged armed robbery: Teenager remanded in Lagos
May 12, 2022 An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded an 18-year-old male, Mohammed Lawal, at Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos, for allegedly robbing a man of his car at gun…
Omicron sub-variants driving Africa’s COVID surge – WHO
May 12, 2022 Sub-variants of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and a relaxation of public health measures are driving a current surge in infections in southern Africa, a senior official…