CBN sets N10bn capital base for Islamic banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday announced minimum capital base of N10 billion for National Islamic Banks and N5 billion for regional Islamic Banks.
Pass death sentence to discourage kidnapping, Orji tells judges
GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State has challenged judges to impose stiff penalties, including death sentence, on convicted kidnappers as a way of putting a stop to the menace. The governor said setting kidnappers free will only harden them.
POLICE HQ BOMB BLAST: Jonathan queries IGP Ringim
THE Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim’s job may be on the line as President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, officially asked him to explain what he called ‘intelligence failure’ that made it possible for the Force Headquarters, in Abuja to be bombed.
BPP blames poor procurement policy on NASS
Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, Engr. Emeka Ezeh, yesterday, identified National Assembly’s late passage of the country’s annual budget as a major factor militating against effective procurement policy in Nigeria.
Ali, Iheagwam worry over AAG preparations
Olympians, Yusuf Ali and Tina Iheagwam, have advised the National Sports Commission (NSC) to start early camping of athletes in preparation for the All Africa Games scheduled for Maputo, Mozambique, in September.
Ex-militants protest non-payment of allowances
Former militants, under the aegis of Association of Phase II Amnesty Followers, yesterday, thronged the streets of Bomadi, Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State in protest over alleged non-payment of their monthly allowances.
Re: Between Obi and Ihiala people (2)
HE has to tell us whether that is a manual for governors on who to support or not. When the better part of wisdom dictates that a Governor should show equal love to all the parts of the state, he wants him to show preference only to those that supported him. Tragic!
Underground cables delay N1bn Airport Road expansion project
The expansion project of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road, Lagos, which is expected to gulp over N1billion, is being delayed by the inability of concerned authorities to relocate some underground cables.
Chrisantus, Ighalo hit Benin for Ghana tie
After helping Granada gain promotion to the Spanish La Liga , Odion Ighalo yesterday, stormed the national Under-23 camp in high spirit ahead of the first leg All Africa Games qualifying encounter against the Black Meteors of Ghana this Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo State.
Enugu House screens 24 cabinet nominees
GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has forwarded names of 24 nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and appointment as commissioners.
Snake Island attack, community affair – Nigerdock
Management of Nigerdock Nigeria Plc has denied the involvement of its staff in Monday’s attack on a Police Division on Snake Island, Lagos, where a Divisional Police Officer and an Assistant Superintendent of Police were reportedly feared killed.
