The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday threatened to suspend banks that help in fueling speculative demand of foreign exchange, forex , just as it pledged to support the productive sectors of the economy in its resolve to diversifying and grow the economy.

Gulf Co-OPERATION Council countries adequately prepared for the current crashing crude oil prices with a war chest of about $2.7 trillion, the Minister of State for Finance, Amb Bashir Yuguda, disclosed yesterday.

Ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference holding later in the year, the Nigerian Government, yesterday, urged the African Telecommunications Union, ATU to come out with a voice and a strong position on the issues of spectrum utilization.

ABAKALIKI—Passengers on board a commercial bus narrowly escaped death yesterday as the vehicle, an L-300 Mitsubushi, burst into flames along Ezza Road, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.

FORMER Secretary to Akwa Ibom State Government and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Umana Umana, in this interview ventilates his mastery of the key issues on governance in the state, concluding that a different approach to governance would be adopted if he emerges victorious in the forthcoming governorship election.

An indigenous marine pollution control firm, African Circle Pollution Management Limited, ACPML, has procured additional six specialized trucks to ensure effective marine pollution control in the shipping sector.

THE Senator Ibikunle Amosun Campaign Organisation, SIACO, has accused opposition political parties of allegedly purchasing Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, saying it is a desperate attempt to manipulate the February general elections.

With a few days to February general elections, the people living with disabilities in Osun State have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and other relevant organs of government not to disenfranchise them.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday, threatened to sanction mobile network operators for violation of rules and regulations guiding their operations and justified its shutting down of All Progressives Congress, APC, SMS platform for fund-raising.

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The term ‘data centre’ is not a popular one in the technology vocabulary of the average Nigerian. But for every bank account being maintained, every surveillance video captured, and every piece of data that large organisations need to store securely, the use of data centres is not only ubiquitous but an indispensable part of any IT industry.

Worried about the rising incidence of blindness caused by glaucoma in Nigeria, eye experts at the Apollo Hospitals in collaboration with Diamond Helix Hospitals, Lagos, have advocated increased awareness and effective medical management to stem the disease.

Buhari is a man of integrity when compared to the very worst of us that were like him our past leaders.

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