60th birthday: Buhari, Kerry laud Sultan on patriotism
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, as a patriotic Nigerian who has demonstrated uncommon leadership style.
CBN suspends 9 banks from forex transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, suspended nine banks from further dealing in foreign exchange transactions, until they remit all outstanding Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, funds in their vaults into the Treasury Single Account, TSA.
2016 ADMISSION: We won’t interfere with candidates’ list—OLOYEDE
Abuja—The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, yesterday assured tertiary institutions that the board would not interfere with the list of candidates sent by them for the 2016 admissions, either by addition or removal of names.
CBN must review 41 items restricted from FX market – OPS
The Organised Private Sector, OPS, yesterday, insisted that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, must review its policy on the 41 items restricted from official foreign exchange market.
According to the group, the decision is hurting the manufacturing sector in such a way that could no longer be ignored, having led to the closure of many companies and relocation of others from Nigeria to Ghana and other neighbouring countries. It has also led to the refusal to repatriate over $10 billion held offshore by Nigerian businesses.
Man, 23, docked for eating neighbour’s turkeys
A 23-year-old man, Chukwu Darlington, who, with others still at large, allegedly stole two live turkeys in Lagos and ate same, has been released on N50,000 bail.
Paralympics 2016: CAS dashes Russia’s hope
Russia’s appeal against the blanket ban imposed by Paralympics officials was rejected Tuesday — ending any hope the country’s Paralympians had of competing in Rio.
