By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following circular recently issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on control of foreign exchange access, 55 registered Commodity Associations under the auspices of the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria, FACAN, on thursday, demanded unfettered access to foreign exchange. This demand was made at a press conference […]

By Dirisu Yakubu Constitutional lawyer and human rights activists, Mike Ozekhome has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s 60th independence anniversary speech as lame, saying the attempt to compare petroleum pricing in Nigeria with other countries is ridiculous. In a reaction to Thursday’s morning broadcast by Mr. President, Ozekhome said the fact that Nigeria is one of […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Dr Oscar Ofuka, the Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, on Cocoa development, has asserted that Nigeria’s cocoa is more valuable than crude oil and gold even at the world market and needs more attention to give us the actual economic benefit that can lead to real growth […]

The police in Lagos on Thursday arrested two conveners of “Fix Badagry-Lagos Road” protest at Aradagun area of the expressway and took them into custody.

…says l didn’t ask for interest on the N4.3b lodged in secret account By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the governorship election in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has opened up on his estranged deputy, Hon Agboola Ajayi. Akeredolu said he gave his deputy “wide room to operate […]