By Azu Ishiekwene IT would seem harsh to judge the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, solely by its intentions, especially in the last four or five years. In a weak, fragile and chaotic system where a number of the main actors are either half-asleep, distracted or indifferent, the zeal of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, […]

Residents of Koluama in Bayelsa have vacated a crude production flow station operated by Conoil Production at Ango field shut down on March 8, after a dialogue with the oil firm. The facility was shut over the refusal of the oil firm to renew a lapsed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which spelt out social obligations […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have introduced new charges for customers for the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services, effective March 16. This is contained in a joint statement issued on Tuesday by the CBN and the NCC on pricing of USSD services posted on the apex bank […]

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday commissioned the Federal Secretariat road named after him, as well as that of Port Harcourt road, constructed by governor Hope Uzodimma in the state.

Hundreds of protesters on Wednesday stormed the headquarters of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management) Board) in Abuja demanding the resignation of its Executive Director, Ahmed Bobboi, over alleged lopsided recruitment. The protesters, numbering over 500, promised to take their peaceful rally to the presidential villa if their demand is not met. Bobboi was appointed head […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated the outgoing President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, for successful completion of his second tenure, and winning the prestigious 2020 Mo Ibrahim prize for Achievement in African Leadership, describing him as a worthy African leader. President Buhari also said that the cultural similarity between Nigeria and the Niger […]

By Tony Eluemunor After years of the government’s seemingly standing by as insecurity was blanketing the country, a change came. President Muhammadu Buhari signposted that change by appointing new service chiefs. Immediately the new service chiefs set to work, some discordant voices arose from various parts of the country. One of the most noticeable of […]

Lithuania on Tuesday followed more than a dozen other countries in suspending AstraZeneca vaccinations pending checks by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Health Minister Arunas Dulkys said the vaccine will not be used as a precaution “until the European Medicines Agency provides its final conclusions over its safety”. Dulkys said that, while he “personally trusted” the […]

By Eric Teniola BETWEEN 1988 and 1993, Alhaji Hamzat Rafindandi Zayyad (1937-2002) dominated the headlines in this country. He was in the news not because he was the first chartered accountant from the old Northern Nigeria. He became an accountant in 1963. He was in the news not because he was a mentor and godfather […]

By Juliet Umeh The Board of Directors of sub-Saharan Africa financial technology company, Appzone Group, has appointed Efosa Aiyevbomwan and Omonuwa Olulano as Group Chief Marketing Officer and Group Chief Human Resources Officer, respectively to reposition its brand. The announcement comes as the company ramps up activities across Africa.  With over 160 professionals and clients […]