Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Tuesday swore in three newly-appointed judges of the state High Court with a call on the nation’s Judiciary to purge itself of conflicting pronouncements. Performing the swearing-in ceremony of Justices Abubakar S. Ibrahim, Sulyman Abdullah and Aminu Ali Eri on Tuesday in Lokoja, Bello said that a virile and […]

The National Boundary Commission says its efforts have resulted in establishing single border lines between Katsina/Jigawa, Katsina/Kano and Katsina/Kaduna States. Its Director-General, Mr. Adamu Adaji, said this on Tuesday in Katsina at a joint meeting of officials of Katsina, Kano and Zamfara over interstate boundary demarcation. “The Commission’s previous efforts resulted in the amicable definition […]

Governor Douye Diri, of Bayelsa state has granted amnesty to nine inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Okaka, in Yenagoa, the State capital. Diri who announced the gesture when he visited the centre on Tuesday, noted that he had constitutional powers to grant such favour based on recommendations from the Committee on Prerogative of Mercy. […]

The Comptroller General of the Federal Fire Service of Nigeria, Dr Ibrahim Liman, has said the service would withdraw from any state where his men or equipment are attacked during the course of discharging their duties. Liman said this on Tuesday in Akure during a courtesy visit to the office of the Governor of Ondo […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan At the backdrop of social distancing and remote business operations occasioned by the COVID-19, Nigeria’s electronics payment industry has recorded a robust growth Year-on-Year, YoY, as at end September 2021. The value of e-payment transactions rose YoY by 47 per cent to N598.16 trillion in September 2021, from N114.84 trillion in the […]