Dormant accounts: CBN slams N2m fine on erring banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has slammed a minimum fine of N2 million as penalty on banks that disobey its new guidelines on the management of dormant accounts, unclaimed balances and other financial assets in financial institutions in the country.
Random drug tests for commercial drivers
THE recent Lagos train accident involving a BRT bus calls attention to the need for routine drug and alcohol tests on commercial drivers. The accident resulted in the loss of eight lives. As of March 16, 2023, 66 out of the 102 crash victims had been discharged while 28 were still hospitalised Reports say traces […]
Supplementary Poll: Obi makes case for Ogene in Ogbaru Federal constituency
Supplementary Poll: Obi makes case for Ogene in Ogbaru Federal constituency
Why Trump’s trial doesn’t make America special
By Azu Ishiekwene DONALD Trump consolidated his record in demagoguery when he became the first former US president ever to be criminally indicted and arraigned in a Manhattan court on April 4. He was the first US president to complain about an election he won and also the first to openly express support for the body-slamming […]
8 killed as troops intercept cache of terrorists’ ammunition in Kaduna
No fewer than eight persons have been killed in Atak’Njei Community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna State, following an attack by suspected terrorists.
Chibok Girls: 9 years after, authorities failing to protect children —Amnesty Int’l
Nine years after Boko Haram abducted 276 students from a girls’ school in Chibok, 98 girls are still being held by Boko Haram and a slew of abductions have taken place since, revealing the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to learn from the heartbreak of Chibok and, ultimately, to protect children, Amnesty International said, yesterday.
