Kidnapping: IGP orders deployment of additional police personnel along Abuja-Kaduna expressway
Following the growing security along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway and kidnapping attacks on communities on that corridor, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has implemented measures to enhance safety and security in the region.
EFCC widens probe to directors, top humanitarian affairs ministry officials
In a bid to get to the bottom of how humongous cash was moved from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to private hands, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday extended its probe to directors and other key officials of the ministry and its agencies.
Rose Nnenna Nwoga’s burial: Obasanjo says God remember Nigeria in 2024
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, says he’s prayed for God’s intervention in Nigeria in 2024.
Atiku’s aide, Bwala gives reasons he may defect to APC, support Tinubu
Daniel Bwala, one of the spokesmen of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections …
BVN registration reaches 60.2m as January 31st deadline nears
Twenty-one days to the expiration of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, deadline for all bank customers to have Bank Verification Number, BVN, the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), registration data showed that over 60.2 million Nigerians now have a BVN.
Third Mainland Bridge: Gridlock paralyses parts of Lagos
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—MOTORISTS and commuters were, yesterday, trapped in traffic for several hours, as the eight-week repair works on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, by the Federal Government, entered the second day. The Federal Government, on Tuesday, commenced repair works amid a mild gridlock. The situation was worsened by the traffic diversion along […]
How 2023 will affect Nigeria’s political stability for decades, By Olu Fasan
Nigerians, it seems, have moved on from the political events of 2023. Some are already talking about, others planning for, 2027. But the thoughtful and perceptive will not easily forget 2023. For the events of that year will have far-reaching consequences that could unsettle Nigeria for decades. As someone who is heavily invested in Nigeria’s political […]
CBN sacks boards, mgts of Union, Keystone, Polaris Banks
•Accuses them of Banks & Other Financial Institutions Act’s infraction •As Special Investigator asks FG to take over banks By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Peter Egwuatu The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has dissolved the board and management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank. According to statement by the CBN Ag. Director […]
CBN appoints new executive officials for Union, Keystone, Polaris Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a new appointment of executive officers for Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris banks following the dissolution of the board of the banks on Wednesday.
Property worth millions of naira destroyed in Ile-Ife inferno
Property worth hundreds of millions of naira were reportedly destroyed by fire around Lagere area of Ile-Ife, Osun State
Private, public sector collaboration key to Nigeria’s energy security — Minister
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Gas, Ekperikpo Ekpo, has stated that the collaboration between the public and private sector is essential in achieving Nigeria’s energy security goals.
