CBN mandates BDCs to sell unutilised FX to NFEM within 24hrs
•May confiscate unutilised balance By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Bureau De Changes, BDCs, to sell unutilised foreign exchange (FX) balances to the Nigerian Foreign Exchange, NFEM, market within twenty-four (24) hours of the expiry of the utilisation period. The apex bank disclosed this in its regulatory guidance on purchase of […]
APC Institute, former councillors move to sensitize grassroots on electoral, tax reforms
AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, the Progressive Institute, TPI, and the Amalgamated Forum of Former Councillors in Nigeria, AFFCN, Friday, disclosed of moving to the six geopolitical zones to sensitize the grassroots on electoral and tax reforms by the Tinubu-led administration.
Cardoso urges Nigerian CEOs to seize investment window
His concern was that Nigerian executives might continue to make decisions based on what he described as the “muscle memory”
Civil Society seeks speedy conclusion of long-running fraud trial
A civil society organisation, Civil Society Leaders for Anti-Corruption and Transparency (CSLFAAT), has called for the speedy conclusion of the ongoing trial of former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Omadachi Okolobia.
Naira now N1,422/$ in parallel market
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,422 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,415 per dollar on Wednesday.
We want Melah as your running mate — Gombe youths tell Pantami
According to the group, Melah possesses the competence, integrity, administrative experience and public credibility needed to complement Pantami’s vision for Gombe State.
It’s now master vs prodigy as Ballon d’Or race is blown open, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The football gods did not disappoint, and the sheer grit of England collided head-on with the fierce, emotional self-belief of Argentina
Four kidnapped during NECO exams rescued – Kogi govt
Kogi State Government said it has successfully rescued the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an examination centre in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the state.
Shettima’s final test, by Azu Ishiekwene
Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him as his running mate for a second term. As governor of Lagos State for eight years, Tinubu used three deputies: KofoworolaBucknor-Akerele, Femi Pedro, and AbiodunOgunleye. Only Senate President GodswillAkpabio (as AkwaIbom governor) matched this record in the […]
The unidentified problem of Nigeria: From forced migration to AUTOSUCOM Revolution (I)
By Victor-Bandele Dada For more than six decades, Nigeria has debated its problems without ever adequately identifying the problem beneath the problems. Economists have diagnosed fiscal instability. Political scientists have examined institutional weakness. Sociologists have studied ethnic and religious fragmentation. Development specialists have focused on poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and human capital. Security analysts have examined […]
Jimoh Ibrahim is uninformed: UN intervenes in nation’s internal affairs, by Owei Lakemfa
I do not support the call by Oyo State Governor SeyiMakinde that international bodies like the United Nations (UN) should participate in probing the 56-day abduction of 39 pupils and six teachers in the state. In receiving the freed victims, he called “on the appropriate international human rights and accountability mechanisms, including those within the United […]
