The removal of managing directors/chief executive officers of five banks last friday by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has jolted the international investing community as they made frantic telephone calls to Nigeria, expressing shock and concern over the true health of Nigerian banks just as the apex bank has redeployed Resident Examiners on special examination in all the 24 banks.

By Emma Ujah Abuja – The Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Abuja Chapter, Reverend Isaac Oriakhi, has said the current situation in the banking industry required collective ideas, not panic if it must not degenerate into an entire industry crisis. He counseled while fielding questions at a press conference in Abuja, at […]

By Ehis Osajie Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has started investigations into the alleged N90 billion fraud leveled against managers of Pension Fund for retirees in the health sector. The ICPC Resident Consultant (media & events), Mr Folu Olamiti confirmed this yesterday in a statement released in Abuja. […]

By Abdulwahab Abdulah Abuja-Two Nigerian Ministers, President, Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr Gbenga Adefaye and the Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), Dr. Alex Ezeh are expected to make presentations at the orientation workshop on “Public Policy Making and Working with the Media” being put together by a Nairobi based […]

By Patience Ogbodo Bauchi -  THE Bauchi State Government has been urged to introduce monthly environmental sanitation in order to improve the poor sanitary conditions of the street and houses in the state. According to a communiqué issued  by participants at the end of a two-day workshop organised by Bauchi State Agency for the Control […]