Director General, Institute of Law Research and Development of United Nations (ILAWDUN), Washington DC, Prof. Cyprian Edward-Ekpo, has advocated the amendment of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to accommodate spraying of naira. Edward-Ekpo said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
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Nigerian singer and songwriter, Adedamola Adefolahan popularly known as Fireboy DML, has started the new month with a music video for his hit single ‘Everyday’. The renowned singer, who took his social media platforms to announce the release of his hit song, attributed the glory to God for...
Moniepoint MFB, an African financial institution, says it has relaunched its personal banking referral programme to enrich its customers. The Managing Director of Moniepoint MFB, Mr Babatunde Olofin, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Olofin said the referral programme was designed to reward users every...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The NNPC Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), has announced a 137 per cent increase in operating profits for the year 2023. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors...
W President Bola Tinubu has said the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike “is one of the best appointments ever made in the history of the current democratic dispensation. The President stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the inauguration of the Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – In a bold call to return to scriptural roots, Reverend Sampson Amoateng, General Overseer of House of Miracles Ministries, is championing a tithe revolution. He’s urging churches to ditch forced tithe practices and instead, embrace the biblical principle of freewill giving. “Tithing is...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has categorically dismissed rumors of potential merger talks with other political parties, reaffirming its commitment to independence and strength. According to National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has declared that PDP...
Customers of the liquidated Heritage Bank Plc gathered at the bank’s headquarters in Lagos on Wednesday, to seek clarification on the beginning of their deposit payments. A visit by a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent on Wednesday revealed that security personnel stationed at the bank’s entrance prevented...
Ahead of the Edo governorship poll, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has released a 256-member State Campaign Council with former governor, Adams Oshiomhole, as Chairman. Acting Chairman Jarrett Tenebe, in a statement on Wednesday in Benin, announced Sen. Matthew Urhoghide as the Campaign Council Director-General (DG), and Mr...
Nigeria’s Under -20 female football team, the Falconets have been drawn in Group D of the 2024 FIFA under 20 women’s World Cup in Colombia alongside Germany, South Korea and Venezuela. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the draw held on Wednesday at the Hall...
A former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Mr Olugbenga Edema, on Wednesday, was announced as the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Nov. 16 governorship poll. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Israel Ayeni, who won the...
Fidelity Bank Plc says it has concluded plans to raise N127.1 billion by way of rights issue to existing shareholders and a public offer, which is a combined subscription. The bank said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. It said that the combined...
The Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police in charge of South-West Zone, Abiodun Alabi, has said the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) now need to put up more effective policing plans. Alabi, during his official visit to the Police Command in Oyo State on Wednesday in Ibadan, said this would...
The meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage re-convened at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday to continue negotiations over a new minimum wage for workers in the country. In attendance were representatives of the Federal Government including the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; Minister...
The Labour Party (LP) has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite actions to address the request of Nigerian workers within the seven-day window for renegotiation on new minimum wage. The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mrs Olubunmi Odesanya, made this plea in an interview with...
Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild have appealed to the Lagos State Government to expedite the implementation of the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for medical doctors in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Medical Guild is the association...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army (NA) has denied allegation of mass killing in the South Eastern Nigeria, as alleged by Simon Ekpa, a self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a...
The Federal Operations Unit “B” of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized pangolin scales worth over N3 billion in a significant crackdown against illegal wildlife trade. The Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit Zone “B”, Comptroller Shuaibu Ahmadu, made this known at a news conference held on Wednesday in...
The House of Representatives has demanded a living wage for Nigerian workers rather than the Federal Government’s proposed minimum wage. The lawmakers, however, differed on the approach adopted by organised labour during the two-day strike by shutting down the national grid and closing the nation’s airports and health...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL , Sokoto – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerian politicians and leaders to make food security a top priority, in addition to ensuring health and overall security of lives and properties of the citizenry. The former president, who spoke in Sokoto during the formal...