Mr Boye Ademola, Partner and Lead, Digital Transformation, KPMG, on Wednesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to initiate a policy on open banking in Nigeria to transform the sector. Ademola made the call during a virtual panel discussion on Open Banking Exchange (OBEx) with the theme,...
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Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun on Wednesday called for mass participation in the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) Membership Registration and Revalidation Exercise in the country. Oyetola called on party members and loyalists across the nation, particularly in the South West to ensure full participation in the exercise. He...
The Ebonyi Police Command says it will investigate and arrest those suspected to be behind the fire that destroyed herders’ houses in Oshibo community in Ebonyi Local Government Area.The Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, said this on Wednesday in Abakiliki, while briefing newsmen on the Monday fire.Garba assured herders...
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to extend ‘Trader moni’ programme and other interventions to accomodate more petty traders. Dr Sadiq Auwalu, the National Publicity Secretary of the association, made this call in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Auwalu disclosed that...
Egypt arrested a father and a retired nurse on Tuesday for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 15-year-old girl, after announcing plans to toughen the penalty to 20 years. Police made the arrests a day after the crime was reported to the public prosecution by a doctor...
COVID-19 vaccine nationalism is harmful for all, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, and said weak cooperation between nations is a major barrier to achieving worldwide vaccination at the scale needed to end the coronavirus pandemic. “Despite the growing number of vaccine options, current manufacturing...
The most anticipated NAIRAXI Mobile Application, designed to empower over 20,000 youths, provide opportunities and create a paradigm shift in its services of providing mobile transportation, logistics, ride-hailing and on-demand services, has been officially launched in Abuja. NAIRAXI application was launched at the Nigerian National Merit House, 22 Aguiyi...
An Abuja-based NGO, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), has commended the enforcement of wearing of face masks by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the group, Ms May Ikokwu, said this in an interview with the News...
The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe says that annual culture and sports festivals remains a vital tool for national development. Runsewe said this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said that the National...
The Kaduna State Government, says it is partnering with Zipline, a distribution service company, to transform access and availability of routine and emergency medicine for Nigerians in the state. The state Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, made this known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and...
…As international recognitions underscore project’s impact on Nigerians The activation of Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) across the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is making far-reaching impact and enhancing the Federal Government’s drive to improve security of lives and property, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba...
For a country that has diverse religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds such as Nigeria, there is a need for deliberate policy choices to create unity in diversity, as against the current ones that have resulted in divisive dialogue. The was the central theme of a letter written by Dr....
An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 33-year-old man, Ibrahim Toyin, to death by hanging for robbing a woman of her handbag at gunpoint. Justice Ayokunle Rotimi-Balogun delivering her judgment held that all the evidence tendered had convinced the court beyond reasonable doubt that Ibrahim committed the offences...
The Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has charged the newly appointed Education Secretaries in the state to ensure that all children of school age are enrolled. Prof. Mathew Sule, the Chairman of the board, made the call at the inauguration of the education secretaries for the 17...
The number of internet users in China reached 989 million by the end of December 2020, the latest report from China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) said on Wednesday. According to the CNNIC report, compared to figures in March 2020, the number of internet users in China grew by...
The majority of U.S. citizens believe that women, racial minorities, and other marginalised groups will gain influence under new U.S. President Joe Biden, a Pew Research Center poll found. At the same time, white people, business corporations, evangelical Christians, and the military stand to see their influence diminished, according...
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, clarified its position on the death of one of its resident officer who allegedly died of COVID-19 at Kano Orientation camp. Vanguard had reporter earlier that the officer, whose name was withheld, was posted to the permanent orientation camp in Kano...
A 22-year-old plumber, Ugbede-ojo Solomon, on Wednesday appeared before a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged criminal force and mischief. Solomon of Lugbe Zone 4 Extension Airport Road, Abuja, is facing a three-count charge of criminal force, mischief and resistance to arrest. The prosecutor, Mr Essein Joseph,...
A High Court in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday acquitted and discharged a 60-year-old man, Idowu Olokunlade of double murder charge. Delivering judgment, Justice John Adeyeye, held that reasonable doubt is a legal standard of proof required to validate a criminal conviction. The law is settled, that any lingering doubt...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, has arrested a commercial bus, for non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols. Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the State Sector Commander of FRSC, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Wednesday. Abdullahi said that the driver...