By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said a cashless policy in Nigeria can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds, if effectively implemented. “I think that what we should be looking at is to provide more infrastructure....
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Some Lagos residents have expressed their frustration and anger as they spend hours on long queues without being able to withdraw cash via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). A NAN correspondent who monitored the development at some banks around Airport Road, Ikotun, Surulere, Ejigbo and Oshodi-Isolo axis, reported that people...
The Police in Bauchi state on Monday said the Jan. 22 explosion in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of the state, was not a terrorist attack. The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi state, Mr Aminu Alhassan, stated this in Azare when Gov. Bala Mohammed visited the...
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa has expressed suspicion that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele “misled” President Muhammadu Buhari on the redesign of the N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes. Doguwa, who is a member of the All Progressives...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said some international groups were behind Boko Haram activities in the country. Buhari spoke during a Presidential Lunch organized for him by Kano State Government during a one day official visit. ” When we came to power in 2015, Boko Haram was in total...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians that his administration was committed to deliver a free, fair and credible elections in 2023. Buhari gave the assurance when he visited the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, in Kano on Monday. He said that a level playing ground would be...
Transcorp increases power generation to the National Grid as it commissions rehabilitated GT Unit 20
Transcorp increases power generation to the National Grid as it commissions rehabilitated GT Unit 20
TransAfam Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Transcorp Group, has announced the completion of the rehabilitation of its Afam 5 GT unit 20 Gas Turbine power-generating unit located at Okoloma – Afam, Ndoki in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The rehabilitated unit, which has been successfully commissioned and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Christians in Borno have commended the State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum for sponsoring 101 faithful to Israel for the 2023 Christian pilgrimage. The pilgrims who were led by the Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria Borno State Chapter, Most Rev. Dr. John Bogna Bakeni...
Many Nigerians hold the notion and presume wrongfully that every money invested in various development projects by the three tiers of government came from one loan or the other. The fact is that most of the money deployed to finance national development in this country was generated internally through...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the excuse of security threats pushed by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has no bearing on the ongoing currency swap across the country. Ganduje had in an interactive session with crtical stakeholders, including scholars, legislators,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is currently investigating the viral video of extortion in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State during the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Mr Rex Achumie, Head of Department of Voter Education and Publicity in the Enugu State branch...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says its members will not be embarking on industrial action. The association’s President, Dr Innocent Orji, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said “the industrial action has been shelved for now...
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By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged Nigerians to refrain from making unguarded and inflammatory statements concerning security issues in the country. Governor Ortom spoke Monday, January 30th, 2023 at the Government House, Lafia during a condolence visit to the Nasarawa State Governor,...
The Federal Government says whatever action taken against anyone who undermines the nation”s democracy, watered by the blood of many patriots, is right and justified. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Monday in Abuja at the 20th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’...
Security has been beefed up in parts of Kano metropolis in readiness for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state to commission eight development projects. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as early as 7 a.m., security personnel – the Police, the Civil Defence Corps, the FRSC...
The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) in Osun, said that four persons escaped death in an accident on Akure -Ilesa highway. The Osun Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisai , said this in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, on Monday in Osogbo. Benamaisai...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Bauchi State Sector Command says two people were killed in a fatal crash that occurred at Miya-Barkate along Toro-Jos road, Toro Local Government Area of the State. The FRSC, in a road traffic crash report from RS 12.14,...
Dr Muda Yusuf, Founder, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) says a further extension by six months is not ideal for old naira notes to be phased out of circulation. Yusuf said this on Sunday in Lagos while reacting to the 10-day extension to the Jan. 31...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu has expressed concern over recurring container crashes on Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos and called for barricades to stop articulated vehicles from using the bridge. Biu said this in a statement issued by the Federal...