•House of Reps A bill to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act scaled second reading at the House of Representatives today. The proposed amendment, according to the sponsor of the bill, Francis Waive, seeks to address critical aspects of the Act to enhance the effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of the apex bank and its […]...
A man suspected to be a scavenger had been crushed to death by a collapsed staircase in an abandoned one-storey building, located at 38 Elechi street, Mile 3 Diobu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The victim, whose identity is yet to be determined, was said to be under the staircase when it caved in and […]
The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria said today that visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remained open to the public. The mission said this in a statement following the fire outbreak that affected a section of the building of the high commission in Abuja on Monday. “As we continue to mourn the passing […]
•Yemi Cardoso Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has berated President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr Yemi Cardoso as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Lawal maintained that Cardoso did not have the appropriate curriculum vitae and experiences to govern the nation’s apex bank, adding tha...
•Mohammed Abba Isa President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mohammed Isa as a Presidential aide on Disability Matters. The appointment was contained in a statement today by Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale. “In his determination to ensure that every segment of society is sufficiently catered to within the ambit of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his adm...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Riyadh, for Saudi-Africa Summit See photos below:
•Emefiele Detained former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday arrived his Abuja home, after being released on bail by an Abuja High Court. He has spent 151 days in the custody of security agencies, reports Vanguard. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, has […]
Another batch of stranded 161 Nigerians has been repatriated back from Tripoli, Libya. They arrived in the country through the cargo section of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, reports Nigerian Tribune. The Nigerians were flown into the country aboard Al Buraq Air with registration number 5A-DMG and flight number BRQ189/07.TSINK....
•Deported Nigerians The federal government has received 36 Nigerian migrants deported from Sweden. The migrants were received yesterday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by officials of the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), reports The Nation. The returnees were given dignit...
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) will commence a nationwide strike by midnight, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The nationwide strike is coming on the backdrop of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting yesterday Tuesday, November 7, 2023, directing its affiliate U...

