One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said today. The explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is stationed, reports AFP. It comes day...
•Central Bank of Nigeria A Significant increase in the minimum capital requirements for all banks operating in the country was yesterday announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, listed requirements for the various categories of banks in a circular, reports The Nation. The ...
•New Naira notes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled new minimum capital requirements for banks, pegging the minimum capital base for commercial banks with international authorisation at ₦500 billion. A circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa, to all commercial, merchant, and non-i...
•Bandits Gunmen believed to be bandits, today, abducted a director in Federal Housing Authority, Federal Capital Territory, identified as Aondo Ver, from his home, during an attack about 200 metres close to a military base in Pambara in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja. •Aondo Ver The bandits who struck around 12.30am today, shot indiscriminate...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) yesterday said it has so far captured the data of over six million residents of the state. Its General Manager, Mrs. Bilikis Adebiyi-Abiola, who spoke with reporters in her office yesterday, advised those who have registered to get the updated version of the card, and urged...