CBN to stop sale of forex to banks by year end
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that it would stop the sale of foreign exchange to banks by...
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FIFA Clears England and Leicester City’s Ademola Lookman To Play For Nigeria
Football governing body (FIFA) has cleared Leicester City’s Ademola Lookman to play for the Super Eagles, a move expected to...
Nollywood actor Romanus Amuta dies at 79
Veteran Nollywood actor, Romanus Amuta has passed away after battling a protracted illness. Amuta, 79, who made waves after he...
D’Tigress lose to China in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
The Senior National Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, on Thursday fell 90-76 to China Basketball Women’s team in their International Basketball...
NYSC issues warning to schools regarding fraudulent mobilization, threatens fines
On Thursday, the National Youth Service Corps threatened harsh penalties against schools or officials found aiding and abetting the false...
Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Enugu, kill three officers on duty
Gunmen on Thursday killed three policemen at a checkpoint in Enugu State, a situation that created panic in the metropolis....
Alleged corruption: Zamfara Assembly directs Chief Judge to set up investigative committee against Deputy Governor
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has directed the state Chief Judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to set up an investigative...
2023: Buhari desirous to sign electoral bill, still consulting with critical stakeholders – Presidency
The presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is desirous to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The...
Hanifa: Legal Aid Council to provide counsel for alleged murderers
Musa Lawan, the Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, confirmed on Thursday that the national headquarters of the Legal...
Buhari congratulates Senegal for winning AFCON, bids farewell to ambassador Ndiaye
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Senegal for winning the just concluded AFCON while bidding farewell to the outgoing ambassador Babacar...
Tough sanctions await importers of substandard fuel – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said producers and providers of consumable products be held accountable for substandard services and or...
How we increased diaspora remittances from $6m weekly to over $100m – CBN Gov Emefiele
The Central Bank on Thursday said its policies and measures have led to a significant improvement in diaspora remittances inflow....
Insurgency: Nigeria’s North East needs $1.1bn humanitarian assistance in 2022 – UN
The United Nations (UN) has said that Nigeria’s North East will need $1.1bn humanitarian assistance in 2022. According to the...
Borno Gov Zulum vows to end Boko Haram menace before end of his tenure
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State is confident that the challenges posed by the Boko Haram insurgency will end within...
Buhari issues stern warning to diplomats ahead of 2023 polls
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised diplomats in the country to stay within the limits of their schedules and not meddle...
Buhari issues stern warning to diplomats ahead of 2023 polls
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised diplomats in the country to stay within the limits of their schedules and not meddle...
Bayelsa Governor rejects claims that ‘cocoa money was used to develop oil’ in Niger Delta
Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri has explained that oil wasn’t developed in Nigeria by money made from cocoa farming but...
Reps ask NNPC to suspend all four companies involved in importation of adulterated fuel into Nigeria
Members of the House of Representatives have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to suspend the four...
NDLEA stops 40,250kg codeine at Lagos port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted 40,250 kg of codeine-based syrup shipped from India at the Apapa harbor in Lagos. This comes just a week after the Agency confiscated 14,080kg of the prohibited substance at the same...
Include e-discovery in court rules –Judge
A judge of the High Court of Kogi State, Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, has called on heads of courts in the...
2022 Census: NPC inaugurates technical working group
As the preparations for the conduct of the 2022 population and housing census, gathers momentum, the National Population Commission, NPC, has inaugurated the Census Technical...
Matawalle condoles with deputy over uncle’s death
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, on Wednesday, described the death of Tukur Mai-bulo, an elder statesman, businessman and philanthropist...
NSCDC arrests ten illegal miners in Zamfara
Two Nigerian Security and Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel got injured during an operation in Zamfara state that resulted in the...
NNPC GMD names importers, explains how adulterated fuel entered Nigeria undetected
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, on Wednesday, explained how...
OAU 200L student falls into soakaway in hostel, dies
Tragedy struck at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, when one of its students, Ajibola Heritage Ayomikun, died after falling...
2023 presidential: Osinbajo enjoys backing of APC, PDP governors – Ex-Labour Party Secretary
Former National Secretary of the Labour Party, Kayode Ajulo, on Wednesday said most governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Bandits kill DPO in Katsina attack
Gunmen have killed a Divisional Police Officer in Katsina State, The Nation reports. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abdullahi Rano was...
