The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that the deductions on some banks’ Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) were not a fine but a punitive measure for their failure to abide by the regulator’s directive on the new lending regime ...
Read More »Open up economy, guarantee Nigerians’ safety, businesses, Buhari charges South African govt
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the South African government to open up its economy for more Nigerian businesses and guarantee their safety, stressing the need for reciprocity in promoting trade and investments between the two nations. Speaking at the ...
Read More »NIPOST issues 200,000 stamps to celebrate India’s Mahatma Gandhi
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is issuing out 200,000 commemorative stamps to mark the 150th birthday of India’s peacemaker and nationalist, Mahatma Gandhi. NIPOST’s Postmaster General/Chief Executive Officer, Bisi Adegbuyi, disclosed this at the official launch of the postage stamp at ...
Read More »Arewa chieftain, don want JAMB scrapped
Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Liman Kwande, has called on the Federal Government to immediately scrap the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), accusing the organisation of ‘sabotaging’ educational development in the country. He also faulted JAMB for making ...
Read More »Niger State government moves to address child, maternal mortality
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has said that the state is revamping and repositioning 247 primary health facilities in the state to make primary healthcare accessible and affordable in the rural areas. He disclosed that the state has developed ...
Read More »Unionist tasks FG on implementation of minimum pay
A former Vice President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Comrade Godwin Ibekwe has asked the Federal Government to implement the wage increase for Nigerian workers. He noted that the N30, 000 minimum wage earlier approved for should ...
Read More »EFCC boss Magu warns students to shun corruption
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu yesterday tasked students and pupils to resist corruption in the country and be good ambassadors of the EFCC in their schools, families and the country at large. Magu, ...
Read More »Arewa youths urge Nigerians to disregard ‘false’ reports on Osinbajo
Northern youths have joined the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other Nigerians in their defence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over what they described as ‘false and fabricated’ reports against him. One of the allegations against the Vice President ...
Read More »Urhobo nation seeks better deal in Delta State, Nigeria
Smarting from what it described as marginalisation in the nation’s socio-economic and political landscape, the Urhobo ethnic nationality has demanded a better deal in Nigeria in view of its contributions to the nation’s resources. Consequently, the who-is-who in Urhobo met ...
Read More »Obaseki seeks peaceful resolution of conflicts, sacks aides
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said peace and tolerance are essential in resolving and preventing conflicts, urging governments at all levels to be fair to all citizens irrespective of religious, economic or political differences. He noted being tolerant on ...
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