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President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday forwarded the names of five directors for the board of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for confirmation by the Senate. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at the plenary on …

The President/Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, alongside other associates paid a condolence visit to the parents of the late CEO, Access Holdings Plc., Herbert Wigwe, on Monday. The Ogun State governor disclosed this in a post on his Facebook account …

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on Federal Government to account for the $3.4billion Special Drawing Rights (SDT) funds allocated to Nigeria in 2021 was utilitilised. The Acting Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Leo Atakpu made the demand in Abuja on Friday at the …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, who reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America. There are reports that Wigwe, his wife …

.. Urges opposition to appreciate good gestures of President Tinubu A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano, Dr. Illyasu Musa Kwankwaso has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for ordering the immediate release of over 102, 000 metric tonnes of grains to complement the shortage of food currently …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), wanted over money laundering. Emefiele’s wife was declared wanted alongside Anita J. Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile, by the commission via X (formerly Twitter) late Friday. The …

For long, the National Assembly appeared to have taken little notice of how tertiary institutions in the country utilize TETFund grants, but recent revelations about how the fund is squandered by heads of tertiary institutions and lecturers seemed to have ignited interest in the Fund. President Bola Tinubu recently approved …

62-year-old Adekunle Ayaji, a physically challenged man, has been killed by yet to be identified assailants in his house in Ogun State Ogun Police Commissioner, Alamutu Abiodun Abiodun Alamutu, Commissioner of Police in Ogun, on Saturday expressed worry over the frequent cult clashes which had claimed lives in the state. …

The Minister of Works, Eng Dave Umahi, has been advised to engage the services of independent experts to supervise various ongoing federal government road projects to ensure standard work delivery. Eng Nick Uzonsi, a highway road expert and former Chairman of Ụdị Local Government Area of Enugu State, stated this …

  The Minister of Agriculture Food and Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has revealed that Nigeria’s borders may be “sealed” as part of efforts to bring down high prices of food. Kyari asserted this in Abuja on Friday during the Senate’s meeting with the nation’s economic team to address the rising …