Prof. Jacob K. Olupona A Nigerian and Harvard Professor, Jacob K. Olupona, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is among 269 outstanding individuals who were announced as new fellows of the prestigious Academy on Wednesday. He is elected under the category of the study …
Read More »FEC Approves Nigerian Citizenship To 385 Applicants
Sample of Nigerian Passport The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the granting of Nigerian citizenship to 385 applicants who have met the requirements. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. According …
Read More »Adamawa: Buhari Does Not ‘Micromanage’ INEC – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has no business meddling in affairs of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mohammed said it is INEC’s exclusive preserve to handle the controversy that trailed the just-concluded Adamawa governorship election where …
Read More »N1.49trn Judgment Debt Threatens Union Bank’s Stability
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has admitted it may be facing its worst nightmare yet after a Nigerian court awarded N1.49trn against the bank. The bank looks to the Supreme Court to upturn the judgment made by the appeal court. In the Union Bank’s ‘assessment of contingent liabilities’ contained in …
Read More »We’ll shutdown airports completely after 7 days – Aviation workers
Airport The striking aviation unions on Tuesday vowed to have a total shutdown of the airports after seven days as they staged a procession to the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA). Security operatives also took over the venue of the protest where the unions converged on …
Read More »Union Bank fined N200m for contravening CBN cryptocurrency directive
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc for breaching its regulation on cryptocurrency trading in the country. Union Bank was fined N200 million by the financial regulation for breaching the cryptocurrency regulation, Ripples Nigeria learnt on Wednesday. Recall that the central bank warned …
Read More »‘Boys over flowers’ actor Moonbin dies at 25
Moonbin Moonbin, a South Korean actor and member of the K-pop boy band Astro, has passed away at the age of 25. His music label Fantagio announced in a statement on Thursday. “Members of Astro and fellow artists and staff at Fantagio are deeply saddened and shocked as we mourn …
Read More »US, Mexico to jointly bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup
The United States and Mexico will bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the football federations from the two countries said on Wednesday. US Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation announced their plans one month before a May 19 deadline set by FIFA for hopeful host nations to formally …
Read More »Tinubu speaks on controversy surrounding Adamawa governorship election
Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called on police authorities to fully investigate all that transpired in the Adamawa governorship election given that attendant controversy. Last Sunday, there was drama in Yola when the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Yunusa Hudu Ari, usurped the power of the …
Read More »Insecurity: Local rice price jumps by 200%
Bags of rice. File photo Rising insecurity in the country, import ban and others factors have caused the price of one kilogramme of local rice to rise by 201.52 per cent in seven years, according to findings. This happened despite a multibillion naira funding support of the Central Bank of …
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