Emefiele, CBN governor The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will come up with a regulatory policy framework for the implementation of cryptocurrencies. The CBN which had earlier banned crypto-related transactions in the banking system, disclosed this in a report on ‘Nigeria payments system vision 2025’. It said, …
Read More »NNPC prospects for oil in Niger, Borno –Report
NNPC The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it is prospecting for crude oil in more locations across the north, after discovering the commodity in Bauchi and Gombe states. NNPC stated that it was currently taking coordinated steps for more frontier exploration in the region, as part of measures …
Read More »Court dismissed allegations of false asset declaration levelled against Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Garki has dismissed allegations of false asset declaration levelled against Mahmood Yakubu, chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court also barred the Department of State Services (DSS), the police, and Code of Conduct Bureau …
Read More »80.6% of FG’s revenue in 11 months consumed by Debt servicing – Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the federal government spent a total of N5.24 trillion on debt servicing between January and November 2022, out of its N6.5 trillion retained revenue for the same period. The minister disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday during the …
Read More »CBN Reacts To Claim Of Fraudulent Act In Sale Of Polaris Banks
Polaris Bank Ltd Building The Central Bank of Nigeria has reacted to the claims of fraudulent transactions in the sale of Polaris Bank formerly known as Skye Bank to Fairview Acquisition Partners. Recall that in October 2022, CBN in a press statement announced the completion of the sale of shares …
Read More »Attack on Asiwaju is FAKE News – Aregbesola’s Media Aide
Alleged attack by the Minister of Interior and Former Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the February 2023 General Elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described as fake news and a creation of the imagination of jittery politicians …
Read More »Aregbesola, Oyetola Camps Close Ranks For Tinubu In Osun
Two former governors of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and Adegboyega Oyetola, and their supporters have resolved to work to ensure victory for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on February 25. Addressing party faithful at the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Secretariat in Osogbo, Oyetola said Osun …
Read More »How Mastermind Of Kogi Bomb Explosion Was Arrested –DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has arrested the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device attack that occurred near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State. The DSS Spokesperson, Peter Afunnaya disclosed this on Wednesday, noting that the key suspect, Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru …
Read More »2023: Ortom Commends Obasanjo On Endorsement Of Peter Obi As G-5 Governors Keep Nigerians Guessing
A week after the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, converged to take a decision on which presidential candidate to support, Nigerians are yet to be told of their candidate. But the Benue State governor and Chairman of the group has endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour …
Read More »What will happen if G-5 governors are expelled from PDP – Wike drops bombshell
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday warned of the dare consequences if members of the G-5 Governors are expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said the party would collapse if such action was ever carried out, saying nobody could force them out …
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