The improvement of the naira at the parallel market was reversed this week as the local currency depreciated to N790 per dollar. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday stated that United States dollar might drop to N200 after the redesigning of naira. …
Read More »My govt would not tolerate corruption, Peter Obi assures
Peter Obi Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says if elected president, his administration will have and show zero-tolerance for corruption. The former Anambra State governor noted that corrupt practices have crippled Nigeria’s growth for too long. In a brief statement on Monday, Mr Obi said allowing …
Read More »Crew of vessel arrested with Nigeria’s stolen crude arraigned in Rivers court
Court The Federal Government has arraigned the crew of the Very Large Crude Carrier, (VLCC) MT Heroic Idun suspected of being involved in oil theft in Nigeria. Following their arrest, the ship’s 26 man crew, made up of Indian, Sri Lankan, Filipino, Brazilian, and Polish nationals were arraigned at the …
Read More »ASUU calls for protest against federal government’s half salary policy
ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for a protest against what it termed as ‘the casualisation of intellectualism in Nigeria’. The academic union in a notice said the protest is billed to hold in different chapters of the union on Tuesday. Earlier, the union announced its …
Read More »Full list: DHQ declares Turji, 18 other ‘terrorists’ wanted
Bello Turji The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) of the Nigerian Army has declared Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist in Zamfara, and 18 other suspected terrorists wanted. The names of the suspected terrorists are contained in a poster released by Jimmy Akpor, director of defence information, on Monday. The wanted terrorists are …
Read More »Toni Kan resigns from Globacom
Toni Kan Toni Kan, PR expert, writer and journalist has resigned from his Head of Public Relations role at Globacom. The resignation takes effect from Monday November 14, 2022. Kan joined Globacom in February 2022. Toni Kan has had an extensive and multi-disciplinary public relations and communications career which has …
Read More »Kanu’s Lawyer Ejimakor Reacts To Adjournment Of IPOB Leader’s Case
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor Barr Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Monday, reacted to the adjournment of the hearing on the fresh seven-count charge brought before Justice Binta Nyako against Kanu. Kanu is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, and is being held in the custody …
Read More »Mr Ibu’s daughter announces marriage crash after 9 months
Mr Ibu’s daughter announces marriage crash after 9 months Jasmine Okafor, an adopted daughter of actor John Okafor known as Mr. Ibu, has filed for the dissolution of her nine-month-old marriage to a UK-based man identified as MD who she met on TikTok. Jasmine confirmed the development on Monday as …
Read More »ASUU to declare lecture-free day over withheld salaries
The leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at a meeting The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will declare a lecture-free day across tertiary institutions to express its reservations about the half-payment of its salaries. Moyosore Ajao, chairman of ASUU at the University of Ilorin, confirmed the development …
Read More »Banker Explains Why Fraudsters Are Leaving ATM For POS
Fraudsters have resorted to the use of Point Of Service (POS) machines, rather than Automated Teller Machines (ATM) to carry out their fraudulent acts. Obinna Ugwu, a banker working with the Eco Bank branch at Gwagwalada, FCT, in a revealing chat explains why fraudsters prefer to use POS machines. He …
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