Godwin Emefiele Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has denied reports that he has purchased aircraft to support a campaign for him to contest the presidency in 2023. Online reports had surfaced earlier on Wednesday indicating that the CBN governor had bought “three airplanes” for his …
Read More »Union Bank to divest from UK subsidiary
Union Bank of Nigeria, one of the oldest banks in the country with an international banking authorisation, has said it will be seeking shareholders’ approval to spin off its United Kingdom (UK) subsidiary to shareholders. The bank will meet shareholders in March, 2022, at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in …
Read More »NNPC: How we distributed 387.5m litres of petrol to normalize supply chain
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) has released details of how it distributed a total of 387.59 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit to Nigerians in its response to handling the supply gap caused by the importation of methanol-blended petrol into the country by four oil marketers, The product …
Read More »We can’t cope anymore – Airline operators speak on N50k base Fare
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has justified the adjustment in air fare. There has been outcry from members of the flying public over the increment in air fare with a one-way economy ticket costing over N50,000. However, justifying the increment at a media briefing in Lagos, on Wednesday, Vice-President …
Read More »We spend N1 billion daily to feed primary school pupils – FG
Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria The Federal Government says it has increased the cost of feeding a primary school pupil from N70 to N100 and will be spending about N1 billion daily to feed an estimated 10 million children benefiting from …
Read More »Tragedy! Mother, three children, two others burnt to death while asleep
Tragedy struck on Sunday after a woman identified as Emilia Phillips, her kids and niece were reportedly burnt to death in Kaduna while they were fast asleep. According to reports, the ugly incident occurred in the night of 21st February. It was also revealed that the woman and children recently …
Read More »Strike: No going back except FG meets all our demands – ASUU
If union intimidates us, their requests won’t fly – Minister The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that it would not call off its strike if all its demands were not met. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the national president of ASUU, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on …
Read More »Actor Saint Obi and wife, Lynda Amobi in messy divorce
The divorce was filed on the basis of an alleged attempt on the actor’s life, which was reportedly orchestrated by his now estranged wife and her brothers… Saint-Obi-and-wife-Lynda-Amobi-divorce Saint Obi, a Nollywood actor is currently locked in a messy divorce with his now estranged wife, Lynda Amobi. Saint Obi was …
Read More »Zamfara Assembly confirms Senator Gusau as deputy governor
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has confirmed Senator Hassan Mohammed Nasiha Gusau as the deputy governor of the northwestern state. His confirmation followed a screening by the lawmakers on Wednesday. The speaker of the House, Nasiru Mua’zu, had at the resumed plenary read a letter from Governor Bello Matawalle …
Read More »What Aisha Buhari Said During Visit To National Assembly
First Lady Aisha Buhari visits National Assembly. Mrs. Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, has spoken on her visit to the National Assembly on Tuesday where she attended the plenary of both legislative chambers. Mrs. Buhari was accompanied to both chambers of the National Assembly by the Minister of Finance, Budget …
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