The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday accused some opposition parties of legally restricting President Muhammadu Buhari from giving relief to Nigerians suffering agonies of cash crunch resulting from the naira redesign. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, made the remark at the 23rd edition of President Muhammadu …
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The Zamfara State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has said it will screen vehicles and drivers for election duties in the state. The corps said that the safety and timely delivery of election materials is important for free, fair and credible elections in the state. This was …
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The confirmed death toll in Turkey following a devastating earthquake which occurred in the Syrian-Turkish border region has risen to 3,381. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, AFAD, stated that more than 20,000 people were injured. The authority added that over 5,700 buildings were reported to have collapsed. Weather conditions …
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Over 50 per cent of Point of Sale operators have shut down their businesses as scarcity of the new naira notes persists. Mr Hussein Olanrewaju, the National Chief Aggregating Officer of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, made this disclosure on Monday. According to him, their …
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Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has picked Lisandro Martinez as the best Premier League defender based on current form. Martinez has been crucial to United’s resurgence under Erik ten Hag this season. However, the World Cup winner had arrived under a cloud of doubt from Ajax last summer. But he …
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The Federal Government said it had spent N612.6 billion in loans raised through Sovereign Sukuk between 2017 and 2021 for the construction and rehabilitation of 77 roads and 23 bridges. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, disclosed this on Monday at the symbolic 2022 Sukuk Issue …
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A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Dr. Musa Alih Jaba, on Tuesday, raised an alarm that if the current fuel and new notes scarcity is not resolved, it may affect this year’s general election. He expressed dismay over the lingering …
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One other ineffective thing about the CBN under the mascot called Mefy is its inability to come out with clear explanation and excuses for this firestorm they have found themselves. I hate calling him Meffy cos that to me is like glamourising personified incompetence. This person has turned the exalted …
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) where the two tax authorities would collaborate on joint tax audit, investigation and automatic exchange of information. The MoU signing ceremony which took place at the State House, Marina, Lagos …
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced three Internet fraudsters, popularly called ‘yahoo boys’, to community service. The three young boys were arraigned for fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command. The EFCC, in a statement on Tuesday, gave the names of the three convicts …
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