E-payments worth N34trn made in Q1 2019 – Report
A total of 557,083,712 electronic-payment transactions valued at N34.02 trillion were recorded in selected banks across the country in the first quarter, 2019, Nigeria’s statistics bureau has said.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said...
INSECURITY: Buhari’s regime is incompetent, I wonder how he became a general–Aisha
The co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls group, Aisha Yesufu says she wondered how President Muhammadu Buhari became an army general following the wave of insecurity that envelopes the country.
Yesufu while speaking to...
Corruption: Court orders further addresses in Jonathan’s aide N1.6 billion fraud trial
A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Friday called for further addresses from counsel in the trial of an ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo Owei-Dudafa, charged with N1.6 billion money...
Okorocha: EFCC didn’t arrest me, family members
Following widespread reports of his arrest after handing over to his successor, the immediate past Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, has denied speculations that he and some members of his family were arrested by...
You’re a hero! Osinbajo hails 83-year-old Muslim cleric who saved Christians during violence
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the 83-year-old Muslim Cleric, Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved the lives of hundreds of persons fleeing from attacks by suspected bandits in Yelwan Gindi Akwati, Swei and Nghar villages...
Governor marries predecessor’s daughter 24hrs after swearing-in
The new Governor of Yobe State, Mala Buni has reportedly married the daughter of his immediate past predecessor, Ibrahim Gaidam.
Buni took his predecessor’s daughter as a third wife barely 24hours after his swearing-in tied...
As petroleum minister, Buhari should’ve addressed subsidy issues by now, says Shehu Sani
A senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, as minister of petroleum resources should have addressed fuel subsidy “by now.”
The Kaduna senator said this while speaking on the floor of...
Generation Africa: Inspiring young Africans to become Agri-Food entrepreneurs
Pan-African telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet, and global crop nutrition leader, Yara International ASA, today launch “Generation Africa”, a partnership initiative to inspire young African entrepreneurs to join the agri-food sector for its...
Just In: Court of Appeal sacks Ned Nwoko as PDP senator-elect
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the emergence of Ned Nwoko as the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District.
The court in a decision on Thursday said the case instituted at the Abuja...
Nigeria’s democracy is not genuine, Falana insists
Femi Falana SAN, a human rights lawyer and an activist, has insisted that Nigeria’s democracy cannot be said to be genuine until insecurity is resolved.
The senior advocate made the remark yesterday at a protest...