Flood: Lagos issues 48-hr eviction notice to Gbagada-Bariga channel squatters
The Lagos State Government has issued a 48-hour eviction notice to property owners who have built illegal structures and to squatters along the Gbagada-Bariga Channel. This was disclosed by…
S&P: Dangote Refinery can help solve Nigeria’s FX problems, boost economy
International financial analytics corporation, S&P Global, has described the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals company as capable of resolving Nigeria’s foreign exchange issues and its…
Why CBN insists on another recapitalisation — Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, insisted weekend that further capitalisation of banks in the country was for the common good of the nation. CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated this…
Gov Aliyu vows to punish officials who diverted workers’ Sallah gifts
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has vowed to punish government officials who tempered with the Sallah gift approved for the workers. The governor had approved N30,000 as a…
My family went into exile, banking sector consolidation was ‘dangerous war’ – Soludo
Prof Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra, says the consolidation of the Nigerian banking sector has permanently changed the system — but the process was a dangerous war. Soludo spoke…
Fuel scarcity looms as depots raise petrol price to N720/litre
Fuel scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre.…
NELFUND lists 36 state tertiary institutions that qualify for students’ loan (Full List)
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Sunday announced that approval has been given to students from state-owned tertiary institutions to access the federal government loan. NELFUND, in a…
Gunmen kidnap 78-year-old former NLC President
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Takai Shamang, has been kidnapped from his hometown of Biniki in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.…
Two journalists, their families kidnapped, police begin manhunt
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of two journalists and their families in Kaduna at about 10:30pm on Saturday. The Command’s spokesman, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the…
Court orders ex-minister, Umar Farouq to account for N729bn poverty alleviation fund
A federal high court in Lagos has ordered Sadiya Umar Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, to account for payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million vulnerable Nigerians. Umar…
