The Abuja chapter of Association of Bureau De Change (BDC) Operators has announced the closure of their business premises indefinitely from Thursday, February 1, 2024. The chairman of the Association, Abdulahi Dauran, said the scarcity of US Dollars was responsible for their decision while adding that online banking transactions and cryptocurrency were behind of […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has ordered the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.484 billion within Seven days to the covers of the Federal Government being the intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 epidemic and failed to account for it. The Chairman of the committee, […]
(NBS) says the national average cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) in Nigeria was N786 per adult per day in December 2023. This represents N44 or a 5.9 percent increase from the N742 recorded in November last year. In Nigeria, CoHD is the minimum cost of food needed to meet international recommendations defined in […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating the controversial Nigeria Air deal sealed by ex-Aviation Minister, “The EFCC is investigating that deal,” the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, revealed on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. He said “there is a criminal investigation going on. I have […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says there is no going back on the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos. “We are going ahead. The directive has been given,” the minister said matter-of-factly on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on […]
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to commence Fraud Risk Assessment of ministries and agencies of government, beginning rom the Presidency, the National Assembly, and the National Judicial Council. He made the development known on Wednesday during the launching of the Fraud Risk Assessment Prevention and Control […]
Despite the recent abductions and killings in the country, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has expressed confidence in the country’s safety, stating that it remains one of the safest places to live in the world. In an opinion piece released on Wednesday titled ‘Time to temper the […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s Special Adviser on Budget Matters, Mr Okey Ezeobi”s outburst against the people of Nanka community has elicited the anger of elders of the community The elders under the aegis of Nanka Elders Forum (NEF) in a statement Wednesday condemned the utterances of Ezeobi that Governor Soludo does not need Nanka votes […]
The First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings has appointed billionaire businessman Femi Otedola as the new chairman of its board of directors. He succeeds the outgoing Chairman of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi. The financial institution disclosed this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), notifying investors of the new development. […]
YouTube has taken down the main channel run by the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua — Emmanuel TV, amid allegations against the late preacher. Emmanuel TV is used to broadcast the religious activities performed by the church. This is coming on the heels of the controversial […]
