Beyond the Headlines
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, on Thursday, paraded two herbalists, Moses Abidemi and Oluwo Samuel Monday as well as two alleged priests of Cherubim and Seraph Church, Prophet Peter Oluwalolese and Prophet Jamiu Yusuf, over the killing of one Sulaimon Adijat, aged 35, for money ritual purposes. Also arrested and paraded for […]
President Bola Tinubu has named Oyetunde Ojo as the new Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, alongside four executive directors. Ojo replaces Mr Gbenga Ashafa, who has served as FHA’s helmsman since 2020. He also appointed Mr Shehu Osiris as the new Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, alongside three […]
Kwara State Ministry of Health, on Thursday, sealed off a private mortuary in Ilorin, the state capital. Speaking during an unscheduled visit to the facility, the state commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Ahmed El-Imam, noted that the facility, often referred to as ‘Omosebi’ is unknown to the Ministry of Health as a registered mortuary […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said due to the huge gap in demand and supply of university education in Nigeria, the Commission will continue to give approval for the establishment of more varsities. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, disclosed this on Thursday evening during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja. […]
President Bola Tinubu says he will not establish a price control board or approve the importation of food as measures to address the hardship in the country. Tinubu spoke on Thursday after a meeting with governors of the 36 states of the federation and the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), at the […]
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, on Thursday, vowed to stop lifting petroleum products beginning next week Monday due to the high cost of operations. NARTO members have repeatedly raised concern over the high cost of diesel required to power their trucks for the transportation of petroleum products across the country. Oil marketers […]
A middle-aged man, Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley, has been arraigned for allegedly defrauding an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers the sum of $373,000 on the pretext to marry her. Kingsley was arrested by the crack detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sometimes in May 2022 at a secluded location in Abuja following an […]
In a move to solve the foreign exchange crisis in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Personal and Basic Travel Allowances will only be paid through electronic channels and not by cash. The Director of Trade and Exchange Department at the apex bank, Hassan Mahmud, made this known in a circular […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment and reappointment of chairpersons of boards and chief executive officers (CEOs) for eight agencies under the federal ministry of health and social welfare. In a statement on Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu approved the appointment of Mansur Kabir as the chairman of board of National Agency […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced far-reaching measures to shore up the value of the Naira, with more liquidity in the Foreign Exchange (FX) market as it directed International Oil Companies to henceforth repatriate 50 percent of their revenue to Nigeria. The bank also announced an end to cash Personal Travel […]
