African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday accused Israel of “the mass killing of Palestinians” and urged an international probe after dozens died following a rush on an aid convoy in war-torn Gaza. “Mahamat strongly condemns an attack by Israeli forces, that killed and wounded more than 100 Palestinians seeking life-saving humanitarian aid,” […]
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the chief executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company over the worsening power supply in their regions. Also summoned is the Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulazeez, over the deteriorating power situation across the country since January this year. […]
An Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, is paraded by the police authorities in Abuja on March 1, 2024 for allegedly assaulting a minor. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure diligent prosecution of the case of alleged domestic violence involving an Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu […]
A fake National Youth Service Corps member, Ogeh Bethel Chibuife, has been nabbed by the Nasarawa State Police Command for illegal entry into the Magaji Dan Yumusa Orientation Camp, Keffi, the state capital. This was disclosed in a statement released by the state police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, on Thursday. Nansel said the suspect, who […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday revoked the licenses of 4,173 Bureaux De Change Operators, accusing the affected institutions of failing to observe regulatory provisions. According to the apex bank, the move is part of efforts to restore confidence in the nation’s foreign exchange market.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it would sell N1.64trn worth of treasury bills, for the second quarter of 2024. The apex bank made this known in the Treasury Bills Issue programme released on Friday. Treasury bills are short-term (less than one year) debt instruments used by the CBN to borrow money from […]
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Hundreds of villagers from Wurna village in Kurfi Local Government Area on Friday, March 1, set bonfires and blocked the Katsina -Dutsinma highway, protesting incessant banditry attacks and killings in the area The Nation witnessed vehicles and travellers on the highway being forced to reroute through bush paths connecting Dutsinma to other parts of […]
Inmates at the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State protested on Friday over the plan to reduce their food ration. They expressed dissatisfaction over the decision, a situation that forced the prison authorities to fire tear gas canisters and gunshots into the air to bring the situation under control. Sources at the correctional centre […]
MTN Nigeria Plc says it lost N740.4 billion in 2023 due to the foreign exchange (FX) market liberalisation in June last year. This is higher than the N81.8 billion loss recorded in 2022 by 804 percent or N658.6 billion. The company disclosed this in its full-year audited financial results for 2023 filed on the […]
