archiveMay 2018

Former Vice President and presidential hopeful , Atiku Abubakar,  has insisted that the North was not opposed to the idea of restructuring. The Waziri of Adamawa, while speaking at an event in Shagamu, Ogun State, said restructuring Nigeria will take the country to greater heights, stressing that he has been...

Mr. Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to the President on Politics, withdrew from the rescheduled Ekiti State governorship primary  election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, citing the “embarrassing” violence that accompanied the botched primary, the conspiracy of the party chairman to favour a certain candidate and his unwillingness...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reminded Nigerians of their right to demand for new notes from banks and reject dirty notes as the CBN continues its efforts to rid the country of dirty currency. Acting Director, Communications Department of the CBN, Isaac Okorafor, said this in a...

BudgIT has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to be more transparent in its operations, even as it applauds the corporation on the plan to end the prevalent but disadvantageous practice of gas flaring. The organisation in a press statement signed by  Abiola Afolabi its Communications Lead explained that...

  Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote has been ranked among 75 most powerful persons on the planet, ahead of the Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence. According to the Forbe’s latest 2018 ranking of the World Powerful people, Dangote ranked among world leaders like Xi Jinping,...

    The Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) formed by the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has becomes a political party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), to bring about desirable change in the country’s polity and governance. Obasanjo announced this at a press conference on Thursday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State...

Zenith Bank Plc. has announced the appointment of Dr. Mukhtar Adam as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). His appointment has been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Adam holds a PhD in Finance from the Leeds Beckett University (UK); M.Sc. (Finance – Financial Sector Management) from University of...

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mrs Yewande Sadiku said Nigeria recorded a total of $24.1 billion foreign investment in the last two years. Sadiku, who made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, said that the commission’s main objective was to promote and position...

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has  warned students and parents against sub-standard schools in Benin Republi. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, gave the advise as she emphasised that the Nigerian government will not revert its stance on blacklisting...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has blamed commercial banks for sabotaging its efforts in replacing mutilated notes with new ones in the country. Mr Isaac Okorafor, Acting Director, Communications Department of the CBN, made the allegation in Lagos on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...