archiveSeptember 29, 2020

  The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s Diamond Jubilee and assured them...

  A former governor of Osun State and pioneer Interim Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has said that the Yoruba will be in war for a century if it breaks away from Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. The stateman also appealed to those...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approval-in-principle the application of Sterling Bank Plc to restructure from a stand-alone commercial bank to a holding company (holdco) structure. A regulatory filing obtained by the bank indicates that the bank has already commenced the process to obtain the final approval for...

  Nigeria recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 58,460. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. The new infections, the centre said, were reported in 12 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)....

    A Jos High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, seeking to stop Police from investigating him. Mailafia was invited by the police for questioning at the Force Headquarters Abuja, last month. The police said...