archiveJune 11, 2021

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to launch a digital currency before December. The Director, Information Technology, CBN, Ms. Rakiya Mohammed, disclosed this on Thursday during a virtual media briefing at the end of a Bankers Committee meeting that also held virtually that the digital currency would be accessible...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied planning to nationalise Unity Bank Plc as alleged by an online news medium. Reacting to the report, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, described it as, “fake news” and should be discarded in its entirety. He said: “The report...

    The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), a non-governmental organisation, has called on Nigerians to reenact the spirit of patriotism, selflessness and love for the country that June 12, 1993 election represents. The Chairman of CLO, Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the call on Friday in Enugu while speaking with...

Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA), USA Chapter, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari on some issues affecting the country and suggested the way forward. In the letter, jointly signed by its President, Dr Eromonsele Idahosa and other officials of the association, NIDOA expressed concerns over the security situation in...

The Chairman House Committee on Youth Development, Mr Yemi Adaramodu, has given assurance that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme would not be scrapped. Adaramodu gave the assurance at the unveiling of nine books on NYSC and a maiden NYSC film to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the scheme...

United States government has condemned the Twitter ban by the Federal Government Nigerian and the threat to prosecute users of the microblogging platform. In a statement on Thursday signed by the spokesperson of the State Department, Ned Price, the US called on the Nigerian government to respect its citizens’ right...

Igbo women under the auspices of Credible Igbo Women Initiative (CIWI) an arm of the Credibility Group, has called on the Federal Government to stop the killings and bloodletting going on in the country, especially in the South East. The body stated this in a communique it issued and read...