archiveFebruary 2023

  The alleged mastermind of the gruesome murder of couple Mr Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye on New Year Day in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has explained why he carried out the act. The suspect, Lekan Adekanbi, according to the police, said he arranged the killing because the couple refused...

Members of the Council of State have expressed support for the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Council however asked Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, to make new naira notes available or recirculate old notes to ease the suffering of Nigerians. The meeting, held on...

    Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) has announced its Startup Growth Capsule (Cohort II), an exciting legal and business accelerator initiative of its Sports, Entertainment and Technology (SET) practice group. This capsule program was originally created in 2021 to bridge the gap in the Startup ecosystem for quality startup-friendly legal...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a meeting of the National Council of State. According to Premium Times, the meeting is expected to discuss crucial issues affecting Nigeria such as the currency crisis and fuel scarcity. It will also review the preparations for the general election. The National Council...

  The Federal Government has approved the establishment of 67 new radio and television stations in the country. This was disclosed by the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Balarabe Ilelah, during a briefing with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Ilelah, who reeled out NBC’s scorecard, noted that the...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians to beware of fraudsters sending messages and calling citizens, asking to help individuals update their Sim card from 4G to 5G. In a brief communique, the antigraft agency explained that an OTP would be sent to citizens who opt...

The Federal Government has said it would obey the Supreme Court ruling that temporarily suspended the February 10 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the exchange of the old naira notes with the newly redesigned naira notes. This was confirmed on Thursday by the Attorney General...

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared the use of bleaching creams as a serious national health emergency in the country, even as it has disclosed that Nigeria ranked number one in the use of bleaching creams in Africa. The Director General of NAFDAC, Mojisola...

  speaks on solutions to Nigeria’s housing deficit A group of UK-based Nigerian professionals and investors who are partnering with the Odu’a Investment Company Limited to build a big housing estate in Ibadan, say they were inspired to come home and invest at a meeting in London years ago with...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday urged the people of Sokoto State to vote for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the forthcoming polls. Lawan also urged the Sokoto people to cast their votes for the APC governorship candidate in...