archiveDecember 23, 2023

  says state’ll be in better economic situation soon Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has told the chairmen of Local Governments and Local Council Development Authorities sacked during his first term of office to desist from trying to destabilise the state. The governor maintained that the sacked chairmen had been...

Nigeria’s correctional centres have 3,413 inmates on death row, according to Mr Abubakar Umar, spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Umar told journalists on Friday in Abuja that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 77,849 comprising 76,081 males and 1,768 females “as of Monday,...

The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in Nigeria, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has made several predictions for the year 2024 concerning prominent figures such as President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, and the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja after meeting his bail conditions. The development was confirmed on Saturday by Adamu Duza, spokesperson for the correctional facility, stating that Emefiele was released on Friday, December 22. Emefiele,...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the ban on cryptocurrency transactions in the country. This is contained in a circular titled ‘Circular to all Banks and other Financial Institutions Guidelines on Operations of Bank Accounts for Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPS)’ and dated December 22, 2023, with reference...

Ahead of the Yuletide holidays, Ecobank Nigeria has reassured that customers will be able to shop seamlessly and carry out all their transactions via the Ecobank Digital platforms, which include the Ecobank Cards, Ecobank Mobile app, USSD *326#, Ecobank Online, Ecobank OmniPlus, Ecobank Omnilite, EcobankPay, Ecobank RapidTransfer, ATMs, and PoS...

  Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has signed the N438.4 Billion Budget, declaring that his administration will demonstrate total fidelity to implementing the budget and ensuring that the state achieves its vision of a well-recovered economy. He noted that the Budget was prepared after the state had put into consideration...