archive2023

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has asked a London High Court to deliver judgment in its favour in a case against Process and Industrial Developments Company. In the case marked CL-2019-000752, the Federal Government is seeking to overturn an arbitration award in favour of P&ID which has now accrued...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told commercial banks to collect old N500 and N1,000 notes from customers. It said the old notes are legal tender following the directive of the Supreme Court. CBN’s spokesman Isa Abdulmumin said banks have begun to issue the old and new notes to...

The President salutes the hardwork and dedication of Nigerian women working tirelessly and achieving results in different fields of endeavor, from those sacrificing daily in the markets and farms to train the next generation of leaders, to those breaking limits in education, sports, medical field, arts, entertainment and even in...

  Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has said its workplace is free of bias and gender-based discriminations. Speaking on the anniversary of International Women's Day (IWD), Head, Human Resources, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Adekunle Adewuyi, stated that the bank as a responsible organization, has in place...

Coalition of civil society groups under the auspices of West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to solve technical and logistics problems ahead of Governorship and House of Assembly elections slated for Saturday. The group noted that while Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS)...

    Six persons have been reportedly killed and 50 others abducted by gunmen in Rafi and Wishishi Local Government Areas of Niger State. Sources say the deaths occurred after an exchange of fire between military operatives and gunmen, a gun-battle that left several others injured. An indigene of a...

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday March 7, 2023 secured the conviction of fourteen internet fraudsters before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court Benin City. They were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on a separate one count charge of fraudulent personation. The...

  A pro-democracy group, the Southern and Middle Belt Alliance, has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to resign if he cannot conduct free, fair and credible elections. It also called on heads of security agencies responsible for the conduct of free, fair...

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged his supporters against protesting on court premises when the presidential election tribunal commences. The Appeal Court will today hear the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) application seeking to set aside earlier order granted to both Obi and Atiku...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George and other members of a socio-political group, Omo Eko Pataki, consisting of a former deputy governor of Lagos State, Senator Kofoworola Akerele-Buknor and Mrs Onikepo Oshodi, have endorsed the candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, as the state governor...