Banks Yet To Start Cash Payment, Leaving Customers Stranded
Commercial banks in some satellite towns of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had yet to start cash payment, leaving customers stranded and frustrated in spite of the Supreme Court ruling on recirculation of old N500 and N1,000 notes. The News…
Buhari Seeks Duty-free Market Access for Least Developed Countries
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on developed and developing nations to grant duty-free and quota-free market access for products originating from the world’s 46 least-developed countries. He said that this would ensure their integration in regional and global value chains….
2023 Elections: Peter Obi Wins Nasarawa
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has secured victory in Nasarawa State in the presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday. INEC disclosed that 562, 464 voters were accredited out of the…
Appeal Court Rules On Suspended DCP Abba Kyari’s Bail Application
Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday delivered judgment in a bail application filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari who was arrested for drug trafficking related offences. The application that sought the reversal of an earlier…
National Assembly Scorecard: Female Senator Leads Senate Bills Chart (Volume Index)
To get to the bills with impact, value, and progression, the volume of such bills must first be determined. Hence, this scorecard of the Top 10 Senators by Bills Sponsorship (Volume) highlights the parliamentarians with the highest bills tally in…
Frederick Leliman: Former Kenyan Policeman Sentenced To Death For Murder
A Kenyan former policeman was sentenced to death on Friday for the murder of a human rights lawyer, his client and a taxi driver. Frederick Leliman and three others were convicted of carrying out the murders in 2016, in one…
NBA Condemns Killing Of Judicial Officer In Imo
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Saturday condemned the killing of the Chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nnaemeka Ugboma. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, NBA, Akorede Habeeb…
Court Okays Kanu’s Request to Apply for Access to Doctors, medical Records
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has granted an application by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the Department of State Service (DSS) to…
Tunisians Vote in Second Round of Parliamentary Elections
Tunisia’s president and its shaky, decade-long experiment with democracy are facing an important test on Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. Turnout was just 11% in the first round of voting last month, as…
PVCs Collection: Labour Party Youths Advocate Date Extension, Holiday for Students
The Labour Party Youth wing on Friday called for one-week holiday for students to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Acting Youth Leader, Kennedy Ahanotu, made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja….
CBN, NIBSS Launch ‘AfriGo’, Nigeria’s First National Domestic Card Scheme
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has collaborated with the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) to launch the National Domestic Card Scheme, ‘AfriGo’, to transform the Nigerian payment system. The Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, made this…
