Court orders CBN to unfreeze #EndSARS protesters accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to unfreeze the bank accounts of promoters of the #EndSARS protests last year. Justice Ahmed Mohammed,…
Farmers/herders clash: Putting Words to Action to Avert National Calamity
Two events that took place on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, have the potential of resolving the current clash between herders and farmers in Nigeria. But both need to be seen…
FG has frozen my bank accounts, Sunday Igboho Cries Out
Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, the self-acclaimed freedom fighter, also known as Sunday Igboho, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had frozen his bank accounts, following his attack on the killer-herdsmen in…
We’ll comb Edo forests for killer herdsmen, flush them out – Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government has concluded plans to launch an operation to comb forests in the state for killer herdsmen, as the…
Sylva to Nigerians: Prepare for higher Price of Petrol
Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has primed Nigerians to prepare for higher prices of petrol in the country. The junior minister, who reports to President Muhammadu Buhari,…
BUA Procures one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria, promises 5m more
BUA has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria through the AFREXIM Vaccine programme in partnership with CACOVID, the group said Monday. In a statement by…
Pantami: Government to replace BVN with NIN
The Nigerian government is planning to replace the current Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers, it announced Monday. Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,…
Editorial: Ambassadorial appointments for ex-Service Chiefs – Wrong!
Just when it seems the Muhammadu Buhari administration has hit the lowest ebb in governance capacity and signaling for real national rebirth, it manages to find a further depth in…
Editorial: Mr. President, please own this insecurity war
The call by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) urging President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help from the United States, Israel and other countries to help fight the Boko Haram…
CBN: Why We Barred Banks from Cryptocurrency Dealings
The Central Bank of Nigeria has defended its instruction to money deposit banks in the country over the weekend to stop all transactions with all parties transacting in cryptocurrencies, citing…