Polymer Currency: Waste, Deceit & Commonsense
In April 2019, CBN made good it’s over a year old promise, to tackle the acute shortage of lower Naira denominations by flooding the market with fresh supplies of N50,…
Fidelity Bank Pledges Support To BBA, ASPANDA Customers
Nnamdi Okonkwo, the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, on Wednesday pledged greater support to its customers at the Balogun BusinessAssociation (BBA) Trade Fair complex in Lagos. Okonkwo told newsmen…
As Buhari Jumps into the ‘True Federalism’ Bandwagon
President Buhari’s recent call for ‘true federalism’ has left many people confused and wondering what his real intentions were. At an award ceremony organised by the All Progressives’ Governors’ Forum…
Editorial: Buhari and Illicit Financial Flows
The revelation by the global anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI) that Nigeria loses not less than $17 billion annually through illicit financial flows was a damning appraisal of President Muhammadu…
Nigeria Loses $17bn Annually to Illicit Financial Flows- Trasparency International
Transparency International (TI) on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria loses not less than $17 billion annually through illicit financial flows. The Executive Director of TI and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre…
Election Tribunal fixes May 22 to hear Atiku’s motion against Bulkachuwa
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday, fixed May 22 to entertain an application by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential…
Court Declares Appointment of New Emirs in Kano Invalid
A Kano State High Court sitting in Ungogo on Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government invalid. The presiding judge, Justice…
DHQ Denies Involvement in Coup Plot against Buhari
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday strongly dissociated the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) from a document calling for the overthrow of the democratically-elected government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In…
Missing CBN Money: Senate under Pressure to reject Emefiele’s Reappointment
Forces against the reappointment of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have stepped up pressure on the Senate to reject his confirmation, with APC former…
US Embassy Suspends ‘Dropbox’ Visa renewals in Nigeria
The US Embassy says effective from the close of business on Tuesday, May 14, the US Mission to Nigeria will indefinitely suspend interview waivers for visa renewals, otherwise known as…