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Tinubu’s Aide Urges El-Rufai, Amaechi, and Other Critics to Refrain from Heating Up the Polity
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Mr. Sunday Dare, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s political opponents to avoid actions that could incite division and destabilize the nation. Speaking on Monday, Dare criticized the wave of negative rhetoric directed at the president, particularly during his…
Read More »CBN extends forex sale period to Bureau de Changes by four months
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the Foreign Exchange (FX) sale period to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators from January 31 until May 30. This aims to better serve retail market demands. The bank disclosed this in a circular, signed by Dr W. J. Kanya, Acting Director of…
Read More »FEC Approves $1.07 Billion for Healthcare Reforms, N4.8 Billion for HIV Treatment
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has sanctioned $1.07 billion for sweeping healthcare sector reforms under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme. Addressing State House correspondents after Monday’s FEC meeting, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, revealed that the Federal Government…
Read More »MTN, Airtel Expand Market Shares as 9mobile Struggles
MTN Nigeria has strengthened its dominance, growing its market share to 51% with 84.6 million subscribers in December, up from 81.2 million in November. According to the Mobile Network Operators Report on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) website, Airtel also showed resilience, increasing its subscriber base to 56.6 million in…
Read More »Ondo Nurses Suspend Strike After Breakthrough in Talks
The Ondo State Council of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its indefinite strike, which started on January 31. In a statement released on Monday in Akure, the association’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Lucky Aremu, attributed the decision to progress made in negotiations with the…
Read More »Dogara Reveals How Wike Made Bala Mohammed Bauchi Governor
Yakubu Dogara, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has revealed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Nyesom Wike, was pivotal in the emergence of Bala Mohammed as Bauchi State governor in 2019. He made this known in an open letter he titled, “Gov Bala vs…
Read More »Sowore appears in Court for arraignment over cybercrime charges
A former presidential candidate and Activist, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for his trial over remarks made on social media, where he allegedly described Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as “illegal.” According to reports, Sowore is expected to appear before Justice Liman…
Read More »CBN unveils new FX code, confirms multiple unethical, illegal practices in $7b FX backlog
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso on Tuesday unveiled a new Foreign Exchange (FX) Code to the market. Cardoso, at an event in Abuja, confirmed that the $7 billion dollars of FX backlog that has taken over 12 months to verify has led to the…
Read More »Access Bank Clinches THISDAY’s ‘Global Bank of the Year’ Award
…Aig-Imoukhuede is Named ‘Titan of the Year’ Access Bank PLC (‘the Bank’), the flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings PLC (‘the Company’), has been honoured with the prestigious THISDAY no Global Bank of the Year award for 2024, recognising its significant impact on the global banking landscape. In addition, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede,…
Read More »NAICOM, NCAA Establish Joint Technical Committee to Address Aviation Insurance Matters
To demonstrate its role in regulating insurance in the aviation sector, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has partnered with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to tackle aviation-related issues and strengthen insurance regulations in the sector The committee was officially inaugurated on Wednesday at the NAICOM office in Abuja. Representing…
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