EFCC recovers additional N900m ‘trapped’ in banks for NHIS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered an additional N900 million for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). In a…
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Delta poly moves to generate renewable energy for institution
Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara in the Ethiope East Local Government Area has embarked on moves to generate renewable energy for…
EXPOSED: How CBN Reversed Itself On Old Notes But Accused Media Of Fake News
Following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigerians should take old N500 and N1000 notes to the Central Bank…
Naira scarcity: Bank workers threaten to suspend operations over rising attacks
The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and other Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) says it will direct its members to…
Mozambique pastor dies attempting ‘40-day Jesus fast’
A pastor has died in Mozambique after allegedly attempting a 40-day fast as depicted in the Bible. BBC reports that the pastor,…
BREAKING: NECO releases 2022 SSCE external results
The National Examinations Council on Thursday announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination….
17-year-old girl rescued after 10 days under earthquake rubble in Turkey
A 17-year-old girl has been rescued after spending 248 hours under the rubble of the earthquake that hit Turkey last week. The…
David Malpass set to resign as World Bank president in June
David Malpass, president of World Bank Group, has announced his intentions to step down from his position — after more…
6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks central Philippines
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines early Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with the local seismological agency warning…
Ethiopian Airlines refuses asthmatic Nigerian boarding in US
A businessman, Olasubomi Okeowo, has lamented being stranded in the United States of America after the Ethiopian Airlines refused to…
FEC approves cargo tracking scheme for ports nationwide
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the installation of electronic cargo tracking notes (ECTNs) for ports nationwide. ECTN is…
Court admits actress who ‘sprayed new naira notes’ at party to N5m bail
A federal high court in Lagos on Wednesday admitted Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, the actress charged with alleged tampering and spraying of the…
Court dismisses suit seeking to allow Nigerians in diaspora vote
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to stop the general election over the exclusion of Nigerians…
Fish sellers protest rejection of old naira notes in Ibadan
Some fish traders on Wednesday in Ibadan protested the rejection of old naira notes by cold room operators, saying the…
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Gridlock as protest resumes in Ibadan over fuel, naira scarcity
Some yet-to-be-identified persons have blocked the ever-busy Eleyele junction in the Ibadan North-West Local Government Area of Oyo State to…
Niger orders arrest of residents rejecting old naira notes
Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger, has ordered the arrest of residents who are rejecting the old naira notes. In a…
New naira: Use alternative payment methods, CBN tells Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria has implored Nigerians to make use of the eNaira and Internet banking as alternatives to…
19 die in Burkina Faso jihadist attacks
Nineteen people, including nine volunteers with the armed forces, were killed in two attacks in jihadist-torn Burkina Faso, local inhabitants…
Police to probe pastor who mounted altar with AK-47
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it will probe the pastor who mounted the pulpit carrying an AK-47 rifle. Uche…