The National Council on Privatisation, NCP, has announced that it is aiming to merge the Central Bank of Nigeria’s NIRSAL Microfinance Ltd with the Bank of Agriculture. The Council disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that it also plans to inject new capital into the institutions to rejuvenate them following the merger. These…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to reverse the appointment of Hannatu Musawa as Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy by President Bola Tinubu. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the plaintiffs lacked legal right to file the suit. Justice Omotosho also held that even where…
On Wednesday 24 April, a large-scale patriotic rally for the sovereignty and development of the CAR was held in Bangui, where about 1000 people gathered. Participants took to the streets to say no to corruption and to thank the President of the Republic for his concern for the security of residents in the country and…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday said the Eastern Security Network, ESN, is not harassing Northerners and Fulanis in the Southeast. IPOB said there are Northerners going about their legitimate businesses in the Southeast without being harassed. The group was reacting to claims by the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, that ESN was involved…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has expressed great concern over the recent allegations of discrimination against Nigerians at a supermarket owned by Chinese nationals in Abuja. The House Committee on China/Nigeria Parliamentary Friendship Group, which is undertaking to intervene in the matter, called on Nigerians to remain calm, urging them to allow full fledged investigations into…
Passengers going to work on Thursday were stranded following the scarcity of fuel across Kaduna State. Those who were fortunate to get buses paid double their normal transport fares to their various destinations. Some filling stations across the Kaduna metropolis were shut while those open were filled to capacity as motorists struggled to buy fuel….
Some inmates escaped from Suleja Correctional Facility in Niger State during heavy rainfall on Wednesday night which destroyed parts of the facility. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman of the FCT Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, Adamu Duza, on Thursday morning. “A heavy downpour that lasted for several hours on…
Military troops in collaboration with the Zamfara State local security outfit, Community Protection Guards, CPG, on Wednesday, 24th April 2024, launched an attack on the camp of one of the most dreaded bandits in the State, Shuaibu Danlukutus. The operation took place at Gengene village along Magami road in Gusau, where the terrorists were attacked…
A fire outbreak on Thursday has caused the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, to divert all flight operations from the E wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, MMIA. The fire is said to have started in the early hours of Thursday after smoke was detected at E54 bridge. Officials of the Airport Rescue…
The absence of Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke in the alleged money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, stalled the proceeding on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Justice Aneke was said to be on an official assignment. The case has been adjourned until July 1 for the continuation of…
