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Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says law enforcement agencies are investigating $2.4 billion unverified foreign exchange (FX) claims. Cardoso spoke during a press conference on Tuesday after the 294th meeting […]

Delta State House of Assembly has reversed the termination of the employment of Mr Emmanuel Emenetie by the Post Primary Education Board 24 year ago. Emenetie had written a petition which bordered on the unlawful […]

Several Nigerians lost their lives in the past few days while struggling to benefit from palliatives being distributed by the government amid the rising hunger in the land. The latest is the unfortunate incident at […]

In an urgent call to action, Francis Béhanzin, the former Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), delivered a stark warning about the escalating threat of […]

Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it is not in the purview of the apex bank to regulate or prosecute actors in the cryptocurrency sector. Cardoso clarified this at a […]

Aurelien Tchouameni, Real Madrid midfielder, says he began listening to the music of Davido, the Afrobeats star, when he was 10. Tchouameni spoke in a chat with Davido on The Bridge show. The 24-year-old football […]

The Federal Government, on Monday, contacted the International Criminal Police Organisation and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension of one of the detained executives of a global crypto-currency firm, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped […]

Itse Sagay, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government should not use Boeing Max planes for Nigeria’s official carrier — Nigeria Air — because of its history of deadly crashes. Speaking with […]

MTN Group says it is in talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to increase tariffs due to foreign exchange (FX) impact. Ralph Mupita, MTN Group’s chief executive officer, spoke during an interview with Bloomberg […]

At least 11 people were on Sunday killed and 20 others abducted when bandits attacked the Gidan Zuma community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents said the abducted victims were mostly women […]

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on Monday, confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria, has escaped from lawful custody. The Head […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday disclosed that it sold $10,000 to each Bureau De Change operators at a rate of N1,251 per U.S. dollar. The bank disclosed this in a circular addressed to […]

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, on Thursday, replaced Bernard Arnault, a French entrepreneur, as the world’s richest person. According to data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bezos has a net worth of $201 billion. His […]

Sixteen state governors have submitted reports expressing their supports for establishing state police to the National Economic Council. They also recommended changes to the constitution to allow for the creation of state police. The reports […]

Nigeria’s untamed rising inflation under the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last nine months has worsened the citizens’ misery. Friday last week, the National Bureau of Statistics Consumers’ price index and inflation […]

President Bola Tinubu has said that those alleging malicious embellishment of the 2024 budget did not understand the arithmetic of the process. The President said this in his comments when he hosted the leadership of […]

Hisbah, an outfit set up to implement the Sharia Islamic law in Kano State, recently caused a stir in the social media when its Director General, Abba Saidu, warned non-Muslims to refrain from eating in […]

Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, has berated Nigerians abroad who have taken on jobs they couldn’t do in Nigeria. The First Lady stated this during an interview with Arise News on Thursday March […]

Access Bank has signed a pact with Nairobi-headquartered National Bank of Kenya, setting the flagship subsidiary of Nigeria’s largest lender up for the ownership of the company, which has been in business since 1968. The […]