A former bank manager, Fidelis Egueke, has been convicted and sentenced to six months in prison by an Asaba, Delta State Chief Magistrate’s Court for defrauding a victim of $46,900 …
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FCT doctors issue strike notice over alleged six-month unpaid salaries
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has threatened to withdraw services in the nation’s capital if their alleged six-month unpaid salaries are not settled. The …
Read More »FG gives banks, telcos six-month ultimatum on N250bn USSD debt
The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Communications Commission have issued a final directive to Deposit Money Banks and Mobile Network Operators to resolve the protracted N250bn Unstructured Supplementary …
Read More »Makinde signs N684b 2025 budget into law
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, signed into law, the N684 billion 2025 Appropriation Bill. Makinde, while signing the budget into law at the Executive Chamber, Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan, …
Read More »Tinubu insists on reforms, says market forces will tame inflation
President Bola Tinubu dismissed criticisms of his economic reforms yesterday, reaffirming his commitment to their continuation. He maintained that market forces would, over time, curb inflation and deliver much-needed relief …
Read More »Northern coalition condemns Dogara’s support for Tinubu
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Northeast chapter, yesterday, criticised former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, for his recent public support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The post …
Read More »Rivers APC crisis: Beke’s faction criticises Ganduje’s leadership style
The crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a new dimension with the court-backed Emeka Beke’s faction questioning the leadership style of the National …
Read More »FG rolls out subsidised buses for travellers, declares public holidays
The Federal Government has rolled out buses to commence the 2024 Yuletide Road Transportation Palliative and declared December 25 and 26, 2024, as well as January 1, 2025, as public …
Read More »Ex-NUC boss identifies challenges facing varsity education in Nigeria
The former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has highlighted challenges undermining the Commission’s ability to fully achieve its mandate of advancing university education in Nigeria. The …
Read More »Lagos govt threatens to shut motor parks over noise pollution
Lagos State Government has threatened to shut down any motor park that refuses to comply with the state’s zero tolerance for noise pollution, reaffirming that it will enforce the law …
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