Farmers smiling to the Bank -Ortom asks Buhari not to reverse ban on Rice importation
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to reverse the ban on rice importation. Speaking in Makurdi, the state capital, on Monday, Ortom said the…
How Gunmen Abducted my Husband, Threatened to Kill me –Nasarawa APC Chairman’s Widow
Larai Shekwo is the wife of the late Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Philip Shekwo, who was allegedly assassinated by gunmen in Bukan-Sidi, along Kurikyo bypass, in Nasarawa State.…
Fugitive Abdulrasheed Maina Arrested in Niger Republic
Wanted former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who jumped bail, has been arrested in Niger Republic. The fugitive pension thief was arrested Monday evening by…
Why is Buhari still Keeping the Service Chiefs? By Fredrick Nwabufo
SIR: The farm is a place of sowing and reaping, and the unlikeliest haunt of the grim reaper. But at least 43 citizens who went harvesting on their farm in…
2023: I Support Return of Power to the South —El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to honour the ‘informal agreement’ of ensuring that power goes to the Southern region of Nigeria…
Naira Weakens at N500/$1 after New Rates by CBN
The naira, on Monday, weakened further at N500 to the dollar after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) adjusted the exchange rate across foreign exchange market segments on Friday last…
Hire Mercenaries to wipe out Boko Haram — Zulum makes six recommendations to Buhari
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit mercenaries in getting rid of Boko Haram insurgents from Sambisa forest. Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan had procured the services…
Fidelity Bank wins Commercial Bank of the Year Award
Fidelity Bank Plc at the weekend clinched the award for Commercial Bank of the Year at the 2020 edition of BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards held…
Policemen Who Should be Fighting Bandits Carry Bags of VIP Wives -El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has lamented that a sizeable number of officers of the Nigeria Police Force who should be fighting criminal elements in the country are involved in…
CBN issues new Guidelines for Receipt of Foreign Remittances
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that beneficiaries of diaspora remittances through the international monetary transfer operators (IMTO) shall now such inflows in foreign currency (US Dollar) through the…