The Central Bank of Nigeria has opened up on why it raised the Monetary Policy Rate, also known as the interest rate, to 18.5 per cent from 18 per cent. In a communique from the 291st Monetary Policy Committee meeting posted on CBN’s website on Wednesday, the Governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, stated…
The Senate Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to compensate victims of the ENDSARS protest. The proposed legislation titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Emergency Management Agency Act was sponsored by Senator Bassey Gershom who said the bill sought to provide for the establishment of the Endsars Victims Compensation…
A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke, has reportedly killed himself by drinking a substance suspected to be an insecticide after allegedly losing his school fees and that of his friend to an online betting. Adegoke, who was a National Diploma II student of Electrical Electronic Engineering, reportedly killed himself on…
Another 17- year-old pupil of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State, Philip Solomon, has been declared the Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot in 30 seconds. On January 24, Solomon officially recorded 153 skips on one foot in 30 seconds to outdo former record holder Rasel Islam of Bangladesh whose record…
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, has expressed her displeasure with the broadcasters and presenters of Arise Television over the comment made on Nigerian YouTuber Emdee Tiamiyu’s interview with British Broadcasting Corporation that assumingly corroborated the ban of Nigerian students from bringing their dependants to the United Kingdom. In a recorded video posted…
Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, and his wife, Zulay, have welcomed their third child. The footballer shared the news and pictures of himself, his wife and the new baby on his Instagram account on Wednesday night. He wrote, “Al Hamdullilah © a new Pogba member has arrived. So proud of my Queen * #zulaypogba I’m so…
American boxing promoter and former professional boxer, Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr., 45, has showed off about 17 black luxury cars in his garage. Mayweather revealed this in a post on his Instagram page, making the rounds on social media on Wednesday. He captioned the video, “The Money Team got homes all over the planet. At…
There is a constant need for teachers to upgrade their knowledge, develop new skills and follow the emerging trends in the Information and Technology industry. The registrar and chief executive, Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Olusegun Ajiboye, made this known at the 1st Public lecture of the Faculty of Education, Leads City…
The legendary singer, Tina Turner, has passed away at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, Daily Mail reports. She was known as the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’. ‘With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,’ her representatives said in a statement….
The wife of the President-elect, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday, said that her husband will ensure that all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria return home and to their normal life. She disclosed this while distributing food items to IDPs in Kuchingoro, Karamajiji and Gongola camps in the Federal Capital Territories as part of…
