The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a digital currency called e-Naira to Nigerian tertiary institutions to enable members of the academic environment to offer better payment prospects in retail transactions when compared to cash payments and to enable students to pay their school fees through e-Naira. The Branch Controller of CBN in Jos,…
Ahead of the 10th National Assembly inauguration in June, the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has revealed why he will not be judged by his ministerial appointment. Akpabio made this known in Abuja over the weekend while addressing journalists. Speaking about the allegations of fraud during his tenure as Niger Delta…
Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has said “the first product of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will be in the market before the end of July, beginning of August this year.” The billionaire businessman said the project was the realisation of a “clear opportunity” for Nigeria. He stated this during the official…
The Supreme Court has fixed May 26 for the judgment delivery in a case by the Peoples Democratic Party praying for the disqualification of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Kassim Shettima, the Vice President-elect. Also, the party implored the court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice James Abundaga, which held that…
Barely 8 days to the inauguration of the President-elect, a Civil Society Organization, Free Nigeria Movement on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to sack the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima over the alleged double nomination. The group at a press briefing in Abuja, said the Justices of the Supreme Court, must live up to its responsibility…
FOR Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, it is about determination and doggedness, steeped in fortitude that is today yielding dividends. For eleven, consecutive years, he has been the richest man in Africa according to both Forbes and Bloomberg. A graduate of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Dangote began his business career in 1978, trading in…
Telecommunications operators have adopted the Nigerian Communications Commission’s approval of a Unified Unstructured Supplementary Service Date for all mobile networks in the country. The implementation commenced on May 18, 2023. With this new development, the unified USSD becomes the only way to purchase airtime and check mobile networks. Below is a list of the Unified…
•Logo of UN UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a rallying call for global cooperation as the 76th edition of the World Health Assembly started in Geneva yesterday. In a video message, Guterres urged member states to continue working together and to support the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its efforts to ensure the “highest standard…
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with outgoing Secretary General of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Joseph Bade Daramola, for his service to God and humanity over a long period in leadership of the religious body. The president, in a statement Sunday by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, felicitated with Daramola for the empathy, simplicity and humility…
•Marketers list necessary things for sustainability •NEPZA boss commends Dangote In an epoch-making event that will positively transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape, President Muhammadu Buhari will today inaugurate Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, the world’s largest single train refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, alongside his counterparts from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Niger, and Chad. Promoted…
