● Says No N90B Accrued to Osun State The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has accused the All Progressive Congress (APC) of exhibiting ignorance about telemedicine, digital economy and extraordinary performance of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the last 100 days, denying report that the state has received N90 billion naira in the last three…
The CBN issued operational guidelines for open banking in Nigeria on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the guidelines establish principles for data sharing across banking and payment systems. In the guidelines, the CBN shall provide and maintain an Open Banking Registry to provide regulatory oversight on participants, enhance transparency and regulate…
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has put together a legal team of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria to challenge the outcome of the February 25 election.Atiku briefed them on Wednesday at his campaign Headquarters in Abuja, asking them to “establish the claim of illegality in the election and reclaim the…
A pro-democracy group, the Southern and Middle Belt Alliance, has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to resign if he cannot conduct free, fair and credible elections.It also called on heads of security agencies responsible for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections to resign with immediate…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD) to promote gender equality and women’s rights. The annual celebration of women across the world on the 8th of March was set aside by the United Nations to uphold women’s achievements, recognize challenges, and…
The Federal Government Tuesday urged young people to raise a flag of peace as a demonstration of their commitment to inculcating values that would engender national unity and a sustainable peaceful future for all. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, told reporters in Abuja that the call was in view of the conflict situation in…
An area court in Gwagwalada in the FCT on Tuesday ordered that two cattle herders who pleaded guilty to abducting and raping a woman be remanded in a correctional centre pending sentencing on March 22. Earlier, the prosecutor, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the defendants, Nuru Tukur (21) and Yusufa Haruna (29), on February…
Global Tech Company, Google has celebrated International Women’s Day with a Doodle showing how women are supporting women across all life endeavours. Women’s Day seeks to celebrate the contribution of women to society across all sectors across cultural, political and socioeconomic divides while highlighting gender equality, equal pay, discrimination against women, and hoping for a…
BY MOURAD WAHBA April 3, 2023 will mark the 75th anniversary of the European Reconstruction Plan, which history has memorialised as the Marshall Plan. Despite its singular place in international development history — having orchestrated the economic rebuilding of post-World War II Europe — the legacy of the Marshall Plan has operated more as aspirational…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the release and distribution of bond certificates worth millions of naira to retirees under the contributory pension scheme. This was contained in a statement by the Head of Service (HOS) , Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina who said the beneficiaries cut across the entire gamut…
