Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged rice mills in the country to embrace CBN’s backward integration initiatives aimed at conserving foreign exchange reserves. Information obtained from CBN’s website indicates that Emefiele made the call on Tuesday, during the inauguration of Garewa Rice Mills in Kano. He said that…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended a popular current affairs programme of Vision FM, Idon Mikiya, for six months. The station was also fined N5m. This was contained in a letter signed by the NBC Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, addressed to the Managing Director of Vision Media Service Limited. The letter said the suspension…
Osun State Government on Tuesday debunked the rumour of curfew in Ile-Ife and urged residents to go about their lawful businesses without hindrance. The Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, in a statement made available to Daily Trust by the Commissioner for Information, Mrs Funke Egbemode, said there was no curfew of any nature in…
“Where you live should not determine whether you live or whether you die” – Bono On February 4 every year, the global cancer community commemorates World Cancer Day (WCD) to inspire greater awareness of cancer and action to better prevent, detect and treat the disease. WCD 2022 marks the first year of a new…
MTN Nigeria 2021 primary offer was oversubscribed by 139 percent with as many as 6.6 million Nigerians now holding the telco share — directly or indirectly. For two weeks in December 2021, MTN Nigeria gave the public a buying opportunity to own 575 million shares in the company, at an entry price of N169 per…
Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of Lagos state, has asked Nigerian youths to register and get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote in the 2023 elections. The former Lagos governor, in a statement shared on his verified social media platforms on Tuesday, said power is in the hands of the youth. He thanked his supporters…
Following the murdered of five-year, Hanifa Abubakar, the representative of Kano state’ Tinubu Support Group steering committee, on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the slain 5 year old girl, Hanifa Abubakar who was murdered in Kano by her school proprietor and other accomplices. The delegation was led by its leader in…
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to regulate rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi), specifically seeks to stop yearly advance payment of rents and compel house owners to collect rent monthly in arrears. Adeyemi, in his lead debate, said…
Margret Murray, mother of Ben Murray Bruce, a former senator and businessman, has died at the age of 95. In a social media post, Ben Bruce disclosed that his mother passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. He wrote, “Life. Indeed, like sand in the wind,. today it’s here, tomorrow it’s gone. My mum…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed a total of N23.20 billion to 28 companies whose projects were selected for funding in the maiden batch of its newly introduced “100 for 100 Policy for Production and Productivity (PPP)” initiative. CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, also said the…
