JUST IN: INEC Postpones Gov’ship Elections To March 18

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded arrangement to postpone the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. The polls have now been rescheduled by one week to March 18, 2023, credible sources in the commission disclosed It was learnt that the postponement was due to the inability of…

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Opening Account: CBN tells Banks to seek customer’s consent before using their data

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…

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8-Month Pregnant Woman Gang-Raped in Abuja

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…

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IWD: Google celebrates with ‘women supporting women’ Doodle

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…

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