By Yinka Kolawole Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said that incentives should be targeted at manufacturers that are producing for exports. He stated this at the 54th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Manufacturers Association […]
Union Bank of Nigeria, one of the nation’s longest-standing financial institutions, today announced the successful completion of its merger with Titan Trust Bank Limited, following final approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This milestone, according to a statement from the bank’s […]
By Angela Atabo The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a Non Governmental Organization, has hailed the court judgment ordering the immediate reinstatement of Olamide Thomas, a registered nurse who was sacked for exposing corruption and other acts […]
By Farooq A. Kperogi In what irreverently humorous social media denizens are calling the battle between the “social media president” and the “Temu lawyer” (unflattering epithets to suggest that Peter Obi rules the Nigerian social media space while Deji Adeyanju […]
By Funmilayo Okunade An 18-year-old boy identified as Solomon Sunday has been remanded at a correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s two-year-old daughter. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of defilement. The […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Two brothers identified as Teddy Ovbokhan Hart and Rooney Odion Hart were among 12 suspects convicted and jailed for internet fraud on Thursday in Benin after they pleaded guilty to separate one-count charge, bordering on advance fee […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday sealed an illegal herbal medicine production facility in Kaduna State. The affected facility, known as SHIFA’UNNUR, is located in Mararaba Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of the […]
Our topic, “Citizens’ Rights and Security Concerns”, invites us to widen the lens through which we understand both rights and securiy. Too often, security is reduced to the absence of physical danger -an agenda of soldiers, police, fences, and gates. […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja against nine suspects linked to the recent deadly attacks on Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as well as in parts of […]
A house agent, Achile Hassan, was on Thursday arraigned in a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly swindling his client of N210,000. The agent, Hassan, of Dape Life Camp Abuja, was charged with criminal breach of trust and […]