A few days after the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced plans to permanently relocate some key departments from Abuja Headquarters to Lagos, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, will be following suit. According to an internal memo dated January 15, 2024, and signed by the managing director and chief executive of FAA, Olubunmi…
By Oluyemi Ogunseyin Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano, His Highness Khaleefa Muhammad Sanusi II has been selected as the Co-Chair of the newly-inaugurated Abia State Global Economic Advisory Council (AGEAC). Former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is also one of the Honourary Advisors…
BY JESUPEMI ARE Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the quest for bribes by the agency’s investigators has become “too embarrassing”. In his New Year address to the staff of the commission on Thursday, Olukoyede said the “major objective” of the war against corruption and financial crimes globally is…
Muhammadu Buhari, the former President of Nigeria, has explained the reason behind his decision not to sack Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, despite widespread speculations about Emefiele’s potential presidential candidacy in 2023. Buhari said that Emefiele never discussed it with him.This revelation and others were made public in a…
…State Assembly Says Selection Process Transparent NG-CARES is a program designed to mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of poor individuals, farmers, vulnerable households, communities, and owners of micro and small enterprises in Nigeria. The program is subdivided into result area 1, 2 and 3. The result area 1 focuses…
Traditional rulers in Anambra have expressed displeasure with the way the government of Charles Soludo is treating the traditional institution. In a letter signed by Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, the chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC), the traditional rulers said the way and manner the government maltreated and suspended members were…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has attributed the explosion recorded in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday to explosive devises stored by illegal miners. He added that two persons died in the explosion, which occurred at about 7:44 pm on January 16 while about 77 persons were injured. At about 7.44pm, Tuesday, January 16th,…
Following the directive of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State insisting that all ongoing urban road projects must be completed immediately, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Gerald Otiji, has read the riot act to all the construction firms, warning that failure to meet the deadline given to them would attract sanctions in…
BY CLAIRE SAVAGE A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident. The left wing tip of Flight 11 from All Nippon Airways,…
By Taiwo Okanlawon Former Los Angeles-area gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, suspected to have killed the late US rapper, Tupac Shakur, has been granted a $750,000 bail. Keffe D was arrested in September last year and was charged with murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Davis’ arrest came two months after Las…
