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President Bola Tinubu strongly condemns the heinous and brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of many lives.   President Tinubu directs security agencies to immediately move in, scour every stretch of the zone, and apprehend the culprits.   The President also directs immediate […]

  The Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu has accused the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, of opening 593 foreign bank accounts without approval of either President Muhammadu Buhari or the apex bank’s board of directors, documents obtained by Daily Trust have shown.   Details in the […]

The Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has summoned the Chairman of Titan Trust Bank (TTB), Tunde Lemo, and two other shareholders of the bank over the controversial acquisition of Union Bank of Nigeria.   This comes after Lemo, a former deputy governor of the CBN, […]

The vibrant city of Lagos played host to a spectacular celebration of life as Dr. Bisi Onasanya, a distinguished banker and the Chairman of The Address Homes, bid a grand farewell to his beloved mother, Mrs. Selimot Olaleye Elizabeth Onasanya (Nee Folorunsho) who transitioned to glory on November 18, 2023, at the ripe age of […]

The French parliament has passed legislation prohibiting Nigerian students and others from bringing their families to France.   After a revised version was approved, this measure won backing from President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally.   The revised immigration policy tightens controls on family reunion, restricts migrants’ access […]

After more than four months of investigation, the Special Investigator probing the Central Bank of Nigeria, Jim Obazee, says former CBN Governor Mr Godwin Emefiele and others embezzled billions of naira and committed other gross financial offences.   According to a report by the online newspaper Premium Times, Obazee’s findings and recommendations were contained in […]

The Federal Government has made good its transportation waiver promise to Nigerians this festive season and has listed participating companies and routes for the scheme.    Solid Minerals Minister Dele Alake in a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday said the presidential intervention of a 50 percent slash on road transport is a demonstration of […]

The Federal Government has appointed 46 new Directors for agencies under the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.   This is coming a week after the Federal Government sacked Chief Executives of Aviation agencies followed by directors in the ministry.   A statement from the ministry said, “In line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of […]

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it has slashed public transport fares for Nigerians by 50 per cent. This was disclosed by the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, during a press conference on the presidential intervention in public transportation to celebrate the Yuletide season in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to Alake, the intervention […]

This fateful Friday of 28th July 2023, a heavy blanket of sorrow enveloped the entire population of Eket Council in Akwa Ibom State. A burial was taking place at the Eket Stadium. But this was no routine funeral. It was a state burial, a mass interment of 13 indigenes, including a baby, killed on a […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, vowed to take disciplinary measures against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and other members of the PDP who worked against the party at the appropriate time.   PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated this at a news […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday asked the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to find immediate solutions to the current scarcity of naira being experienced by Nigerians.   The NLC said the CBN and Federal Government’s disregard for warnings meant they were deliberately inciting Nigerians against the system and constituted […]