The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says the continent must lead the charge to mobilise domestic resources to recover from multiple economic and social crises which have deepened poverty and widened inequality. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Executive…
Last year, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the redesigning of the naira. The Governor, however, gave an initial deadline of January 31st 2023 for the phase out of the old note. The deadline…
The wife of the Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Mrs Maryam Adediran, on Wednesday met with People With Disabilities (PWDs), saying they deserved better times. Adediran, who met with scores of the PWDs at the PDP candidate’s Campaign Office in Ikeja,…
…says Ndi-Anambra shouldn’t Elect Inexperienced persons By Raymond Ozoji, Awka A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Idemili-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Stanley Nkwoka has joined his voice with numerous other well-meaning Ndi-Anambra to…
…Community passes vote of no confidence on security, says silence from govt worrisome By: Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Not fewer than 10 persons have been confirmed dead with several others injured in fresh attack in Langson community of Zango Kataf local…
By Sodiq Adelakun An Ikeja Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Court sentenced Stephen Francis to life imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl in his room. It was gathered that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had sufficiently proved the…
By Sodiq Adelakun A commercial moto rcyclist and his passenger were on Wednesday crushed to death by a truck in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State said the accident occurred at about 9:10 am around…
By Sodiq Adelakun A 35-year-old man, Tope Akinusi, was on Monday remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre by an Ikeja Magistrates’ court sitting at the Ogba area of Lagos State, for allegedly attempting to steal from a church, Gospel Faith…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has delayed approving the component audit of a material subsidiary company of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI). This has forced Ecobank to postpone the release of its Consolidated Audited Accounts or earnings report for the…
Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Sterling Bank Plc, has reiterated its determination to empower and energise the creative industry because of its strategic importance to the economic growth of Nigeria. Head of Media and Entertainment Financing at Sterling Bank, Mr. Olanrewaju…
