The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected kidnappers and killed four in the past 30 days. The command’s acting Public Relations Officer, ASP Nasir Hassan, made the disclosure at a news conference in Kaduna on Thursday. According to…
A 22-year-old fashion designer named Jamilu Lawal has been ordered to be remanded at the Makurdi Correctional Centre on charges of belonging to an unlawful society and attempted culpable homicide. The order was given by Mrs. Cynthia Ikpe of the…
Kabiru of Chief Palace Karmo, Abuja, is charged with criminal trespass and theft. The prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwafoaku, told the court that the complainant, Friday Musa of Metro Cafe, Wuse 2, Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station…
…Kill two family members, as others escape and on the run The home of the head of vigilante group in Iludotun, Ajowo Akoko in Ondo state has been vandalised and burnt by Fulani bandits and kidnappers. According to the information…
By Sodiq Adelakun In the unofficial foreign exchange (FX) market, known as the parallel market, the Nigerian naira weakened to N930 to dollar on Thursday. This decline was driven by the growing demand for dollars, which Nigerian banks were unable…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to crack down on Bureau De Change (BDC) operators involved in illegal transactions. The apex bank has completed an investigation into one BDC called Crown Agent and will soon take action against…
The World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri, has highlighted the country’s remarkably low levels of public spending compared to the rest of the world. According to Chaudhuri, Nigeria’s government expenditures are among the lowest globally, hindering the…
It is now an open secret that since the removal of fuel subsidy, cost of living in Nigeria has risen astronomically. Virtually everything ranging from staple food to other basic needs of an average family in the country has gone…
The Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that the Nigerian Capital Market has the capacity and well positioned to finance Public-Private Partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the country. Yuguda made this remark at the 2023 Chartered Institute of…
By Philemon Adedeji The Nigerian equities market closed yesterday in red zone amid bearish sentiment in industrial giant, by DANGOTE CEMENT (-1.35 per cent) alongside NESTLE Nigeria (-1.39 per cent) and ZENITH BANK (-0.14 per cent) drove the market’s weak…
