The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended Abba Kyari from office as a deputy commissioner of police and head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Mr Kyari’s suspension is based on the recommendation of Inspector General of Police, Usma Baba.…
…PDP demands investigation into alleged link, as Kyari denies any fraudulent involvement By Our correspondent The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the review of the allegations leveled against Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police…
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that the ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Commission will help in strengthening and ensuring a fair and competitive telecoms…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday says it will start immediate refund of capital deposit to Bureaux de Change (BDC) promoters with pending applications. According to a circular signed by Ibrahim Tukur for the Director, Financial Policy and…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has assured that the ongoing 614kilometres Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project would be delivered on schedule, create prosperity through massive job opportunities and guarantee peace for…
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has assured members of the public that Bureaux De Change (BDCs) still provide foreign exchange services. ABCON President, Aminu Gwadabe, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, that the…
By Ariemu Ogaga, Abuja The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said it has enrolled over 60 million persons into its National Identity Database (NIDB). This was contained in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect by the Commission’s Head, Corporate…
…As national grid collapses, again …Under-investment major impediment in Nigeria’s power transmission — Experts By Ogaga Ariemu Homes, businesses have suffered another power blackout, the third time in this year as national power grid collapsed again yesterday. The collapse, which…
United States lawmakers have suspended a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the federal government’s human rights record as its military grapples with multiple security crises at once. The top Democrat and Republican lawmakers on…
Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, have been released from Kaduna Correctional Centre after they were acquitted and discharged by the Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday. According to their lawyer, Femi…
