The Oodua Peoples Congress said three of its operatives detained by the Oyo State Police Command are still in the state and not moved to Abuja as reported in some section of the media on Tuesday. OPC Coordinator in Oyo State,…
By Kayode Tokede The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that credit to private sector crossed the N30trillion mark to N30.55 trillion in January 2021. The apex bank in its money and credit statistics disclosed that the N30.56 trillion…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has threatened to ban flights from the UAE and The Netherlands as a reciprocal action. The taskforce said the Ministry of Aviation and its relevant agencies have been mandated to take the necessary…
…Gov. Abiodun, Deputy first in line to receive vaccination …Aged, health workers to be prioritized By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The Ogun state government on Monday evening received its portion of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal government. Governor Dapo…
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has expressed optimism that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government will resolve all challenges facing the country. The PGF expressed the confidence in a statement by its Chairman, Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State on…
Industrialists and Manufacturers on Monday said the Naira 4 Dollar Scheme, an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria to encourage diaspora remittances would help stabilize the forex situation of the country. They made the assertion in separate interviews with…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called for a legislative framework with clear fiscal terms in order to tap the full potential of the gas resources in the nation’s deepwater acreages. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi A nurse with Buruku local government area of Benue State Mrs Becky Aondozungwe Nyihemba is reported to have been burnt to ashes in her house at 3.00am by unknown persons. Nigerian NewDirect gathered that the house was…
…Assures of safety at all airports The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it will not shut down the Kaduna International Airport, in spite of Saturday’s attack on its workers. Its Managing Director, Capt. Hamisu Yadudu, made the clarification during…
Around midnight on Sunday, Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum showed up at Mohammed Goni College of Islamic Legal Studies, MOGOCOLIS, in Maiduguri, where internally displaced persons from Abadam local government area of northern Borno were being camped. Zulum immediately…
