British banking and financial service group, Standard Chartered Plc, is reported to have concluded plans to close down at least half of its Nigerian branches, in a major move, as it navigates towards digital banking. This is coming at a…
Egypt superstar, Mohamed Salah, has made it clear they want to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs have won the trophy for a record seven times, but Salah has won nothing with his country. The forward came…
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has mourned the death of Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, former Presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) in the June 12, 1993 election, saying his contributions to Nigeria’s democracy remains indelible.…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the start of basic training for the candidates recently enlisted. Comptroller Jerry Attah, the Public Relations Officer, issued a statement on Thursday. The six months programme will take place in Customs Training Colleges (CTC)…
Nigeria recorded 2,123 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its highest ever daily infection since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020. Reports state that Wednesday’s figure was 755 higher than the 1,368 infections recorded on Tuesday. It was reported…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. According to his spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke at a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, has identified groups enabling terrorism in Nigeria. Monguno identified Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin, JNIM, Islamic and Muslim Support Group, and Islamic State in Greater Sahara, ISGS, as organizations behind…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 418 additional COVID-19 infections across 12 states as the country’s infections surged since the detection of six cases of the Omicron variant. The NCDC made this known on its verified website…
By Tobi Adetunji The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has asked governments to follow the advice of the World Health Organization (WHO) and immediately rescind travel bans that were placed on Nigeria, South Africa and others. This was disclosed by…
Bishop David Oyedepo, President of Living Faith Church Worldwide has disclosed that he is less bothered about the current state of the nation. Oyedepo, who spoke during the ongoing programme, Shiloh, said he was not worried over the insecurity and…
