The Central Bank of Nigeria has proposed that banks should transfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for up to 10 years into a trust fund account. This is contained in the recently released exposure draft of...
Political parties, including the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, are set to battle for 93 legislative seats in federal and state parliaments in Saturday’s supplementary elections. Supplementary governorship elections will hold in Adamawa and Kebbi...
The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to make themselves available for the National Population and Housing Census billed for May. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the call at a townhall meeting in...
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it generated N441 million from tickets sold across the country in March 2023. The National Chairman of CEAN, Mr Opeyemi Ajayi, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the armed forces have eliminated 53 terrorists and other criminals in various operations in Northeast, North-Central and Northwest in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said...
The vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, has promised to stop the seizing and crushing of motorcycles, also known as okada, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the country when he assumes office. Shettima, who made...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation are to meet tomorrow with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, on how to manage their states’ security...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has resigned from office. Information obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Friday from unconfirmed sources, said the minister has submitted his resignation letter to...
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for peace and orderliness in the ancient city of Ile-Ife and its environs. Ooni, who spoke through his Second-in-Command, Obalufe of Ifeland, Oba Idowu Adediwura, made the call...
The Coalition of Isoko Youth Groups against the marginalization of Isoko Nation in the award of Pipeline Surveillance Contract in the Niger Delta Region has called on the Federal Government to turn blind eyes and deaf ears to...
