The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on Recovery of Outstanding Debts Owed By Oil and Gas Companies has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, now Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, two weeks to defend its indebtedness to the Federal Government to the…
The Taliban ordered secondary girls’ schools in Afghanistan to shut down just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hard-line Islamist group.
Makinde, Fadahunsi urge peace as party reiterates support for restructuring The South-West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday insisted that the next President must come from the South notwithstanding that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has obtained the presidential nomination form…
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to establish a Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery Zaki Biam, in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The House also passed for third reading, another bill to establish a…
The Court of Appeal, Sokoto division, has upheld the 14-year jail term handed to a deputy director of the Federal Character Commission, Alh. Ahmed Balarabe, by a Zamfara State High Court, for defrauding some job seekers of N8 million.
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum has signed a new two-year contract extension with the Nigeria Football Federation and is already looking ahead to a glorious outing at the 2022 Women’s African Cup of Nations with the team.
The contract will see him finish as…
Ghana have been handed a huge boost in the goalkeeping position ahead of their Qatar 2022 World Cup play-offs against Nigeria with the return of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Richard Ofori, from injury.
The Ghana assistant captain had been plagued by injury, which saw him…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has pegged the minimum transaction limit for corporate and individuals transacting with Bank Neutral Cash Hubs at N1m and N500,000 respectively.
The banking regulator disclosed this in a guideline for the registration and operation of Bank Neutral Cash…
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Nigeria’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at ‘B’ with a stable outlook.
It disclosed this in its latest report released on Monday titled ‘Fitch affirms Nigeria at ‘B’; Outlook stable’.
The report also said that the decision of the…
Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating seven cases wherein cryptocurrency has been used for money laundering and has attached proceeds of crime worth Rs 135 crore, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
He added that…