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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), a non-profit organisation in Africa, has appointed Somachi Chris-Asoluka as its new chief executive officer (CEO). The foundation’s board of trustees made the announcement in a statement on Monday. The appointment which takes effect from March 1, 2023, follows the retirement of Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, the current CEO of the […]
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, is saddened over the Saturday attack on train passengers by gunmen at the Igueben sub-station in Edo state. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba on Sunday, Okowa deplored the […]
One person has been confirmed dead with many others injured during the Yoruba Nation agitators rally in the Ojota area of Lagos, this morning. Though details of how the planned rally to press for self -determination assumed a violent twist could not be immediately ascertained. But eyewitnesses called Vanguard, informing that there were […]
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has described the petrol subsidy regime in Nigeria as “organised crime”. Obi said this on Sunday during a town hall meeting organised by Channels Television. Nigeria spent a total of N6.210 trillion on petrol subsidy, also called under-recovery shortfall, between 2013 to 2021. Last […]
Comedian Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth has announced the end of his marriage to Elsie Okpocha after 12 years. The popular comedian shared a post on Instagram stating that they have decided to end their marriage and go their separate ways. He also assured that despite the downtown of the marriage, they […]
The deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial Stability, Aisha Ahmad, has said she does not know the quantities of new notes the CBN printed and released for circulation. Ahmad said so while responding to questions from lawmakers when she appeared before the House of Representatives to brief […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday bowed to pressure from many Nigerians and lawmakers as it announced an upward review of its cash withdrawal limits directive. Individuals can now withdraw N500,000 cash weekly and corporate entities can now withdraw up to N5 million cash across all channels including Automated Teller Machines […]
Banks have reduced the volume of new naira notes they dispense to customers per cash withdrawal by about 50 percent leading to increased anxiety over the January 31st deadline when the old notes will cease to be legal tender. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in a bid to protect Nigerians from […]
Alhaji Shehu Malami, former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa and a famous businessman who is the Yarima of Sokoto is dead. Malami was aged 85 when he died on Monday in Cairo, Egypt, where he lived after a brief illness. A statement by the Sokoto State government late Monday night confirmed the […]
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, said witch-hunting of persons in his presidential campaign team cannot break his resolve to be Nigeria’s president. The former governor of Anambra State made this statement while responding to questions from newsmen at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa, Ibom State Council yesterday. He […]
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