By James Emejo, ThisDay Newspaper The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Thursday launched the Nigerian National Domestic Card scheme that will among other things, avail Nigerians the sovereignty of their data, lower costs of transactions, and address challenges in foreign exchange usage. Emefiele said at a time when foreign
By QueenEsther Iroanusi, Premium Times The Senate has transmitted 35 of the 44 Constitution amendment bills to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The lawmakers, on Tuesday, directed the Clerk to the National Assembly to transmit the 35 bills – that have so far met the requirement of the provision of Section 9(2) of the Constitution –
By Ben Aro, The Whistler Ojjor community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State witnessed flooding from September to middle of November last year. This followed the overflow of River Obima, which passes through the community, linking Omambala River on the boundaries of Enugu, Kogi and Anambra states. Ben Aroh examines how the flooding
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Between 2019 and 2020, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing released over N200 million to four different companies for the construction and rehabilitation of an access road in Oyo state. The Informant247’s Yemi Sodeeq reports that despite these releases, the road – from Iresaadu through Igboaka to Onipanu in Surulere
By Ogar Monday Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) have listed 51 federal agencies, including the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, the Supreme Court, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) as “high corruption risk.” In a statement on its official Twitter account, the agency said that the “52
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade Sunday in Calabar attended the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. At the colorful ceremony held at the Millennium Park Cenotaph in the Cross River state capital, the governor called on governments at all levels to reflect on the sacrifices ex-servicemen have made for the
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, The Punch Newspaper The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the deployment of 24 bursars to 24 Federal Unity Colleges across the country. The Punch Newspaper reports that the announcement came shortly after the deployment of some Directors in the ministry to unity colleges. In a circular obtained from the ministry by our
By Alex Binley, BBC News A rule banning unmarried Nigerian police officers from getting pregnant and ensured their sacking if they did, has been scrapped. In a landmark case, a judge ruled the regulation was discriminatory as it did not apply to male officers who got co-workers pregnant. The case was brought by a corporal