Federal government is set to transform the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) to a world class degree-awarding university, the minister of state for water resources and sanitation, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Goronyo, has said. The minister spoke during a familiarisation tour ...
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CBN, Reinstate The FX Restriction: A Ray Of Hope
The recent decision by the Yemi Cardoso-led Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to lift foreign exchange restrictions on 43 previously banned food and non-food items sheds light on one of the fundamental leadership challenges we face – policy flip-flops and ...
Read More »INEC Allays Fears Over Gov’ship Polls, Gets 10 New RECs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured of improved performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in voter accreditation and result upload in the forthcoming governorship elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states and beyond. INEC declared that ...
Read More »IPPIS: FG Delists Unverified Workers From Payroll
The federal government has warned civil servants that any officer whose records could not be verified on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) at the end of the ongoing verification exercise will be delisted from the payroll of ...
Read More »Presidential Appeals… Suspense As Supreme Court Delivers Judgement Today
There is a hint of uncertainty in the Nigerian polity as the Supreme Court today decides whether President Bola Tinubu will retain his position as the president of the country. The court will this morning deliver judgement in the appeals ...
Read More »Israel-Hamas War: UN Expresses Concern As Death Toll Hits Over 7,200
United Nations (UN) secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, has expressed deep concern over “the clear violations of international humanitarian law”, being witnessed in Gaza in the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant group, Hamas. Guterres condemned both the use of civilians ...
Read More »18 Days To Gov’ship Polls… Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo Election Materials Not Ready
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over the delay in printing sensitive materials for the upcoming governorship elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states. The election management body attributed the situation to pre-election legal cases and court ...
Read More »First Bank Launches Digital Xperience Centre In Abuja
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has launched another fully automated branch, the FirstBank Digital Experience Centre (DXC), in Wuse, Zone 2, Abuja. chief executive officer of FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, (CEO), led other management staff members and some employees of ...
Read More »Ground Rent Debt: Wike Vows To Step On Toes
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned defaulters of ground rent in the territory to immediately take steps to pay their outstanding liabilities, warning that at the end of the grace period, he would match words ...
Read More »Naira Depreciates Further To N1,235/$1 In Parallel Market
The Naira suffered further depreciation to a record low of N1,235 per dollar yesterday, following strong demand on the parallel market, also known as black market. This represents a 2.06 per cent (N25) weaker value than the N1,210 recorded on ...
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