CBN SAYS ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT CHANNELS LIFTING RURAL, UNDERSERVERED NIGERIANS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has characterized alternative payment systems as an essential support mechanism for rural populations and marginalized communities throughout the nation....
OIL LEAK POLLUTES FARMLANDS, RIVERS IN BAYELSA COMMUNITIES
An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 has polluted Nembe communities around the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa....
BREAKING DOWN THE MAN BEHIND THE ROLE: MEET INEC’S NEW BOSS, JOSH AMUPITAN
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The...
BREAKING: COUNCIL OF STATE APPROVES PROF AMUPITAN AS NEW INEC CHAIRMAN
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN ABUJA — THE National Council of State has sanctioned the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, from the North-Central region, as...
END OF AN ERA: ELDER STATESMAN CHRISTOPHER KOLADE DIES AT 92
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN Respected media personality and former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade, has passed away at the age of...
SOWORE PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTEST OCTOBER 20 FOR NNAMDI KANU
Human rights advocate and previous presidential contender of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared his intention to spearhead a demonstration on October...
POLICE PROBE DEATH OF CANADIAN NATIONAL IN LAGOS HOTEL
A Canadian citizen, identified as Sullivan, was reportedly discovered deceased in his hotel accommodation on Victoria Island, Lagos State, on Tuesday. This unfortunate event transpired...
NO DIRGE, ONLY PRAISE AS INEC STAFF BID YAKUBU FAREWELL – EX’S INEC CHAIR’S SPOKESMAN
Rotimi Oyekanmi, the previous Chief Press Secretary to the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has asserted that employees of...
TINTED GLASS POLICY: IGP EGBETOKUN HOSTS NBA LEADERS FOR TALKS
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has welcomed a delegation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) headed by its President, Afam Osigwe, SAN, at the...
SANWO-OLU PROMISES FAIR DEAL FOR LANDLORDS, TENANTS IN NEW LAGOS TENANCY BILL
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, said that the Lagos Tenancy Bill is meant to protect the rights of both landlords and tenants and...