The Federal Government has issued a nine-month ultimatum to individuals that are keeping dollars outside the banking system. Briefing journalists on Thursday after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said the government has unveiled a new policy for Nigerians to deposit dollar…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says its team has located the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is according to the NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance Bimbo Oladeji. NSIB said the “wreckage was identified during last night’s recovery dives, approximately 0.775 nautical miles from the…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has expressed reservations over the Tax Reform Bill forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The bill was forwarded to NASS based on the report and recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms set up by the President to help boost revenue generation in the…
The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move its local government offices to neutral, secure locations in order to preserve the commission’s integrity. This request emerged from a motion presented by Prof. Paul Nnamchi (LP-Enugu) during Wednesday’s plenary session. Nnamchi referred to Section 157 of the Constitution, which guarantees…
Ministerial nominee Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during her Senate screening on Wednesday, recounted her challenging experience as Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, revealing that she lived in a hotel for a year due to the dilapidated state of the Nigerian embassy in Madrid. President Bola Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs. Speaking at…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sounded the alarm on a ‘cartel’ manipulating market prices nationwide, inflating costs for goods and services despite government stabilisation efforts. Addressing stakeholders during a one-day engagement on exploitative pricing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, FCCPC Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tunji Bello, revealed that the commission’s investigations in…
The Indigenous People Organisation of Biafra, IPOB have disclosed that the leadership of the group is in no order way responsible for the delay of late Sen Ifeanyi Ubah’s funeral rites. Media spokesperson and secretary of the group, Comrade Emma Powerful disclosed this to newsmen on Oct 30, 2024 in a press statement. According to…
A group under the aegis of Education for Justice and Development ( EJAD) has commended the Amb. Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe-led members of the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University ( NAU) for their right vision to accelerate development of the University. EJAD in a statement released in Awka signed by the Executive Director, Kelvin Emeka…
The College of Nursing Sciences, St. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra state has once again recorded another great feat as no fewer than 173 students participated in this year’s matriculation and capping ceremony. Recall that the College was said to have been established in order to contribute in filling the existing gap in the…
History was made as the Enugu-Otu community in Anambra East witnessed the construction of its first-ever general hospital since the community’s establishment. The community is 15 kilometers away from town, which made them lacked access to medical care during emergencies. This prompted the governor to initiate the construction of the general hospital. Although the hospital…
