The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Thursday before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja as a forensic analyst confirmed that the documents used to request the payment of $6.2million for foreign election observers were forged. The witness, Bamaiyi Meriga, called by the…
A community in Chikum Local Government Area of Kaduna state has come under attack According to reports, bandits attacked a government primary school at Kuriga community abducting scores of pupils. The community is located along the Kaduna Birnin-Gwari Road which has been terrorised by bandits for many years. The police authorities and the Kaduna State…
Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, says he would never turn down the opportunity of returning to the national tam if he is invited Enyeama is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever goalkeepers to have represented the country. The 41-year-old made 101 appearances for the Super Eagles before his controversial retirement in 2015 after…
English Premier League side Manchester United say they are sure of beating Chelsea to the signature of Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise. United has identified Olise as the target to kick-start a new era under Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Olise is capable of playing as a midfielder but features more in the right wing. The winger is…
A new date has been fixed for the Nigeria Education Loan Fund portal for eligible students. According to the Federal Government the portal would open in March. The Executive Secretary, NELFund, Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, urged eligible students to register…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River state says he is prepared to step down as governor of the state if that will bring peace to the In an interview on AIT a privately owned television station, Fubara said no sacrifice is too big for him to pay for the success of the state. Fubara further stated…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded N794,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the South West geopolitical political zone. The labour union in the South West, through the chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, Funmi Sessi, made the demand during her presentation at the ongoing public hearing of the…
The foreign ministers of Russia and Nigeria held talks in Moscow on Wednesday where they discussed future relations between the two countries. Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, told his Nigerian counterpart, Yusuf Tuggar, that Moscow sees Nigeria as a priority partner on the African continent. “The relationship will continue to grow. We feel that we…
A former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday broke down in tears while paying tribute to former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe. Addressing the crowd present for the night of tribute the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor said he was thinking he would die before Herbert. He…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to put in place modalities for the payment of living wages to Nigerian workers. The resolution of the lawmakers followed the adoption of a motion during a plenary session, moved by Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley Chinda, and 39 others. Leading the debate on the motion titled…
