Nigeria’s apex bank Central Bank has restricted Point of Sales (PoS) agents to a daily transaction limit of N1.2 million. This was revealed in its ‘Circular on Cash-Out Limits for Agent Banking Transactions,’ released on Tuesday. According to the circular, the development is in the apex bank’s effort to advance a cashless economy. “The Bank…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has intervened in a controversial legal case involving a death sentence for a petty theft who allegedly stole a fowl. It was gathered that the suspect was sentenced to death. However, the governor highlighted the severity of the punishment in relation to the alleged crime and called for a comprehensive…
THE Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, said plans have been concluded to hold a fresh oil bidding round in 2025. The Commission said the plan was targeted at attracting additional investments, increasing oil and gas reserves and the nation’s production capacity. The Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, who disclosed this at the ongoing…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Executive Management of 12 River Basin Development Authorities under the Ministry of Water Resources. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement signed and released on Wednesday titled ‘President Tinubu approves Executive Management for River Basin Development Authorities.’ They…
Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, was recently agog with activities and merriments, as the South-Eastern region of the Adorable Foundation International (A.F.I.) held its end-of-year bash and empowerment programs for the year 2024. Held at the A.F.I. Regional Headquarters in Awka, the well-attended event, which brought together a large crowd and stakeholders, was…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has declared Kwara as the state with the lowest Food Inflation rate in Nigeria on Year-on-Year basis in November 2024. In its latest Consumer Price Index and Inflation (CPI) report, NBS put the figures on YoY basis for Kwara at 31.39%; Kogi (32.95%); and Rivers (32.27) respectively. In contrast,…
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman has sent relief materials to the victims of the recent fire outbreak Alh. Haruna Kannike Shopping Complex in Ipata, Ilorin Kwara State. The government team that delivered the relief materials which comprised foam mattresses, bags of cement, blankets, foodstuff, etc., to the victims of…
Kwara State Government has organised capacity building sessions for District Court judges in the state as Small Claims Courts (SCC) begin operations an initiative that the government says will enhance its ease of doing business efforts. Recently approved by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the Small Claims Courts (SCC) have been established to fast-track trials of cases…
Kwara State Government, under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced a plan to launch on Wednesday a comprehensive 2-day training program for public secondary school teachers on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care (DPTC) in the State. This was contained in a statement released by the Office of the Special Assistant to His Excellency…
A lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Dr. Osita Chinedu, was tragically shot dead on Monday evening in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, by suspected car-snatching criminals. The incident reportedly occurred around the High Tension area in Aroma at approximately 7 PM. Eyewitnesses recounted that the assailants confronted Dr. Chinedu, demanding his car…
