The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed agent banks to approved international money transfer operators to sell foreign currency accruing from inward money remittances to licenced Bureau De Change operators (BDCs).The directive came in a circular dated July 22, 2016 and posted on its website. The circular, signed by the Acting Director, Trade and […]
Continue ReadingThe Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sa’ad Abubakar, on Friday warned Muslims not to fight anyone even when they are provoked, neither should they force anyone to join Islam. The Sultan made the statement while speaking at a conference organised by Da’wah Co-ordination Council of Nigeria, using […]
Continue ReadingInformation from Sani Usman, acting director of the army public relations, says the Nigerian army has located five soldiers who were declared missing in action after an ambush at Guro Gongon on 20th July 2016. According to him, the soldiers sustained injuries but are now in stable condition at the military’s medical facilities. “Please recall […]
Continue ReadingIn furtherance to ongoing tactical operations to degrade the capabilities and hide-outs of criminal gangs/ syndicates across the Federation, this Service wish to apprise the general public of recent successful progress recorded so far in the drive.2. On 21st July, 2016, one Jones ABIRI aka General Akotebe DARIKORO was arrested by this Service in Yenagoa, […]
Continue ReadingNuhu Ribadu, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says he has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). “Today I heeded the calls on me to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party of which I was a founding member,” he said in a statement. “I re-registered as a member […]
Continue ReadingJustice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday berated the Department of State Security (DSS) for flouting an order of the court to remand a defendant in prison.Mr. Dimgba had ordered that a retired Air Commodore, Umar Mohammed, who was arraigned before him on Thursday, be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the […]
Continue ReadingThe National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has in its recent operations in Gembu, Taraba State, impounded unregistered drugs worth N15 million. The impounded drugs included Tramadol and Sildenafil combination. Joseph Asikpo, the state coordinator of the agency, made this known at a media briefing in Jalingo on Friday. According to […]
Continue ReadingThe Head of the Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) of NIPOST, Dr Simon Emeje has commended the management of Red Star Plc for its steadfastness in its compliance to all regulatory rules laid down by the department for the courier industry. This much he said when the management of the company, led by the outgoing Group […]
Continue ReadingThe Niger Delta Avengers militant group on Friday, denied the claim by President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration was holding talks with the militants in other to reach a possible compromise. In a statement, the group said it was not aware of any ongoing peace talks. It said the militants would only hold peace talks […]
Continue ReadingNigerians love events and ceremonies. The engine of governance in fact runs on this special fuel, which in many ways has become an occasional excuse for waste and idleness. I have in the course of work attended and compered many of such events; one thing that I find curious is the obsession with acknowledgements. If […]
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