Ojay Egwa
Currency in circulation falls by N42.43bn in two months
CURRENCY in circulation fell by N42.43bn between January and March, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed.
The CBN revealed in its...
Zenith Bank pays N97.33bn dividend to shareholders
ZENITH Bank Plc on Wednesday said it would pay its shareholders N97.33bn dividend for the 2021 financial period.
A statement said the shareholders of the...
NSCDC arrests 40-year-old female drug supplier in Taraba
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it arrested a notorious supplier of psychoactive substances to traffickers in Taraba State, Rigima Lami.
The NDLEA...
FG seeks transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy
The Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board has highlighted divestment from hydrocarbons assets and energy shortage as two implications of energy transition with different...
Telecoms set to bar calls from unlinked NIN-SIMs
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said its members would comply with the Federal Government’s directive barring outgoing calls of...
Dangote refinery’ll drive industrial revolution in Africa –FG
THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as a project that will revolutionise the petroleum industry in...
Bello declares for 2023 presidency, promises security, economic prosperity
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Saturday declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
He...
FG to spend N2.3tn presidential fund on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, three others
The Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund is going to complete four critical infrastructure projects worth N2.3tn, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority stated on Thursday.
A presentation...
Russian troops have left Chernobyl – Ukrainian officials
Officials in Kyiv said on Thursday that Russian troops had left Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Tuesday, after weeks of occupation.
“There are no...
NDLEA busts five-member airport drug syndicate, seizes N19.8m cash.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said it launched a string of operations against drug cartels across Nigeria which led to the...