President Tinubu Appoints Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of CBN
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known on Friday. Cardoso has been nominated to…
Niger cancels 1,000 diplomatic passports from ousted government
The military rulers of Niger have cancelled more than 990 diplomatic passports held by nationals and foreigners connected to the ousted regime of the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. According to the country’s Nigerien Press Agency, the foreign ministry has written…
Nigerian music industry is ‘very’ dark, says Nedu
Nigerian on-air personality Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, aka Nedu Wazobia, says the Nigerian music industry is very dark, deep, and wicked. Nedu, in a trending video on social media, paid tribute to late singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, who died…
Supreme Court declines to nullify Gov Mbah’s election….dismisses APC’s appeal as incompetent
The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, dismissed as incompetent, an appeal that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the state, Uche Nnaji, filed to challenge the return of Mbah of…
Tinubu graduated here in 1979 at Chicago State University
The Chicago State University, CSU, on Thursday, said President Bola Tinubu attended the institution and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in Business and Administration. In a statement published by CBS News (CBS Broadcasting Inc.), the institution said it…
Orji Kalu says the beheading of the Abia LP chieftain callous
Sen. Orji Kalu (Abia North) on Friday expressed sadness at the murder of Mr Zachary Maduka, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia. In a statement, Kalu described the murder of Maduka, a member of his constituency, as…
EU fines TikTok 345m euro over child data
A European Union regulator fined a Chinese-owned social media platform, TikTok, 345 million euro over child data breaches on Friday. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said in a statement that it has handed down the “administrative fine”, which is equivalent to…
Public officers deserve a pay rise — RMAFC
The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said that it has reviewed the salary structure of political office holders in the country and will soon start its implementation. According to the RMAFC, increasing the salaries of political office holders…
FG to pay road contractors N431bn, demands 10-year guarantee pop
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Works, says it has N431bn ready for contractors. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this while meeting with contractors handling road dualisation projects and zonal directors of the ministry at its office…
LP chides Soyinka over comments on Obi, Datti
The leadership of the Labour Party has chided Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, for accusing the party of attempting to hoodwink Nigerians into believing that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the contentious February 25 election. The objection is coming in…