EFCC raises special taskforce against dollarisation of economy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised a Special Task Force in all its Zonal Commands to enforce extant laws against currency mutilation and dollarization of the economy. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement yesterday said the Task Force, inaugurated by the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, is to protect […]
Israel’s Netanyahu rejects Hamas’s proposed ceasefire terms
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas’s proposed ceasefire terms – saying “total victory” in Gaza is possible within months. He was speaking after Hamas laid out a series of demands in response to an Israel-backed ceasefire proposal. Mr Netanyahu said negotiations with the group were “not going anywhere” and described their terms as […]
The proposed meeting between the Senate and Security Chiefs on security issues has been POSTPONED to the 13th of February
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio who announced the postponement during plenary yesterday, even though a handful of Security Chiefs were present, explained that the decision was taken in order to accommodate other critical heads of intelligence agencies. The House Clerk was therefore directed to expand the invitees list to cover; all Service Chiefs The […]
House of Rep summons Minister over delay in release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani over delay in the release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date. Also summoned is the Director-General, National Identity Card Management Commission, Mr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, after which it urged the committees on Population and Anti-Corruption to report […]
14 soldier dies in Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of Cholera outbreak
At least 14 soldiers have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 500 others have been affected by a CHOLERA OUTBREAK in south-eastern Haut-Katanga Province. Gen Eddy Kapend, commander of the 22nd military region, Mura military training centre, confirmed the deaths during a meeting with a delegation from the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) office […]
President Tinubu tasks Security Agencies to step up action and end Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigerian military and other security agencies to intensify efforts at containing the multi-dimensional security challenges in the country. The President who was represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, gave the charge yesterday during the induction ceremony of two TK-129 ATAK Helicopters and a King Air 360i Aircraft at Nigeria […]
CBN Governor promises Nigeria’s inflation rate will drop in 2024
The CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, says Nigeria’s inflationary pressure will drop from 28.92 per cent to 21.4 per cent in 2024. Speaking during his addressed to the House of Representatives, Cardoso said the projected decline in the country’s inflationary is due to inflation-targeting policies of the Federal Government, and improvement in agricultural productivity as well […]
FG sets machinery in motion to help curtail the hardship experienced by citizens
Worried by the rising cost of living and worsening food crisis in Nigeria, resulting in protests in parts of the country, the federal government has set the machinery in motion to intervene in order to ameliorate the hardship experienced by citizens. Addressing newsmen after a meeting of the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention […]
Nigerian First Lady advocates for more serious fight against FGM
The first lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has advocated for more serious fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, Nigeria’s first lady urged parents and guardians across the nation to […]
Invite to Super Bowl, Usher press conference stream
Tune in on Thursday, February 8th, 6pm UK. Here’s the invite from Apple Music and check all their Usher activity here – Apple Newsroom UK ——————————– Don’t miss the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Press Conference featuring an interview with USHER and Apple Music Radio’s Nadeska Alexis. Thursday, February 8 at 10am PT / 6pm GMT Tune in live or […]