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Kaduna Begins to Probe Ex-Gov Nasir El-Rufai The Kaduna State House Of Assembly Adhoc Committee set up to investigate ex-governor Nasir el-Rufai’s eight-year administration has set Thursday, April 25, 2024 as deadline for the submission of memorandum and documents to the committee. This was contained in a formal communication issued by the Clerk of the […]

FG Hails World Bank’s Support to PWDs The Federal Government has commended the World Bank for providing technical and financial support to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the country. The Executive Secretary of, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Dr James Lalu, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, during a virtual meeting with […]

Equities Investors Lose N673bn as FBNH, MTNN Tumble The Nigerian Exchange lost more than N673 billion on Wednesday due to sustained selloffs on shares of FBN Holdings Plc, joined by latest risk off sentiment on MTN Nigeria and other blue chip stocks. There have been massive price correction in April, causing companies with high market […]

Mastercard Transforms Fight Against Scams With Latest AI Tech Mastercard has partnered with Verizon, NatWest and Global Anti-Scam Alliance to tackle fraudsters, according to a latest release from the company. It said now more than ever, scammers are taking advantage of the latest technologies like AI to deceive people. According to the FBI, across the […]

Tax Board Rallies Staff on Collaboration for Positive Image The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has urged its members of staff to effectively collaborate with relevant agencies to positively project the image of the board. The Secretary of the JTB, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, made this call at a Strategic Retreat organised by the board on Wednesday […]

KNSG Spends N1.2 bn Monthly on Water Supply – Official  The Kano State Government spends about N1.2 billion monthly to provide portable drinking water in the metropolis, according to its water resources commissioner, Ali Makoda. Makoda disclosed while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. “We spend N400 million monthly on diesel, N387 million on […]

FG Moves to Curb Poverty, Insecurity through Financial Inclusion The Federal Government plans to tackle poverty and insecurity through the financial inclusion of all Nigerians. Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday ahead of a national stakeholders’ workshop on financial inclusion […]

A former National Vice Chairman, North-West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, says the ruling party should publish its code of acceptable conduct for leaders and elected representatives of the party. “None of the Second Republic parties will allow what is going on in the case of Yahaya Bello for instance,” Lukman said […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, released 14 properties initially forfeited to the Federal Government to Enugu State Government, following the request by the Governor Peter Mbah administration. The properties were handed over to the Governor Mbah, by the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, during a brief ceremony at the […]

U.S. prosecutors are seeking an above-guidance sentence of 36 months for the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance on charges of enabling money laundering, according to a sentencing memorandum out late Tuesday. The memorandum, which was filed with the court for the western district of Washington, states that Zhao should serve a higher sentence than […]

The Federal Government has ordered the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria, CPN), to crackdown on all individuals and corporate organisations practicing Information and Technology in Nigeria without due registration with CPN. Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu who gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja while declaring open the 2024 edition of […]

*Demand Electoral Guidelines Review Within 5 Days  Concerned Members from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Kano Branch have written a letter of protest to the Electoral Committee, expressing their dissatisfaction with the recently released guidelines for the upcoming 2024 branch elections. The lawyers argue that the guidelines tend to disenfranchise many eligible voters and disqualify […]