BDCs get CBN approval to buy $25,000 weekly
U.S. dollar notes | File Image Nigeria’s apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has granted temporary permission to Bureau de Change operators, to purchase up to $25,000 in foreign exchange weekly from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, with effect from December 19, 2024 to January 30, 2025. The arrangement was launched earlier this month. […]
Court grants Dele Farotimi N30m bail
Dele Farotimi | File Image Ekiti-based Magistrate court has granted Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, N30 million bail. The court also asked Farotimi to provide 3 sureties with a landed property within the jurisdiction. He was told to refrain from media interview and to submit his international passport. The case has been adjourned till February […]
Niger Assembly approves N1.558tr 2025 budget
Governor Mohammed Bago | File Image By Mohammed Usman Niger State House of Assembly (NSHA) has approved the 2025 budget of N1.558 trillion as presented by the state Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago. This is coming barely four days after the Niger State Governor, Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago, presented the 2025 appropriation estimate to the House […]
NSCDC commandant deploys 1,500 personnel for Yuletide celebrations in Bauchi
Commandant Oloyede Nelson Oyerinde and other officials. By Ahmed Ahmed The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bauchi State Command, has deployed over 1,500 personnel across the state to ensure safety and security during the Yuletide season. ASC11 Saminu Yusuf, the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Command, announced this in a statement in […]
Abia communities honour Ezenwamadu, wife with chieftaincy titles
Sir Nnamdi Ezenwamadu (Agumba na Lilu) and wife, Lady Ugo (Odi beze) … celebration holds Dec. 29 By Gloria Nnaji On Sunday, December 29, 2024, the family, friends, and well-wishers of the Ezenwamadu family will gather at the ancient city of Obiene Ututu in Ututu Autonomous Community, Abia State, Nigeria, to celebrate the prestigious Chieftaincy […]
Oyo govt arraigns suspect over death of OYRTMA official
Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) officials. The Oyo state government on Thursday December 19, 2024, arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, a suspect alleged to have killed an Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) officer, Fabunmi Kehinde, at UI-Agbowo on December 14, 2024. The suspect, Ifeoluwa Ologbese, 28 years, was arraigned […]
Oil spill ravages Andoni communities
One of the oil spill areas in Rivers. Residents appeal to govt, Shell for assistance Communities in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have cried out over the oil spill that spread their shoreline on December 13, 2024. The spill, which emanated from an SPDC facility in Bonny Island – spreading to the Oyorokoto […]
