Business
CBN Set To Retire 1,000 Staff Before End of 2024, Offers N50 Billion as Payoff
The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to retire at least 1,000 of its workforce before the end of December 2024, Daily Trust reports. Sources at…
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Ejigbo: The Osun Town Where CFA Francs Are Used as Currency
Ejigbo, a historic town in Osun State, Nigeria, stands out as a unique community where two currencies—Nigeria’s Naira and the West African CFA Franc—are widely accepted…
Business
JUST IN: NNPCL reduces petrol price to N1030/l for marketers
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced its price for the…
Politics
Tinubu Tax Plan Will Cripple North – Governor Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has pledged to rally northern lawmakers against President Bola Tinubu’s proposed tax reform bills, warning that the legislation could devastate the…
Tragic Boat Accident Kills 8, Injures Hundreds in River Niger
A boat accident along the Dambo-Ebuchi stretch of the River Niger in Niger State has claimed multiple lives, with over 200 passengers reportedly on board. The…
Politics
Court Rejects EFCC Bid to Arraign Ex-Kogi Governor Without Legal Team
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) bid to arraign Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the immediate past Governor of…
JUST IN: Okonjo-Iweala re-elected for second term as WTO DG
The first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has officially secured a second term as Director-General. Okonjo-Iweala, 70, had…
Africa & World
EXCLUSIVE: How UK Earned Over N40bn in Visa Fees from Nigerians From 2023 to 2024
The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has earned over N40 billion processing visas for Nigerian nationals between June 2023 and June 2024. Marc Owen, director…
Security
Court Sentence Police, Immigration Officers To Prison For Employment Fraud
A Federal High Court in Gombe has sentenced two police officers and one immigration operative to seven years imprisonment each for their involvement in a N1.6…
JUST IN: FG launches free CNG bus ride in Abuja
The federal government has launched free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus rides in Abuja to alleviate the effects of fuel subsidy removal on residents. The initiative,…