Police arrest Turai Yar’Adua’s aide over alleged N91m scam
The Police Command in Katsina on Tuesday said that it had arrested a 60-year-old domestic worker serving former first lady, Turai Yar’adua, over missing goods worth N91 million. The police…
CBN disappoints minister, manufacturers, retains lending rate at 14%
After its meeting Tuesday, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced it would retain the Monetary Policy Rate at the current rate of 14…
Bello is Governor of Kogi State, Supreme Court Affirms, Jubilation in Abuja, Lokoja
This is the final legal terminus in the Kogi State governorship election tussle. The Supreme Court Tuesday validated the election of Mr. Yahaya Bello as governor of Kogi State, throwing…
Nigeria’s lending to agriculture increases by 600%, AfDB laments food importation in Africa
Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has witnessed a 600% increase in lending by banks to the agriculture sector, rising from 0.7% of total bank lending to…
NBTE certifies DBI Kano as Innovation Enterprise School
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Kano has been given approval to operate as an Innovation Enterprise Institution. This was conveyed to DBI by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)…
Photo News: Buhari attends UN opening plenary on refugees and migrants
President Buhari with Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, Governor of Zamfara State, Abubakar Yari and Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Dambazzau as he attends Opening of High Level Plenary Meeting…
New York bomb suspect now in police custody
New York bombings suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami is in custody after shooting a police officer in Linden, New Jersey, according to US media. Linden is south-west of the city of…
Militants blow up NPDC shoreline, warns Agip, Mobil, others
The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate has once again claimed the late morning blow up of Afiesere – Ekiugbo delivery line in Ughelli, operated by NPDC/Shoreline. The group said its…
Recession will be over in 2017, says CBN; FDI drops in Q2 – NBS
Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, sees Nigeria sliding out of recession by the fourth quarter of this year but says full emergence out of recession can…
ICT breeds sustainable wealth, says Zinox boss, Ekeh; lauds Huawei for quality
Chairman Zinox Group and Africa’s most progressive digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, told a select audience of ICT-preneurs recently why he cannot stop being a major player in the ICT…
