Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, founder/chairman of the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the Chairman of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, has noted that the per capita spending by African governments on healthcare is not enough to address the intricate healthcare challenges facing the continent. He made this observation while speaking at the Africa-UK Health Summit, held recently […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, which is currently in session at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, has scheduled May 10, 2023, as the date to resume hearing the petition filed by Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, against the presidential election. Additionally, the tribunal has also postponed the pre-hearing of the […]
Following a massive gridlock caused by a fuel-laden tanker that fell and spilt its content around the Ibafo area of Ogun State in the early hours of Sunday, the Federal Road Safety Commission has advised road users to explore alternative routes. According to the commission, road users going into and out of Lagos are advised […]
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, (left) Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, (top right) and Beatrice Ekweremadu, 56. Photograph: AP Judge says Ike Ekweremadu was ‘driving force’ in scheme to take kidney for his sick daughter from man brought to London A prominent Nigerian politician, Ike Ekweremadu, along with his wife, Beatrice, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, have been […]
Akande said Osinbajo could not have ignored the belief many Nigerians reposed in him as the face of new Nigerian by just walking away The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, addresses a crowd of APC youths at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on June 21, 2021. The Senior Special Assistant to Vice President […]
The NMC has launched a probe. Photo: Stock image/Maskot/Getty — © Getty Images/Maskot Nurses who are registered as living in Northern Ireland are being investigated as part of a probe into a test centre in Nigeria. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched an investigation after concerns were raised over a centre in Nigeria where […]
David Nwamini, the key figure in the arrest and conviction of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed his desire to stay in the United Kingdom. During the sentencing hearing, David, who was to be a kidney donor in the organ trafficking case, made a statement in which he talked about his […]
The coronation ceremony of King Charles III was held at Westminster Abbey in the United Kingdom, marking the first such event since 1953. The ceremony was witnessed by approximately 2,200 attendees, including members of the Royal Family, celebrities, faith leaders, and heads of state from the Commonwealth. Camilla was also crowned as Queen […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reacted to reports of him becoming the Chief of Staff to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai said he won’t be Tinubu’s Chief of Staff after leaving office on May 29. Following his closeness to Tinubu during the electioneering period, reports had it that El-Rufai was of those being […]
Two months after the 2023 presidential election, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi are insisting they won the polls. They are not left alone in the controversy, as the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is also dishing out media statements with counterclaims […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arrested a senior bank official in Abuja. The staff is the Operations Manager of “a leading commercial bank” in the Central Area, according to EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. The manager refused to load the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, despite having N29million of the redesigned naira notes […]
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from extending the deadline for the use of the old naira notes. The court also ordered the CBN to fully implement the redesigned naira. Eleojo Enenche, presiding judge, gave the order while delivering ruling in a suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2234/2023, on […]
Senator Smart Adeyemi has lashed at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, saying the Naira redesign was meant to inflict hardship on innocent citizens. The lawmaker, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, described the cashless policy as heartless, in view of hardship being encountered without an end in sight. Speaking at a […]
Barely few hours after Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje advised President Muhammadu Buhari against visiting his state, he has now rescinded his early decision, saying the president was now free to go ahead with his scheduled Monday visit to the state. He changed his mind after he led a delegation from the state to […]
The Nigeria central bank as extended the deadline for swapping the old naira currency notes,by 10 days it was said in a statement on Sunday. Nigerians now have until the Feb 10th to turn in N1,000 ($2.17),N 500 and N200 naira notes. The central bank (CBN) rolled out the newly designed notes last month but […]
In 2015, the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaigned vigorously with the state of the nation under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, administration. DAILY POST reports that the change mantra worked like magic, as Nigerians lined up in support of the party and voted President Muhammadu Buhari into power. However, few weeks to the 2023 general […]
Drama ensued on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja in the N100 billion suit by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume against President Muhammadu Buhari when two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Professor, Kayinsola Ajayi and Etigwa Uwa staged a walkout on the court. Ajayi, a Professor of law and Uwa had appeared before Justice Inyang Ekwo […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit challenging the nomination of Muhammed Kumaila as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming Borno Central Senatorial District election. Justice Nwite dismissed the suit brought by Mr Jubrin Tatabe for being incompetent and lacking […]
A United Kingdom-based financial watchdog, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has fined the British subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6 million ($9.3 million) over weak… A United Kingdom-based financial watchdog, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has fined the British subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6 million ($9.3 million) over weak money laundering control system. The […]
The total debt figure of Nigeria will jump to 77 trillion if the National Assembly reconsiders President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for N22.7 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ loan. The Debt Management Office Director Patience Oniha disclosed this on Wednesday during the public presentation of the 2023 budget by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning. She […]