Abel Ejikeme

Nigeria Senate Summons CBN Governor, DG SEC Over Cryptocurrency Restrictions

The Nigerian Senate has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and the Director-General of the Security and…

4 years ago

Herders’ Crisis: Buhari Doesn’t Understand How Grave the Situation Is, Soyinka Says

Nigerian Noble Laureate, Wole Soyinka has again criticised the country's President Muhammadu Buhari of not being in charge of Nigeria accusing the…

4 years ago

Lagos Governor Will Be Held Responsible If Anything Goes Wrong at Lekki Tollgate, Dele Farotimi Says

Firebrand lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has said Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will be the principal accused person should…

4 years ago

Mastercard to Allow Customers Transact in Select Cryptocurrencies on Its Network

Mastercard Incorporated has said it will offer support for customers and begin to accept cryptocurrencies on its network in 2021…

4 years ago

Lagos State Intensifies Effort to Avert #OccupyLekkiTollgate Protest

The Lagos State Government says it is intensifying efforts to ensure the planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest is averted and said it…

4 years ago

Nigeria Senate Confirms Ahmed Kuru for a Second Term as Asset Management Boss

The Senate has confirmed the reappointment of Ahmed Kuru as the managing director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) for…

4 years ago

Dangote Refinery to be Commissioned in December, Projects Director Says

The Dangote Group has said the company's 650,000 barrels per day refinery being built in the Lekki area of Lagos state will be commissioned…

4 years ago

Five Million Jobs Needed Annually for 10 Years to Close Unemployment Gap in Nigeria, IMF Says

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria needs to absorb the projected 54 million new entrants in the labour force…

4 years ago

Covid-19 Test: Nigerian Government Bans Another 100 Defaulting Travellers

The federal government has published the passport details of another 100 travellers who had failed to undergo the mandatory Covid-19…

4 years ago

Nigerian Minister Says National ID Number to Replace Bank Verification Number Because Latter ‘Not Backed by Law’

The Nigerian government says the country's National Identification Number (NIN) is the primary and legal identity of citizens and will…

4 years ago

‘Clash of Civilization May Wreck Nigeria’, Says Afenifere Spokesman Odumakin

Spokesman of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin has said Nigeria is "seriously rocked by a clash of civilization"…

4 years ago

Nigeria Has Facilities to Store Pfizer Vaccine, National Health Agency Affirms

Nigeria has cold chain equipment to store the Covid Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine if it arrives the country, the National Primary Health…

4 years ago

Cryptocurrency: Nigeria Government Restricting Capital Inflow, Ex-VP Atiku Says

A former Nigerian Vice-president Atiku Abubakar has said the federal government is restricting inflow of capital into the country by…

4 years ago

Nigeria Expects $500m From Sale of Marginal Oil Fields

The Nigerian government has said it expects to receive no less than $500 million from the signature bonuses and sale…

4 years ago

BREAKING: Buhari Nominates Immediate Past Service Chiefs as Ambassadors

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed immediate past service chiefs as non-career Ambassadors-Designate. In a letter to the President of the…

4 years ago

Buhari Extends Police IG Adamu’s Tenure

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three…

4 years ago

Armed Herders Enjoying Protection of Nigerian Government, Benue Governor Ortom Claims

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government of being biased over its repeated "defence of armed herders"…

4 years ago

Armed Herders Enjoying Protection of Nigerian Government, Benue Governor Ortom Claims

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government of being biased over its repeated "defence of armed herders"…

4 years ago

‘Facebook Colluding with Nigeria Govt’: IPOB Reacts as Social Media Giant Blocks Nnamdi Kanu’s Account

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted after Facebook, a social media platform blocked the account of its…

4 years ago

Former Jigawa Governor Lamido Says Ruling APC Brought a Culture of Hate to Nigeria

A former Governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido says Nigeria's governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has brought a culture of hate and…

4 years ago