Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, says that the 2023 population and housing census will involve the use of digital maps, questionnaires and cloud computing. Mrs Ahmed said this on Monday at a meeting between high-level partners aimed to seek support for the conduct of the...
FirstBank of Nigeria has appointed Aishatu Bubaram as group executive, Commercial Banking North Division, making her the first female from Northern Nigeria to attain an executive management position in the bank. Prior to her appointment, she was the group head, Commercial Banking North, a position she assumed in 2016 following...
The national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to lead a team of 12 other legal experts that would defend the President-elect in court. On the team are, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, esq (Life Bencher), Sam Ologunorisa (SAN), Rotimi Oguneso (SAN), Olabisi Soyebo...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has commiserated with the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Hon Femi Bamisile and his siblings on the passing of their mother, Assistant Pastor (Mrs) Victoria Tolani Bamisile. The late Madam Bamisile passed on Thursday, aged 82 years old. Governor...
Gov addresses Adewole ward meeting, thanks Kwarans for support Attributes victory to God Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sustain the momentum and canvass for votes from all eligible voters in the state to guarantee the success of the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has held talks with its Pakistani counterparts, Division of Controlled Drugs Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and Controlled Substances Section, Ministry of Narcotics Control to explore ways of collaboration to restrict channels of trafficking illicit substances between Nigeria...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has presented food items to victims of Maiduguri Monday Market fire incident in Borno state. The Minister made the presentation to the Governor of Borno state, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday when she paid a condolence...
The national Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Friday paid a sympathy visit to Maiduguri during which he announced a donation of N100m from the APC headquarters. The party’s national chairman, presented a cheque of N100m to support victims of Maiduguri Monday Market. The market, said to...
says CBN must respect apex court's decision The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court, which invalidated the deadline for the currency policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and extended it to 31st December, 2023. Gbajabiamila noted...
The Supreme Court has ordered the circulation of the old naira notes alongside the new ones until December 31. In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of justices presided by Justice Inyang Okoro on Friday held that the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...