The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spent a total of N58,618.50 million to print banknotes in 2020.
This was revealed in the annual report of the apex bank’s Currency Operations Department (COD) released on Thursday.
The N58.6 billion incurred on printing...
Widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, has expressed worry over the dwindling political fortunes of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Ojukwu, who spoke on Thursday to mark the posthumous birthday of the late Biafra warlord, on November 4,...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded N20 million grant to four deserving Nigerian tech startups for their novel digital solutions aimed at curbing insecurity and advancing Internet of Things (IoT) frontier in Nigeria.
Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar...
MTN Group has announced plans to sell 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria.
This is contained in a notice signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs. Uto Ukpanah on Thursday in Lagos.
The statement said the public offer would be by way...
Two days to the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LLP), Mr. Obiora Agbasimalo, is still in the hands of abductors.
Agbasimalo was last seen on September 18. He was reportedly kidnapped on...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called off the one week sit-at-home order in the South-East.
The decision to call off the action, which was meant to coincide with the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, was due...
The police on Thursday arraigned three persons including two staff of a Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court for alleged forgery and bribery.
The defendants namely: Abdul Hammed (53), Saka Afusat (54), both staff of a Mapo...
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Thursday visited some government healthcare centres unannounced during which he found some officials collecting between N8,000 and N10,000 from patients.
These services are meant to be provided free of charge.
Consequently, Zulum summoned the state’s...
The Benue State Government, on Thursday, appealed to a Federal High Court, Abuja, to set aside its earlier order, freezing all its bank accounts.
Counsel to the state government, Terkura Pepe (SAN), who told Justice Inyang Ekwo while moving his...
Ahead of the Saturday November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in and out of the state.
The restriction starts from 11:59p.m. on Friday, November...
