The fight against trading in mint currency and abuse of the naira at events has gained prominence, as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Bankers Committee has mulled a mobile court to try offenders. The advanced move, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Ministry of Justice, is aimed at reducing the […]

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the dismissal of Justices R. N. Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court and James T. Agbadu-Fishim of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. The sanction followed findings on alleged misconduct contained in a petition by the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim […]

The Federal Government is to drive initiatives geared at getting more Nigerians out of poverty and improving the country’s human capital development indices, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed. He gave the assurance during a meeting of the National Economic Council’s (NEC) Human Capital Development Core Working Group in Abuja. A statement yesterday by his […]

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Support Group has urged Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s delegates to tomorrow’s presidential primaries to vote for Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State as their flag-bearer. The group is rooting for the Sokoto governor who is seeking PDP’s presidential ticket for the 2019 general elections. In an open letter to the delegates, which […]

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stormed Aso Rock yesterday for emergency talks with President Muhammadu Buhari. The visit followed a turbulent conduct of the party’s primaries across the country and concerns by the governors that they have been deprived of their powers to influence political trends in their states. […]