The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained its more than two-year Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to close the 2018 fiscal calendar. The decision was reached at the end of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday in Abuja. The MPR, which is the interest rate at which the CBN lends money to commercial banks, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday debunked reports, particularly in the social media, that the commission has opened room for fresh registration for permanent voter’s cards. The social media was awashed yesterday with the report of the commission beginning a new phase of registration to capture those who have not yet registered. A statement […]
Amid a pocket of opposition, the House of Representative yesterday made a significant push towards legalising the June 12 proclamation by President Muhammadu Buhari as Democracy Day. Speaker Yakubu Dogara, who presided over the plenary, referred a bill in that respect to the committee of the whole for further legislative scrutiny. He argued that there […]