Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has predicted that the economy would experience a boom by the end of 2018 just as he hinted of a hike in interest rate by May 2016 at the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Apex Bank, following the inflation rate that has galloped to…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday destroyed over 700 drums of illegally refined automotive gas oil popularly known as diesel. The men of the NSCDC, Rivers State Command, had after being tipped off, stormed an illegal warehouse used in storing refined AGO in large quantities in Ogbogoro community, Obio/Akpor…
fulani The Federal Government has stressed that the recently clashes between herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the country could affect Nigeria’s unity. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who spoke the opening session of the Strategic Stakeholders Meeting on the Pastoralists/Sedentary Farmers Conflict in Nigeria held in Abuja recently, noted that a complex approach…
Federal Public Servants in the country have been urged to take seriously the habit of doing regular medical check-up, in order to ensure an effective service delivery and punctuality. This charge was given Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, in Abuja when she declared open a five-day free medical check-up for…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says there is no new court judgement restraining it from imposing fines on traffic offenders caught by its men. The agency was reacting to a trending post on social media that Federal High Court recently ruled that the FRSC cannot impose fines on motorist, saying that an appeal court…
The Nigerian Army says not less than 22 soldiers were injured during an attack by Boko Haram terrorists at Kareto in northern Borno State. On Monday, the army came under a serious attack from the insurgents, but the Nigerian troops engaged them in a fierce gun battle. Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka…
The drama brewing between star actress, Toyin Aimakhu, and her embittered lover, Seun Egbegbe, may have finally been resolved. This is because of the latest post by the actress on the matter. Before now, Toyin had refused to speak on the issue, preferring to keep mute. But Egbegbe, who is the owner of Ebony Films,…
Celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji, has disclosed that she has made peace with singer, Wizkid, after she reported him to the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni, over a threat on her life by the musician. Both Linda and Wizkid were guests of the chief cop in Lagos on Monday, April 18, 2016, and…
Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has ordered the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Danladi Umar, to appear before it on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 2pm. The directive was given to the tribunal judge on Monday shortly after he announced that the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the…
Former Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamoiwei Dudafa, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, in Lagos. Dudafa was apprehended on Monday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos upon his arrival from abroad. He was said to have been handed over to the Economic…