Ahead of upcoming elections, unidentified assailants attacked the home of a Nigerian Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria, setting it on fire, killing one priest by burning him to death and shooting and injuring another who tried to flee. Reverend Father Isaac Achi of the Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church was burnt to death by […]
Beginning on January 23, the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) will begin the process of evaluating the Federal Minimum Wage. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000 as the minimum pay for both federal and state employees in 2019. However, NSIWC spokesperson Emmanuel Njoku stated that following a series of training sessions and […]
In a four-page letter, Obasanjo praised Peter Obi and warned Nigerian youngsters against adopting the Emi lokan leadership mindset. The former Nigerian leader also cautioned the country’s youth about the qualities they should seek in a candidate for the upcoming elections, referring to the current state of affairs as a “frying pan to fire.” “No […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the security measures of the new naira notes in order to protect Nigerians from becoming victims of fake naira notes. The new Naira notes have 13 security features on the N1,000 note, 15 security features on the N500 note, and 10 security features on the N200 note. […]
Fake replicas of the new N1000 naira notes have been leaked into the economy just days after the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, introduced the redesigned naira notes in the denominations of N200, N500, and N1,000. This was shown in a video by a mobile money and bank representative who claimed that a customer used […]
According to Helen, the prominent Pentecostal Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor’s wife, there is no truth to the rumors that they are divorcing. Mrs. Oritsejafor on Monday called the divorce rumors false and spiteful on a Facebook page. A few days ago, reports that the former president of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) had purportedly filed […]
An inquiry into the fatal train disaster that occurred in Kubwa on Thursday morning has been launched by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. According to information obtained by our correspondent, a train headed for Abuja broke down at Chikakore in the Kubwa neighborhood of Abuja after colliding with a moving vehicle. While engineers worked […]
The proposed reform of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cash withdrawal limit regulation for private citizens and businesses has the support of financial professionals. On Wednesday in Lagos, they each stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria. According to NAN, the experts commented in light of the CBN Governor’s remark that […]
Bode George, the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) former Deputy National Chairman, said yesterday that he would not support the party’s presidential nominee, Atiku Abubakar, unless the national chairmanship was assigned to the South-West. George asserted that Northerners had controlled the party’s leadership for almost 25 years when appearing on the Arise TV Morning Show on […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for a speedy return to classes at the Benue State University (BSU) Makurdi, therefore the university has ended its participation in the ongoing strike. According to Mfaga Modom, the institution’s registrar, “the university will reopen with effect from Wednesday, September 28, 2022,” Modom’s statement said. […]