CBN revokes licences of 182 financial institutions
2023-10-01
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has revoked the operational licences of 182 other financial institutions (OFIs) across the country.Continue Reading
$10b offshore pipeline: Pakistan, Russia ink deal
2023-10-01
Pakistan and Russia signed a deal on Thursday for conducting feasibility study on a planned $10-billion offshore gas pipeline, an idea coined by Moscow to capture the energy market of Pakistan. Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) Additional Secretary Sher Afgan and Deputy Energy Minister of Russia Anatoly Yanovsky signed aContinue Reading
Osun rerun: Protest as thugs bar voters in Orolu LGA
2023-10-01
Some registered voters of Orolu community in Disu Oke-Odo area, ward 7, Kajola road in Osun state were on Thursday prevented by some heavily armed political thugs from accessing their polling units to cast their votes in the ongoing supplementary election in the state.Continue Reading
Osun run-off: Police arrest man with ‘fake PVC, money’ in Osogbo
2023-10-01
A man has been arrested at Ward 5, Unit 17 in Ataoja, Osogbo, the Osun State capital, after he was found with an undisclosed amount of money and a fake Permanent Voter Card (PVC).Continue Reading
Osun Re-Run: Police arrest PDP members for alleged electoral violation
2023-10-01
Police in Osun State on Thursday arrested 16 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for alleged electoral violation.Continue Reading
CDD faults ethical lapses in Osun rerun poll
2023-10-01
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has carefully observed the governorship rerun election in Osun State with a conclusion that the conduct of some key stakeholders clearly ran contrary to democratic norms and standards, as well as best practices in the conduct of credible elections. CDD notes that aContinue Reading
Brazil’s cash transfer scheme is improving the lives of the poorest
2023-10-01
Rumour has it that when senior civil servants at the Department for International Development (DfID) tried to interest the development secretary Andrew Mitchell in cash transfers, they couldn’t get anywhere. One morning he came across a column by my colleague Aditya Chakrabortty and was converted. Within a short space of time theContinue Reading
Underaged Prostitutes, NAPTIP arrests 3 in Kubwa
2023-10-01
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raided and sealed a hotel known as Thales Guest House in Kubwa, Abuja, arrested three suspects and took custody of 12 young girls for alleged forced prostitution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of NAPTIPContinue Reading
Zambia alleviates Poverty via Social Cash Transfer Prog
2023-10-01
Zambia’s Social Cash Transfer Programme Zambia is a lower-middle-income nation in Southern Africa, with a population estimated at 15.5 million people in 2015. Over half (58.2 per cent) of its population is located in rural areas, often at low density and following sparse patterns of territorial occupation that accentuate challenges relatedContinue Reading