Hours after the dissolution of the Board and Management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday, appointed new executives to oversee the affairs of the three banks. The apex bank, in a statement by its spokesperson, Sidi Hakama, announced YetundeContinue Reading
A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide. The deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, was said to have drunk an insecticide. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1pm made herContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, in Kuje Correctional Service. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Agunloye over allegations of fraud in the Mambilla Power Project. Agunloye was brought before the FederalContinue Reading
Globacom subscribers will not be able to make calls to MTN lines soon due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges. The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this on Monday in a public notice signed by Director, Public Affairs Department, Reuben Muoka. It stated that it granted partial approval forContinue Reading
The Kogi State Government has deposed four traditional rulers, including a first-class traditional ruler, the Ohimege Igu, Konto-Nkarfe, and Alhaji Abdulrazaq Koto. Koto was subsequently banished to Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. The state governor, Alhaji Yayaha Bello, also appointed Alhaji Salihu Seidu, popularly known asContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the Chief Executive Officers of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera and Director-General/CEO, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alexander Ayoola Okoh. statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Monday, noted that theContinue Reading
Indications emerged on Monday that the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu was not allowed to see President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This is as a Civil Society Organisation, Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative in Nigeria (CSCHEI) has commended.resident TinubuContinue Reading
The Minister of Interior, Hon. (Dr) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo alongside the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, on Saturday held a demo session with key stakeholders and development partners. The session was put together to present the automated passport application process set to launch onContinue Reading
The Ogun Police Command says it has arrested a 43-year-old pastor, Clinton John, for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) at Agbado area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota on Saturday. Odutola explained that a familyContinue Reading
