President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a term of five years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Senate. “This directive is in conformity with Section 8 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act,…
Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna central senatorial zone, has said that Kaduna state was plundered by fraudulent technocrats, thieving consultants and contractors domiciled under the administration of ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai. He said the humongous amount of money allegedly stolen during the El-Rufai administration must be recovered. An ad-hoc committee set up by…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), under the leadership of the sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has asked the Muslim Ummah to use the remaining ten days of the Ramadan fasting to pray fervently for good and pious leaders that will lift Nigeria out of the unfortunate conundrum it has found itself. In a…
Although this could be a mere coincidence, there is a feeling among a section of Nigerians that the arrest of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, only a day after Mr. Hope’s counsel to his kinsmen somehow underscored the plausibility of his political sensibilities and beliefs. Come to think of it, has that arrest not shown…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on the federal government to find lasting solution to the prevailing economic hardship and insecurity facing Nigerians. In a statement on Friday in Kaduna, Sunday Oibe, Secretary General of Northern CAN, called for urgent steps to…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF), has said that the persistent killings and destruction of property by bandits is pushing the country to the brink. In a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Meeting (NEC) on Saturday in Akwanga, Nasarawa state, the forum warned that henceforth, the people of the middle belt region…
