A former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, has filed a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for alleged refusal to release his $9.8 million after a court judgment acquitted him of fraud charges. TheCable reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the…
TWICE did I hear Aisha Dahiru, alias Binani, of the All Progressives Party, APC, declared the winner of the Adamawa State gubernatorial elections and the first female to be elected governor in the country. Twice did this turn out to be a hoax – a sick joke played on Nigerians. The first time was the…
National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), says it is working closely with the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest proprietors of illegal health institutions and colleges. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the NBTE, disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna at a meeting with provosts and proprietors of health institutions and colleges, as well as…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has asked Nigerians to embrace the electronic currency, eNaira, as it is a legal tender representing the naira. Mohammed Musa, a Deputy Director in the apex bank, stated this on Thursday in Kaduna at a sensitisation campaign of traders on the use of the electronic currency. He said the electronic…
No fewer than 10 people were on Thursday burnt to death when a petrol tanker crashed along Bauchi Road junction in Jos, Plateau state. Spokesman of the Plateau state police command, Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the incident, said the tanker, which was conveying petrol, lost control, crashed and burst into flames. He said three other…
A federal high court sitting in Abuja on Thursday refused to grant bail to Tukur Mamu, who is standing trial on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism. Mamu is alleged to have received $120,000 as ransom payments on behalf of the Boko Haram terrorists from families of those kidnapped during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. He…
