SIX months to the planned commencement of the cash withdrawal/deposit limit imposed by the CBN, some banks have commenced selective implementation of the policy barring cash transactions from some organisations. This came as senior staff in the banking sector have … read more
Nigeria has warned that the UN could turn into a “guinea pig” of policies that cannot be implemented by member states, following a resolution that endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) is to re-issue guidelines on non interest banking in order to cater for other variants of profit and loss sharing banking according to CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Sanusi told Nigerian newspaper NEXT that … read more
Nine of the victims of the Thursday suicide bombing that took place at the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja who were receiving treatment at the Asokoro General Hospital have been handed over to police authorities. The handover of the injured … read more
The religious sect, Boko Haram rose to prominence in 2009 when it initiated attacks on government buildings in Borno State, leading to clashes with the police and army in which a total of about a thousand people reportedly lost their … read more
2002 ‑ Group is founded in Maiduguri, Borno State by Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf. In 2004, he sets up a base camp in neighbouring Kanamma, Yobe State, called “Afghanistan” where only Arabic is allowed spoken. July 26, 2009 – First major … read more
In most African countries and Nigeria inclusive, child labour and trafficking are major issues. This is because majority of the populace live in abject poverty. This segment barely can feed, and thus find every other available means to survive. Unfortunately, … read more
A Magistrate Court in Nigeria’s South-west town of Osogbo has ordered a convicted thief to be given 10 strokes of the cane once every two months for the next five years, in addition to serving a five-year jail term. Magistrate … read more
The Consul General of the United States of America in Nigeria, Joseph Stafford, has said that his country was committed to working with other partners for the rapid development of the oil-rich Niger Delta region. Speaking in Warri while exchanging … read more
A Nigerian,Bidemi Bello, 41, has been convicted in the USA by a federal jury on charges of two counts of forced labour, two counts of trafficking for forced labour, one count of document servitude, one count of alien harbouring, and … read more