The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday barred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from prosecuting a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko. Delivering judgment on the suit instituted by Dikko, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba held that the non-prosecution agreement entered into between the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the […]
Sub-Saharan Africa lags other regions such as Asia in moving away from cash to plastic money. One Nigerian company is aiming to close that gap by tapping into a growing appetite for smartcards across the continent. SecureID makes bank cards, mobile phone SIMs and voting cards for businesses in 21 African countries, to address an […]
Before August 28 when the Nigeria Customs Service closed the borders against her neighbours, the price of rice was N17, 000 per 50-kilogramme bag, having risen from N14, 000 a few months before. Currently, the price of foreign parboiled rice has gone up to between N22, 000 and N30, 000, findings by our correspondent have […]
Nigeria will continue to lose over $6b yearly to cash economy if the Federal Government fails to urgently address prevailing challenges that are hampering the nation’s transition to a digital economy. Stakeholders in the financial and technology sectors are deeply concerned that the country continues to record huge losses in the global digital economy estimated […]
The Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to slug it out over the implementation of the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as the latter has directed all its members across the country to ignore a circular intended to be used for their enrollment today. […]
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa, has expressed optimism that the Dutch Embassy in Nigeria will resume the issuance of Schengen Visas in Abuja in the shortest possible future. Mr Ngofa spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday confer the National Productivity Order of Merit award on the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali (retd.), Alhaji Aliko Dangote and other notable Nigerians. The award is said to be instituted by the Federal […]
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has cautioned Nigerians with dual citizenship against applying for the e-passport. Speaking at the Nigerian High Commission in Tokyo on Friday during the rollout of the e-passport, the minister told Nigerian-Japanese who have accepted Japanese citizenship that a new visa regime that would grant them multiple entries into Nigeria […]
Chevron Corp Chief Executive Michael Wirth is preparing sweeping changes at the No. 2 U.S. oil and gas company that would cut costs and streamline operations in a drive to boost profitability, according to people familiar with the matter. Wirth, who took over the company 21 months ago, intends to cut the company’s massive global […]
Middle Belt Youths Council Worldwide led by Comrade Emma Zopmal has joined Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide to canvass for Igbo Presidency come 2023. The two groups according to a statement signed by Mazi okechukwu Isiguzoro, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, and Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, Secretary-General, vowed to put the interest of […]