The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will freeze accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April 2024. This is according to a Friday circular by the apex bank which instructed banks to place a “Post no Debit” restriction – which prevents customers from making withdrawals, transfers, or…
Armed men on Friday morning attacked the official residence of the Kogi Resident Electoral Commission, Hale Gabriel Longpet, in Lokoja. Kogi is one of the three States that recently concluded off cycle governorship elections with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo declared winner. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekunmi said…
Shasore was arraigned alongside his company, Middlesex Investments Ltd, on a 14-count charge of money laundering before Justice Inyang Ekwo, in November 2022. At the day’s proceedings, counsel for the EFCC, Bala Sanga, told the judge that the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has directed the anti-graft agency via a letter, to withdraw the…
The United Nations’ top court has warned Venezuela to stop any action that would alter Guyana’s control over a disputed territory, days ahead of a planned referendum over the territory. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday told the Latin American country to “refrain from taking any action which would modify that situation that…
Aid was stranded near Egypt’s border with Gaza as Israel resumed its military campaign on Friday, with truck drivers saying they expected further delays to a complex delivery process that had briefly speeded up during a weeklong truce. “The bombardment has been going on since seven in the morning. There are planes and artillery and…
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has felicitated with his deputy, Philip Shaibu, on the occasion of his 54th birthday. This is coming a few days after Shaibu declared for the 2024 governorship race in the state. Amid rumours of their political feud, the governor expressed profound gratitude for Shaibu’s unwavering support throughout their seven years…
The Kogi state All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign Council has accused the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, and his supporters of masterminding the attack on the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state in the early hours of Friday, December 1. Friday morning attacked the official…
the Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with malaria, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2022, there were estimated 249 million malaria cases globally, exceeding the pre pandemic…
Ukraine will forge ahead in the battle against Russia’s invasion, Kyiv’s top diplomat has pledged as he seeks to rally Western support. Ukraine will not “back down” in fighting against the Russian invasion, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a summit of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, even as its military locked into a…
