The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated that his leadership would focus mainly on the core mandate of price stability. According to a statement from…
Author: Salisu Hamisu Ali
Governorship election: I-G orders redeployment of Imo CP
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Imo, Mr Mohammed Barde to the Force Headquarters. This is contained…
Again, TAJBank wins Businessday Islamic Bank of the year award
TAJBank Limited, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing non-interest banks, has won the BusinessDay “Islamic Bank of the Year Award” for third consecutive time. This is according to a statement by TAJBank’s Managing Director,…
OPINION: It’s too late for an ex-convict Zamani Lekwot to seek sympathy for baseless accusations against El-Rufa’i
By Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai In a recent interview with Arise TV, ex-convict and ethnic jingoist Zamani Lekwot once again made disparaging remarks about Mal Nasir El-rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna…
Tinubu to attend two economic summits in Saudi Arabia
President Bola Tinubu is set to attend the Saudi-Africa and Arab-Africa summits in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on November 10 and 11. In a statement on Sunday, Ajuri Ngelale, the…
NDLEA seizes drugs with street value of N13bn in Lagos in 3 days
NDLEA intercepted 14.5 million pills of tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth more than N13 billion in street value in Lagos in three days. The hauls were made in three major…
Why Naira regained strength at FX market – ABCON
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), has revealed why the Naira is regaining strength against the dollar. “The development stems from the ‘double-edged sword dollar liquidity injection and…
KNSG Expresses Optimism On Global Consensus In Favour of Palestine
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has expressed optimism that emerging global Consensus will be in favour of Palestine as the global community intensify effort to halt the fight between Palestine…
Alleged N3.2b Fraud: Court Dock Kano Ex-MD, others
By Ahmad Muhammad The State High Court, presided over by Justice Hafsat Yahaya Sani, on Thursday remanded Bala Muhammed, and his son Bala Muhammed (Jnr) in custody over alleged misappropriation of N3.2…
NILDS Vows to Inculcate Democratic Culture on Students
By Ahmad Muhammad The Director General of the National Institute of legislative and Democratic Studies Professor Abubakar Suleiman has vowed to inculcate culture and Democracy among secondary school students in the country….
‘Pensioners hail Kano govt for earmark of N6bn to settle backlog gratuities’
Kano State Government under Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has been commended for securing N6 billion to settle gratuities and death benefits of some pensioners in the state. The chairman, Kano State…
Nasarawa LG aspirant offers scholarship to 50 indigent students for public health education
The chairmanship aspirant of Nasarawa local government area, Hon. Muhammad MD Hassan, on Saturday has offered scholarships to 50 indigent students from the local government to study Public Health at various Colleges…
KNSG sets aside N6bn to settle 5,500 retired civil servants – Gov. Yusuf
Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State said about N6 billion had been set aside to pay gratuities to about 5,500 retired civil servants in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria…
NSCDC Arrests 2 Alleged Car Thieves In Kano
The operatives of the NSCDC, Nassarawa division has arrested two suspected car thieves in Badawa Layout, Nassarawa local government area of Kano State. This is contained in a statement signed by DSC…
JUST IN: Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu’s election
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the valid winner of the presidential election that held in the country on February 25.
Tinubu’s victory can’t be annulled over non electronic transmission of election results – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court says the failure by the Independent National Electoral Commission to transmit election results electronically did not affect the outcome of the election and could not warrant the nullification of…
JUST IN: Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to admit PDP’s new evidence- Justice Okoro
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that it lacked jurisdiction to admit fresh evidence in the appeal of the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal. The evidence was filed by the…
BREAKING: Supreme court okays live broadcast of judgment
The Supreme Court judgment on the appeals challenging the outcome of Nigeria’s Presidential Election will be transmitted live. According to Arise TV, this is a similar gesture as that of the Presidential…
TUP: Kano govt inaugurates 6-member verification committee
The Kano State Government has constituted a six-member committee to verify teachers that participated in the Teacher Upgraded Programme (TUP). The Commissioner for Eeducation, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, who inaugurated the committee on…
Police arrest 3 over fake alarm on male organ disappearance
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has arrested three suspects in Abuja over fake alarm on alleged disappearance of male organ. The Commissioner of Police in charge…
Northeast youth challenges governors to emulate developmental strides in Kano
…calls for stability in Kano, justice for Gov. Yusuf Envious of developmental strides in Kano State, youth under the aegis of North East Youth Progressive Union and Coalition for Democratic Rights Group…
NUC Team arrives MAAUN for accreditation exercise
Accreditation team from the National Universities Commission (NUC) has arrived at Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), for the full accreditation of its15 academic programmes. The accreditation team is expected to…
BREAKING: Supreme court to deliver judgment in Atiku, Obi’s appeals Thursday
The Supreme court has fixed Thursday October 26 to deliver judgment in the appeals seeking to void the election of President Bola Tinubu. Festus Akande, the apex court’s spokesperson, confirmed the development…
Qatari emir tells Israel “enough is enough”
Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has urged Israel to end its heavy bombardments of the Gaza Strip, a response to the terror attack by armed Hamas militants in Israel more…
Students loan programme takes off January 2024 – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has declared that the students loan programme would commence full operation in January 2024. Tinubu made the announcement at the 29th Economic Summit organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit…