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The National Broadcasting Commission on Thursday slammed a fined of N5m  on the radio station, Nigeria Info, as punishment for a recent comment made by Dr Obadiah Mailaifa, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on its programme.   NBC management announced this on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘The National Broadcasting […]

  Standard Chartered Bank and Airtel Africa on Thursday announced a strategic collaboration to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services.   Through the collaboration, Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa will work together to co-create new, innovative products aimed at enhancing the accessibility of […]

The internal wrangling that has bedeviled the University of Lagos for some months finally took a new twist on Wednesday, over a purported removal of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Prof Olawatoyin Ogundipe,  by the institution’s Governing Council.   Ogundipe’s removal was announced at a meeting of the university’s Governing Council held at the National Universities Commission […]

Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,  on Wednesday insisted that his claim that a northern governor was a commander of the Boko Haram Islamist group was true and that he would not retract it.   The development economist spoke inn Jos, Plateau State, shortly after he was released […]

Governor Samuel Ortom, who state of Benue has been routinely ravaged by bandits and herdsmen, has pleaded with Nigerian government to allow responsible citizens to carry assault weapons such as AK-47 for self defence.   This, he said, is part of efforts to stem the rising insecurity in the country.   Ortom’s formula was released […]

The Federal Government has appealed to the world powers not to be weighed by unsubstantiated arguments to deny the country vital platforms and weapons to fight insecurity.   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the appeal on Thursday when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja, NAN […]

President Buhari this week signed the instrument of ratification to the African Trade Insurance Agency’s (ATI) treaty, the organization said in a statement Wednesday. This finalises Nigeria’s membership in ATI in a process that began some years ago, it explained.   Membership in ATI allows Nigeria to attract additional insurance capacity to help attract investments […]

www.www.aso.rocks search engine understands that the Department of State Services has invited a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, to its Jos office.   Mailafia confirmed the development to our correspondent in Jos on Tuesday.   He said, “Yes, it’s true. The DSS invited me to appear in their […]

Joe Biden, former Vice-President and hopeful Democratic presidential candidate for the November 3 presidential election, on Tuesday announced Kamala Harris as his running mate    “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my […]

Nigeria’s political leadership on Tuesday blamed the rising level of insecurity in the country on poverty and youth unemployment.   This was the conclusion at the end of a meeting that President Muhammadu Buhari and some state governors had in Abuja.   Buhari also declared at the meeting that the terrorists are not better equipped […]