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The National Judicial Council has recommended a total of 86 judicial officers for appointment into federal and state courts across the country.   The recommendations were made by the council’s Interview Committee on Appointment of Judicial Officers of all Superior Courts of Record in Nigeria, during the NJC’s 105th plenary meeting held between May 15 […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that it has suspended the issuance of communication licences in three categories including Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), Interconnect Exchange, and Value Added Service Aggregator.   The Commission announced this in a public notice issued by its Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka on Friday, noting that […]

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced May 24, 2024, as official date for the opening of portal for student loan applications.   Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, announced this in a statement on Thursday evening.   He said the opening marks a significant milestone in the commitment of President Bola Tinubu […]

 Popular street singer Habeeb Okikiola, best known as Portable, has been arrested by the police for allegedly refusing to pay the balance of a G-Wagon vehicle he purchased from a car dealer.   The singer was arrested on Tuesday in the Abule Egba area of Lagos, police spokesman in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin. said. “Portable […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for approving the printing of N684.5m notes at the rate of N18.96bn.   Emefiele was arraigned before Justice MaryAnn Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High court on four counts. He pleaded not […]

The Federal Government has suspended the controversial cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions.   Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the policy is undergoing a review.   “The […]

A young man, whose identity is yet be unveiled, sneaked into a bank in Dadinkowa, Jos South local government area of Plateau State, with Improvised Explosive Device (IED), demanding N100m to avoid detonating it.   An official of the bank who did not want his name mentioned gave Daily Trust a blow-by-blow account of the […]

An aircraft belonging to XeJet Airline skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos State on Saturday morning.    But there were no casualties, according to a terse statement by the airline. “XE Jet Limited has confirmed that one of their aircraft, an Embraer 145 with registration 5N-BZZ operating […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cautioned compliance officers of banks in Nigeria to stop disclosing the anti-graft agency’s investigative activities to their customers. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, made the call on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, through the Acting Zonal Director of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, ACE I Hauwa Garba […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has read the Riot Act to foreign missions based in Nigeria, banning them from transacting in foreign currencies, and mandating the use of Naira in their financial businesses.   The EFCC has also mandated Nigerian foreign missions domiciled abroad to accept Naira in their financial businesses.   The move, […]

The British High Commission in Nigeria has failed to acknowledge the presence of Prince Harry.   Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in the most populous black nation on earth, on Friday, and there have been different activities to welcome them.    The couple was received by military authorities on Friday afternoon in the nation’s […]

  Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the circular directing financial institutions to commence implementation of the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy, describing it as “ambiguous”.   The development was in response to a motion on the urgent need to halt and modify the […]