The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the United Kingdom is impressed by the security strategies President Tinubu has put in place over the last one year. According to him, the United Kingdom has also observed transparency and accountability in governance in the Tinubu administration, while restating the support of the UK…
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) South West Zone has commended the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on the appointment of Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, as the Head of Service. Recall that Onasanya, a leading journalist in the service of Ogun State Government, was recently appointed by the governor as the 20th…
The Duchess of Sussex found a special way to honor her late mother-in-law during her recent trip to Nigeria. Duchess Meghan paid tribute to Princess Diana by wearing a necklace that once belonged to the former Princess of Wales. Prince Harry gifted Meghan the meaningful jewelry piece, which features a diamond-encrusted cross pendant attached to…
Ijebu businessman, industrialist and community leader, Chief Sakiru Olanrewaju Kassim, also known as Shoka, is dead.The Bobagunwa of Ijebu land died at 88 years old.Shokas dies around 3am on Friday. He was expected to celebrate his birthday in June before death came calling. The late philanthropist, who was the chairman and co-owner of Shokas Textiles…
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has temporarily suspended new licence issuance to operators in three categories. The Commission, however, noted that the new directive doesn’t affect pending applications which would be considered based on merit.The categories affected include Mobile Virtual Network Operator Licence, Interconnect Exchange Licence and Value Added Service Aggregator Licence. According to the…
The trial of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive, opened on Friday with a surprising accusation: that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, played a role in weakening Nigeria’s currency, the naira. This unexpected charge comes alongside money laundering allegations initially leveled against Gambaryan and Binance. Abdulkadir Abbas, a director of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted the founder of MedContour Services Ltd, Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju for her role in a botched plastic surgery resulting in the death of Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020, FIJ has reported. Former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera, announced the conviction via Twitter, expressing…
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara expressed sadness on Thursday over attacks on his supporters by troublemakers allegedly backed by the state’s outgoing Local Government Council chairmen. Fubara stated this while declaring the commencement of construction of the N80.3 billion, 33.5-kilometre Elele-Egbeda-Omoku Road dual carriageway and bridge project in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is making a big move to raise the stake in the remittance game, announcing a strategic move to double foreign currency inflows through official channels. This ambitious plan involves granting Approval-in-Principle (AIP) to a wave of 14 new International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs). “This initiative is a win-win,” says…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, yesterday, clarified that the federal government had no intention of illegally tapping into the N20 trillion pension funds for infrastructure development.The clarification followed media reports quoting the minister as saying, after the last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, that the federal government…
