EXPLAINER: What triggered the Canadian wildfires and how will they impact air quality?
Three words sum up a wildfire — unplanned, uncontrolled, and unpredictable. This is what has been happening in Canada for the past six weeks. Although the Canadian wildfire season runs from May to October, officials say this level of destruction is rare this early in the season. The situation has left thousands displaced, […]
Emefiele not currently in our custody, says DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) says Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is not in its custody. Following the announcement of Emefiele’s suspension, there were reports that he was arrested by operatives of the secret police. Reacting in a terse statement posted on Twitter on […]
SEC: Binance operations in Nigeria illegal
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the operation of Binance Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Binance, is illegal in the country. SEC, in a statement published on its website on Friday, said the cryptocurrency platform has been actively promoting its web and mobile-enabled platforms to Nigerians. The commission said the company […]
Over 150 people killed in one Plateau LGA in three weeks, says governor
Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau, says at least 150 people have been killed in Mangu LGA of the state in the last three weeks. Speaking on Friday in an interview with Channels Television, Mutfwang said four persons were murdered in the LGA on Thursday night. Over the past few months, some LGAs […]
LP tenders video evidence, journalist as witness — 5 takeaways from presidential election tribunal
The presidential election petition tribunal session on Friday was eventful as always with lawyers debating the appropriateness of playing a video evidence tendered by the Labour Party (LP), among other issues. Here are five takeaways. LP PRESENTS REPORTER AS WITNESS At the resumption of proceedings, the LP presented a journalist from […]
INVESTIGATION: Baba Aisha, Nigeria’s fake doctor cashing out on deadly concoction that cures nothing
In Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital territory, many residents consume ‘Baba Aisha Herbal Medicine’, a low-end herbal product that sells for just N100 and is touted to cure common diseases. In this five-month-long investigation, KEMI BUSARI scientifically probes the content of the concoction while questioning regulatory frameworks that allow its supply to thrive. As […]
Newspaper Headlines: Aggrieved speakership aspirants may adopt consensus candidate
The suspension of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Zamfara: How police recovered 40 official vehicles from Matawalle’s residences
The Zamfara state government says it has recovered over 40 official vehicles from Bello Matawalle, the immediate past governor. According to a statement issued on Friday by Suleiman Idris, the governor’s spokesperson, the vehicles were recovered after a raid of Matawalle’s residences in Gusau and Maradun LGA — his hometown. Idris said […]
REWIND: In 2014, court ruled that president can suspend — but can’t sack — a CBN governor
On February 20, 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This was in the middle of an allegation by Sanusi that over $20 billion of crude oil revenue was not remitted to the federation account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). […]
CLOSE-UP: Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, engineer, IT expert, banker — and acting CBN governor
Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, appointed acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by President Bola Tinubu on Friday, is not your typical banker. The CBN deputy governor (operations) trained as a mechanical engineer, went into marketing, moved into information technology — and became a central banker. […]