Opeyemi Bamidele: Senate will screen Cardoso, CBN deputy governor nominees Tuesday
Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the senate, says the upper legislative chamber will screen Olayemi Cardoso, acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and deputy governor nominees on Tuesday. The deputy governor nominees are Emem Nnana Usoro, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo, Philip Ikeazor and Bala Bello. They have all since […]
Naira appreciates to N993/$ at parallel market as demand moderates
The naira, on Monday, appreciated at the parallel market to trade at N993 per dollar. The figure signifies an appreciation of N2 or 0.20 percent from the N995 it traded last Friday. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs) told TheCable that demand for the greenback had declined in the street market. The […]
Information minister: Nigeria will take its rightful place on global stage under Tinubu
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says he is confident that President Bola Tinubu will take Nigeria to its rightful place globally. In a statement issued on Monday, Idris lauded Tinubu’s reforms and policies, describing them as “bold and unprecedented” and the right start to a lasting legacy. He added that […]
Ondo deputy governor asks court to stop assembly from impeaching him
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor of Ondo, has asked an Akure high court to stop the house of assembly from proceeding with the impeachment move against him. In a suit filed at the court on Monday, Aiyedatiwa asked for an order of the court to stop the state assembly from initiating, continuing or proceeding […]
Tribunal affirms Sanwo-Olu’s victory, dismisses Jandor’s petition
The Lagos state governorship election tribunal has affirmed the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu after dismissing a petition filed by Abdul-Azeez Adeniran, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In the ruling on Monday, Mikail Abdullahi, a member of the three-member panel, said the petition by Adeniran, popularly known as Jandor, seeking to nullify […]
FAAC allocation, half-year GDP reports… 7 business stories to track this week
Here are the seven top business stories you need to track this week — September 25 to September 29. CBN GETS NEW GOVERNOR, DEPUTIES Yemi Cardoso has assumed office as the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), alongside four deputies. The new deputy governors are; Emem Nnana Usoro, […]
Newspaper Headlines: Despite N2.8trn subsidy, power averages 3,000MW in 10 years
Issues around ground rents and revocation of lands in Abuja, dominate the front pages of the dailies today. Source: Top Stories
RTEAN: Lagos tells TUC to suspend protest, says it’s needless
The Lagos state government has told the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to suspend the planned protest scheduled for Monday in the state. The union announced a one-day protest over the state government’s ban on the operation of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). Festus Osifo, the TUC president, said the […]
Tinubu directs security agencies to rescue abducted Zamfara varsity students
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the attack by gunmen on the Federal University Gusau (FUG) in Zamfara state. On Friday, bandits attacked the university and abducted about 24 students. Sources said the bandits split themselves into two groups, the first group went away with the abductees, while the second group engaged troops […]
US surgeons carry out world’s second pig-to-human heart transplant
Surgeons in the United States have carried out the world’s second transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart to a human being. According to a statement issued on Monday by the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), the surgery was carried out on Lawrence Faucette, a 58-year-old patient who had terminal heart […]