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A federal high court in Abuja has fixed Friday to deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Ben Ayade, Cross River governor. The PDP had taken Ayade to court seeking an order directing him and his deputy, Ivara Esu, to vacate office over their defection to the […]

Security operatives have taken over the Cross River state house of assembly. The security operatives include officers from the anti-kidnapping squad, cultism squad, and regular policemen. The officers were seen around the routes leading to the state house of assembly while movement into the assembly complex was restricted. The development comes […]

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the country is unable to meet its production quota due to unwarranted oil theft in the sector. Emefiele said this on Monday at the end of the 284th monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja.  After MPC meeting, the committee concluded […]

The federal government says from April 4, fully-vaccinated travellers entering Nigeria will no longer be required to take pre-departure PCR COVID tests. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. ​The PSC chairman said although there has been a consistent […]

The policy-setting committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, at 11.5 percent. The monetary policy rate (MPR) is the baseline interest rate in an economy, every other interest rate used within an economy is built on the MPR. Addressing journalists […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has identified the officer who leaked a video of Willie Obiano, immediate past governor of Anambra, in the custody of the anti-graft agency. On March 17, Obiano was taken into custody in Lagos before he was transferred to the headquarters of the commission in […]

A federal high court in Abuja has sacked 20 members of the Cross River state house of assembly. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had instituted a suit against the lawmakers over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judgement in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 was delivered on Monday. Ruling […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, for a meeting at the presidential villa. The president is expected to discuss the erratic power supply experienced across the country in recent weeks. Buhari also called for a meeting with Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, over the fresh wave of violence […]

Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the anti-graft agency has granted bail to Willie Obiano, immediate past governor of Anambra. Bawa said this on Monday while answering questions from journalists at the fifth annual general assembly of the Network of National Anti-corruption institutions in West Africa (NACIWA), […]