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A group of lawyers have initiated contempt proceedings against Yusuf Bichi, director-general (DG) of the Department of State Services (DSS), for failing to release Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The lawyers, who filed the suit at the federal high court, Abuja, said the DG of DSS should […]

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has expressed disappointment at Russia’s decision to halt its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The former minister of finance made this known in a tweet on Monday.  TheCable had earlier reported that Russia said it would no longer cooperate with […]

Twitter’s former employees in Africa say they have not received their severance pay despite being laid off seven months ago. A source confirmed the development to TheCable on Monday. Last year, Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman, acquired the microblogging platform and began a series of layoffs which affected thousands of workers. […]

Statements made by Aliyu Abubakar, a property developer, to implicate Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation, in a money laundering case have been rejected by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. Abubakar had told the court in July 2022 that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) asked him to implicate […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to intimidate the judiciary and trigger crises in the country. Tinubu had asked the election tribunal to dismiss the petition seeking to nullify his election on the grounds that he did not secure 25 percent of lawful votes cast […]

The Labour Party (LP) has told President Bola Tinubu that his removal from office by the court will not cause anarchy in the country. Tinubu had asked the presidential election tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by LP seeking to nullify his victory on the grounds that he did not secure 25 percent […]

The naira, on Monday, recorded a slight gain of N8.62 to close at N795.28 per dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The I&E foreign exchange (FX) window is the market trading segment for investors, exporters and end-users that allows for FX trades to be made at exchange rates determined based on […]

The federal ministry of agriculture and rural development says it has confirmed cases of anthrax in some farm animals in Niger state. The government, however, did not mention the name of the affected farm and the extent of the infection. Anthrax is an infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria, Bacillus anthracis. It […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its planned national caucus and national executive committee (NEC) meetings. Abubakar Kyari, acting national chairman of the APC, spoke to reporters after an emergency gathering of the party’s national working committee (NWC) on Monday. The NWC sit-down which was held at the party’s headquarters in […]

The Russian government, on Monday, halted its participation in a deal that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea despite a wartime blockade. The deal, known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey. The initiative was set up in July 2022 […]