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Ex-Yobe Gov Bukar Ibrahim Dies in Saudi Arabia at 73

The former governor of Yobe State, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, died at 73 on Sunday. He died in Saudi Arabia after a protracted illness, a source who preferred anonymity claimed. Ibrahim was the governor of Yobe State from May 1999 to May 2007. During his first…

04/02/2024

No Plans To Convert $30bn Domiciliary Deposits To Naira – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday said there is no plan to convert $30bn domiciliary deposits to naira. Reports emerged in the media that Federal Government and the apex banks were considering the conversion of foreign currencies in domiciliary accounts of…

03/02/2024

NBA President Halts SPIDEL Operations, Suspends Public Interest Lawsuits

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau SAN, has directed the association’s Public Interest and Development Law Section (SPIDEL) to immediately suspend its ongoing public interest lawsuits and advocacy interventions. In a letter dated January 31st, Maikyau accused SPIDEL…

02/02/2024

CBN Orders Banks to Sell Excess Dollars in 24 Hours

Amid its fresh moves to stabilise the nation’s volatile exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks to sell their excess dollar stock latest February 1, 2024. The CBN, which made the disclosure in a new circular released on…

01/02/2024

FBN Holdings Appoints Otedola As Chairman

First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc has appointed the 20th richest man in Africa, Femi Otedola, as its new Chairman. FBN Holdings, in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public, said the decision was made at the meeting of…

31/01/2024

Court Stops Police From Arresting Fubara’s CoS, Ehie

The Port Harcourt Division of the Rivers State High Court has granted an ex-parte order restraining the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies from arresting, detaining, and or harassing Edison Ehie. The order which was granted following a motion ex-parte filed by…

31/01/2024

NBA Calls For Expressions Of Interest To Fill 22 Court Of Appeal Vacancies

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a call for expressions of interest from qualified candidates interested in filling 22 vacant positions on the Court of Appeal. APPOINTMENT OF 22 (TWENTY-TWO) ADDITIONAL JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEAL: CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Distinguished…

31/01/2024

INEC To Conduct Rerun, Bye-elections In 26 States Saturday

Ahead of this Saturday‘s bye and re-run elections, across 26 states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is delivering materials to the affected locations. The election will hold in 80 local government areas…

30/01/2024

ICPC Tenders UNICAL Professor’s 70 Nude Photos, Messages

After a two-month forensic analysis of call logs, videos and messages, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed more than 70 evidence against a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Osim…

29/01/2024

Burkina, Mali, Niger Quit ECOWAS

The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS. The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West…

28/01/2024

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