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The Edo Government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs in connection with the January 7 train attack which resulted in the kidnap of 20 passengers at the Igueben train station. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed that…

The Lagos State Government has declared a four-day work-free day for public servants to enable them collect their Permanent Voter Cards at their respective local government/local council development areas in the state. The Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who confirmed the development in…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said several ground-breaking judgments it obtained so far during the tenure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), have been left unimplemented. SERAP Deputy Director, Oluwadare Kolawole, disclosed this during a press briefing tagged, ‘Failed…

Governors of the 36 states have planned to meet with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday over the present withdrawal policy and the redesigned naira notes. The governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum through its spokesperson, Abdulrazaque…

The  intervention of one of the Service Chiefs yesterday saved Governor of the   Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from arrest upon return to Nigeria from his annual vacation abroad. This is coming at a time the Directorate of…

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera has said the  enactment of the Bank and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020 has limited the power of the council on…