Betta Edu: EFCC recovers N30bn, probes 50 bank accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 50 bank accounts, as it recovered N30 billion in the case of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and the ongoing probe of the ministry over alleged money laundering. The…
Welling grandma planks herself into the Guinness World Records
DonnaJean Wilde is a fairly typical grandmother, with a rather atypical penchant for planking. No, she’s not a floor installer, and she’s not a pirate, never having walked a plank in her life. But this 59-year-old retired school teacher from…
Tinubu Appoints 36-yr-old Nwagba As New CEO For CREDICORP
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engineer Uzoma Nwagba as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday night, the appointment was…
BREAKING: Government Announces 4-Day Eidul Fitr Holidays From April 10
Government Announces 4-Day Eidul Fitr Holidays From April 10. Studiocb55news reports that the government on Thursday announced a three-day and four-day holiday for Eidul Fitr for offices observing five and six working days a week, respectively. As per a notification…
Dangote, Onyema responsible for recovering economy – Agbakoba
A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has said that the economy is beginning to turn, showing signs of recovery. This is even as he suggested that the turning points now witnessed in the economy…
Earthquake: Emergency agency warns about aftershocks in New York
New York State Emergency Management has warned that residents might experience aftershocks of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake, which occurred in the city and New Jersey on Friday. The North American correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Ghana ranked 5th best-governed country in Africa
Ghana has been ranked as the 5th best-governed country on the African continent and the best-governed country in the whole of West Africa by World Economics, a United Kingdom (UK) based research organisation. The good governance ranking according to World…
Liberia uncovers 40,000 illegal civil servants
The Liberian government says it has discovered over 40,000 illegal civil servants in its system. The director general of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah Joekai told the BBC details of the civil servants were entered incorrectly or not at…
Power Companies Set To Increase Electricity Tariff From N68 To N200 KWh
Power companies will be allowed to raise electricity prices to N200 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour from N68 for urban consumers this month, the Bloomberg news agency, citing sources, reported Tuesday. It was learnt that these customers represent 15% of the population…
Hardship: Residents overpower truck driver; loot rice, beans, garri branded in Tinubu’s name in Ondo
Hardship: Residents overpower truck driver; loot rice, beans, garri branded in Tinubu’s name in Ondo “The police should not hesitate to fish out these thieves,” Mr Adelusi said. Tosin Ajuwon • April 1, 2024 Residents looting a food truck in…