The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Independent National Electoral Commission and Electoral Matters, has proposed an extension to the tenure of Local Government Chairmen, in the Federal Capital Territory, from three to four years. The committees equally proposed an upward review of the amount to be spent by candidates seeking elective
Nigeria’s presidency on Wednesday waded into the raging controversy over the Christmas homily of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Kukah, with a caution to an Islamic group that demanded that he should apologise or quit Sokoto State, to back off. It said in a statement by a presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu,
Given the rise in consumer appetite for payment solutions and new technology in the financial services space, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has taken steps to ensure new and flexible ways of engaging with the industry. One of the ways the Apex bank is doing this is with the introduction of a Regulatory Sandbox,
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, yesterday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians over the security situation in the country. CBCN President, Archbishop Augustine Akubeze, who stated this while speaking at the funeral of Emeritus Bishop of Orlu Diocese, the Most Revd. Gregory Ochiaga, said Buhari must not ignore
Nigeria’s federal government has approved the posting of new Ambassador-Designates to Nigerian mssions abroad. The posting of a total of 95 ambassadors was given a nod in the latest approval. The approval was communicated in a press release. No: MFA/PR/2021/04 on Tuesday by tthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. The press release signed by the