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1,500 redeployed CBN staff to resume Lagos office Friday
Following their relocation from the Abuja headquarters, at least 1,500 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employees will begin work at the Lagos branch on Friday, February 2. A source within the apex bank informed PUNCH that despite facing criticism, the relocation plan is proceeding, with affected staff scheduled to resume their duties on Friday. An […]
ECOWAS kicks as Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso moves to quit
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) says it is yet to receive a formal notification from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso about their intention to quit the regional bloc. It was reacting after the military juntas from the three Member-States withdrew from ECOWAS with immediate effect. The three countries, […]
Imo monarch: Police didn’t rescue me from kidnappers — ransom was paid
Samuel Ohiri, former chairman of the council of traditional rulers in Imo state, says the police did not secure his freedom from kidnappers. The monarch was kidnapped from his residence on June 6 in Orodo Mbaitoli LGA of Imo. He was released after 13 days in captivity. The Imo police command said it secured Ohiri’s […]
Afenifere scraps Adebanjo’s role as acting leader, forms elders caucus
Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has scrapped the roles of acting leader and deputy acting leader within the group. Ayo Adebanjo was the acting leader of the group. In a communique issued at the end of its general meeting which held in Akure, Ondo state capital on Wednesday, Afenifere said the move was “to reposition and […]
Ondo Governor appoints Deputy, SSG, Chief of Protocol
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has officially announced his selection for the position of Deputy Governor. Aiyedatiwa selected Olayide Owolabi Adelami, who hails from Owo, Ondo State. He was born over 60 years ago to the family of Oluka Oribokun by Pa and Mrs Amos Adelami Adelami graduated from the prestigious Imade College in Owo […]
10 People Still Missing From Ibadan Explosion – Bodija Community
Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA) on Wednesday in Ibadan said no fewer than 10 people were still missing following the Jan. 17 explosion in the area. “I think it is now more towards eight and nine persons now, or even 10, whom those in the neighbourhood have talked about,” the Association’s President, Mr Muyiwa Bamgbose, […]
Tinubu meets U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Abuja
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken who is on tour of African nations at the Aso Rock presidential villa, Abuja. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar received Blinken at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Blinken is to hold bilateral talks with the […]
Full list: Forbes 2024 top 20 African billionaires
Below is the list of the top 20 richest billionaires in Africa 1. Aliko Dangote – $13.9 billion2. Johann Rupert & family – $10.1 billion3. Nicky Oppenheimer & family – $9.4 billion4. Nassef Sawiris – $8.7 billion5. Mike Adenuga – $6.9 billion6. Abdulsamad Rabiu – $5.9 billion7. Naguib Sawiris -$3.8 billion8. Mohammed Mansour – $3.2 […]
Dangote regains first place as Africa’s richest man in Forbes billionaire list
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has regained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9bn, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s richest billionaires released yesterday. A South African business mogul, Johann Rupert had displaced Dangote to the second position according to an earlier Forbes record. […]
Osun to Establish State Security Trust Fund
As part of efforts to secure lives and property of residents in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the establishment of a State Security Trust Fund as a matter of urgency. In response to logistic and operational needs of the various security services, the Governor directed a committee of five to work out the […]