Buhari Vows To Expose Big Names Behind Oil Theft
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government would soon reveal the identities of important personalities behind oil theft in the country. Senior Special Assistant to...
Nigeria Now Owing World Bank $660m — Data
The total debt owed to the World Bank Group by Nigeria rose by $660m in the first six months of 2022, the Punch has...
Travellers Stranded As Dollar Shortage Hits Banks – Report
Nigerians are finding it increasingly difficult to access the United States dollar at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official rate for eligible transactions. Worse affected are those travelling abroad who are experiencing delays in accessing Busines...
We’re Working Hard To Ensure Free Fall Of Naira Stops, Emefiele Vows
With an escalating demand for foreign exchange for both goods and services by Nigerians, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured that it would continue to make deliberate efforts in the foreign exchange sector to avert further downward slide in...
Senate Summons Emefiele To Explain Uncontrolled Fall In Naira Value
The Senate has resolved to summon the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, to explain the reasons for the rapid depreciation of the value of the naira. It has also mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financi...
Naira Crashes To N710 Per Dollar
The naira has crashed further in the parallel market, trading for N710 against the U.S. dollar on the exchange platform Aboki Forex. Checks by Peoples Gazette (not ABN TV) on Wednesday showed the current parallel market rate pegged at N710 to a dolla...
Buhari Should Account For $1bn Security Fund Jointly Contributed By States – Gov. Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday asked the Federal Government to account for the $1 billion security funds jointly contributed by the 36 states of the federation to fight insurgency giving the worsening insecurity in the country. Speaki...
Aero Contractors Suspends Scheduled Operations Indefinitely
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest airline, says it will suspend passenger flights from Wednesday, July 20. The airline, in a statement on Monday, said the suspension is temporary but did not indicate when it will resume operations. In May, Aero h...
Tinubu Can’t Make Dollar, Naira Value Equivalent — Former Minister
A former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien has faulted the claim by the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he would bring the naira at par with the dollar ...
Farmers Move To Increase Cocoa Production In Abia As Ikpeazu Assures Continous Partnership
Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria Thursday flagged off the free distribution of the Cocoa GAP Handbook in Abia State. Speaking during the event, the CFAN National President, Comrade Adeola Adegoke, said the farmers’ focus was to increase Nigeria...
