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The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced charges on current account and some other services. It stated that card maintenance fee on current account had been removed as the accounts already attracted account maintenance fee. The CBN clarified charges that depositors should know about their accounts with their lenders in its revised guide to charges […]

New United States Ambassador to Nigeria Ms  Mary Leonard said on Tuesday  her country  decided to place Nigeria on its watch list due to the humanitarian situation in the country. She stated that the action was taken as part of an effort to deepen conversation on the issue. Leonard spoke in Abuja when she visited […]

An International non-governmental organisation, Global Citizen, has called on the Nigerian government, private sector and all stakeholders to intensify efforts at reducing poverty across the country, saying 89 million out of the nation’s 200 million citizens are living in extreme poverty currently. Speaking during a launch to eradicate poverty in Nigeria, the co-founder of Global […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with former President Goodluck Jonathan following an attack by gunmen on his country residence in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed that the President called his predecessor on Tuesday. In the telephone conversation, President Buhari expressed sadness over the […]

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice has banned the marriage of persons under the age of 18. Saudi also set the minimum age for marriage at 18. According to Saudi Gazette, the Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Sheikh Dr. Walid Al-Samaani issued a circular to all courts highlighting the ban on […]

The Department of State Services has finally complied with the court orders directing it to release the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, from custody. Omoyele’s release came a few hours after the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), said in a statement on Tuesday that he had issued […]

Lagos State Government has explained the planned relocation of the popular computer village from Ikeja to Katangowa in Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, said the relocation was to address environmental challenges occasioned by the rapid growth of the market in Ikeja. He said the choice of Katangowa was […]

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday withdrew from the fundamental rights enforcement suit instituted by the ‘RevolutionNow’ protests convener, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, seeking an order for his release from custody of the Department of State Service. There have been no fresh charges instituted against Sowore since he was rearrested […]

A revamped common currency in West Africa known as the ECO will be launched in 2020, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. The ECO is supposed to replace the CFA franc which is currently being used in eight west African countries and six countries in central Africa. During a trip to Ivory Coast on Saturday, […]

Texas law enforcement officials are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a barber over his 13-year-old son’s haircut, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Saturday to the barber shop on Franz Road in Katy, near Houston, the sheriff’s office said on Twitter, where a male employee was apparently shot around 5 p.m. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to focus on fulfilling their campaign promises to the people of their states. He gave the charge in a statement on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu. The President congratulated the governors on their Supreme Court […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reviewed downward electronic transfer and ATM fees as well as card maintenance fees. The new charges were contained in the latest Guide to Charges by Banks and Other Financial Institutions just released by the CBN. According to the CBN, bank customers will now pay N10 for electronic transfers […]

President of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has expressed the readiness of his company to increase its investment in Nigeria. He made this known on Friday when he led some state governors on a visit to the site of the Dangote Refinery, Petrochemicals and Fertiliser projects at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. News Agency of Nigeria reports that […]