Nigeria

JUST IN: CBN suspends launch of digital currency, eNaira

By Salim Yunusa   The launch of Nigeria’s much-anticipated Central Bank Digital Currency known as ‘eNaira’ initially slated for October 1, has been postponed by the...

BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala considering resigning as WTO DG

By Salim Yunusa   Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO), began the year with a plan to score quick negotiating victories that...

Kano govt increases students’ scholarship by 50%

By Salim Yunusa   • Govt to establish anti-begging agency The Kano State Government has approved the upward review of students’ scholarship by 50 per cent. Governor Abdullahi...

Most Nigerian PhDs have plagiarism issues – NUC

By Salim Yunusa     The Federal Government on Wednesday expressed concern over the poor quality of PhD researches being churned out by Nigerian universities and huge...

National Industrial Court orders Kano Govt to stop salary deductions, make refund

By Salim Yunusa     The National industrial Court has ordered the immediate stoppage of salary and pension deductions by the Kano State Government   It has also directed...

JUST IN: Court denies Abduljabbar bail

By Salim Yunusa   The Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano State has rejected the bail application of Abduljabbar Shaikh Nasiru Kabara.   Abduljabbar Kabara has been accused...

Insecurity: High cost of cattle leads to beef scarcity in Kwara

      By Salim Yunusa   Meat sellers in Kwara State have stopped slaughtering cattle over the rising cost.   The development has led to the scarcity of meats across...

Insecurity: Kaduna bans motorcycles, shuts down telecom services

By Salim Yunusa The Kaduna state government, in an effort to curb the insecurity bedeviling some parts of the state, has announced a curfew for...

BREAKING: FG approves 14 days paternity leave for civil servants

By Salim Yunusa The federal executive council (FEC), presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, approved 14-day paternity leave for civil servants.   Folasade Yemi-Esan, head...

President Macron hit by an egg thrown from a crowd

  By Salim Yunusa   French President Emmanuel Macron was hit by an egg while taking part in a food event in Lyon on Monday.   The egg "bounced...

UMYUK final year female student dismisses reports of illicit affairs with Vice Chancellor 

By Ismail Auwal Aisha Tahir, an ex-girlfriend of the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, has denied reports alleging that she had...

Nigeria to become first country in Africa to launch CBDC

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s eNaira website has gone live ahead of schedule. And, in the 24 hours following the launch, it received more than...

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