CBN reforms boost diaspora remittances by $172m in a month

The Central Bank of Nigeria has reported a $172m increase in direct remittances in one month. The latest CBN data analysed by PUNCH Online showed that the remittances totalled $138.56m…

High hopes for Kanu’s release, says Deputy Speaker 

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, would soon regain his freedom.   …

Clark urges Tinubu to intervene in Rivers political logjam

‘How insecurity affected investments, devt in Rivers’ The elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw Nation, Edwin Clark, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the looming political logjam in…

Makinde makes minor cabinet reshuffle

Oyo govt opens application portal for primary school teachers Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, which affected three ministries in the state. Chief Press Secretary…

Naira gradually finding its feet, Cardoso declares

• Says Nigeria recorded $24b inflow Q1 2024 • CBN quickens settlement of Diaspora remittances The naira is gradually finding its value, as the worst days are over, Governor of…

Poor states rack up debts, leave $335b minerals to illegal miners

• Unaddressed conflict between FG, states, insecurity leave investors in uncertainty  • Tinubu govt playing to gallery on illegal mining, stakeholders insist • Experts want solid minerals to remain on…

Graft: Concerns as EFCC shelves Akpabio, Adamu, Ortom, others’ files

• Opens money laundering case against Obiano  • ‘Probes may be political, to hoodwink masses’ Over eight years since the country’s anti-graft agencies opened investigations into alleged diversion of funds by…

Minimum wage: Private sector insists on N62,000 as Tinubu consults govs, others

• New wage may emerge in August, says Osifo • Figure above N62,000 will lead to litigations, job losses, NECA warns • Catholic bishops urge parties to dialogue, be realistic…

Customs mourns as DC dies at National Assembly during Reps probe

Deputy Comptroller of Finance Administration and Technical Service, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Andrew Essien, slumped and died at the National Assembly, yesterday, during an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives.     NCS…

Path to national economic transformation, by Olaopa

Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, yesterday, outlined steps that could be taken for national economic transformation. The professor of public administration and retired federal permanent…

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