President of France, Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal as the country’s new prime minister, as he seeks to boost his political fortunes ahead of European parliamentary elections. The 34-year-old education minister has become France’s youngest ever and first openly gay prime minister. Mr Macron, who his serving his second […]
Nice forward, Terem Moffi has been called up for the Africa Cup of Nations starting at the weekend, 13th January to replace injured Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface. Victor Boniface was forced to withdraw from the tournament in the Ivory Coast due to a groin injury he picked during training in Abu […]
In a bid to streamline government spending, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken decisive steps to reduce the number of individuals accompanying him on both local and foreign trips. This cost-cutting directive, announced by Special Adviser on Media, Ajuri Ngelale, aims to foster fiscal responsibility in governance. Effective immediately, President […]
The Governor of Lagos, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has been announced as the chief host of a special dinner organized by the Lagos State Government for the Super Eagles on Tuesday night just before their departure to Abdjan, capital of Ivory Coast, venue of the 34th Africa Cup of Nations finals […]
President Bola Tinubu has today suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, with immediate effect over a wrong disbursement allegation. The 37 year old minister is the first minister to be suspended in President Tinubu’s 48-man cabinet. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos state has today announced that it has published the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye-election notice as required by law. This was disclosed by the state’s INEC public affairs officer Adenike Oriowo, to newsmen today, January 5. She noted that the notice was […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the approval of the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) to pilot the cNGN stablecoin in its regulatory sandbox. The new stablecoin, a compliant Nigeria Naira (cNGN), is set to be launched on February 27, 2024. The ASC is a collaboration of Nigerian banks […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) reportedly probing 52 companies over forex transactions. According to reports today, the anti-graft agency was conducting the investigation on forex allocations to these various Nigerian companies during the tenure of the former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele. Big companies including Dangote […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni today announced the suspension of a member of parliament, Emanuele Pozzolo, who took a gun to a New Year’s Eve party which led to someone getting shot with it. The lawmaker from the far-right Brothers of Italy party, has admitted owning the mini revolver but […]
The recently resigned factional Speaker of the rivers assembly and member representing Ahoada East Constituency II at the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has withdrawn his contempt proceedings suit against 25 of the 27 defected lawmakers of the house. Last December, the factional speaker declared the seats of […]
