CBN raises treasury bill rate to 17.59% as investors seek N4.4trn
By Uche Usim The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate on its one-year Treasury Bill to 17.59 per cent despite receiving a massive N4.4 trillion in…
Customs rejects smuggling, revenue leakage claims
…Defends recruitment, 846 valuation code The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismissed allegations of increased smuggling, revenue leakages, recruitment irregularities and manipulation of promotions within the Service, describing the claims…
Union Bank secures global payment data security certification
Union Bank of Nigeria has secured certification under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0.1, a global standard for protecting payment card data. The certification took…
Tax Ombud to launch Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Obligations
The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has unveiled plans to launch a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Obligations aimed at strengthening fairness, transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s tax administration.…
SEC orders freeze of assets linked to 6 alleged terrorist financiers, 3 BDCs
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed capital market operators to immediately freeze the funds and other assets belonging to six individuals and three Bureau…
Otti backs siting of National Park in Abia, as state rolls out high-risk pregnancy tracker
From Okey Sampson, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has given his support for the establishment of the first National Park in the South East, which is billed to…
FG houses: Wike shuts committee secretariat, warns fraudsters
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has shut down the secretariat of the dissolved Ad-hoc Committee on the Sale of Federal Government Houses…
Jingir defends Muslim-Muslim ticket advocacy, rejects calls for apology
Islamic cleric Sani Jingir has defended his call for Muslims to support a Muslim-Muslim political ticket in Nigeria, saying he has no regrets over the remarks and will not apologise.…
2027: Duke warns of deeper crisis, demands urgent national reset
By Beifoh Osewele The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 general election, Donald Duke, has warned that Nigeria risks sliding into a deeper social and…
Air Peace accuses unions of defying court order, claims N2bn picketing loss
Air Peace has accused aviation unions of violating a subsisting Federal High Court injunction after Tuesday’s industrial action turned violent, leaving one female employee bleeding and costing the carrier more…