The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has again retained the monetary policy rate at eleven-point five percent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made the announcement at a news conference at the bank’s headquarters in Abuja. The Central Bank Governor also complained about the negative effect of insecurity in Nigeria on the nation’s economy. Godwin…
Four policemen have been killed in an attack by gunmen at Iwollo Oghe Police Station in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The State Commissioner of Police, MOHAMMED NDATSU, confirmed in a statement that the police officers died of gunshot wounds. C.P. NDATSU said the hoodlums stormed the police station in their numbers, and opened fire…
Mali Military officers sack Interim President, Prime Minister Military officers in Mali have sacked the Interim President and Prime Minister, confirming a second coup in ten months. The same military officers who led the first coup last year, announced the removal of the civilian leaders a day after they were detained a barracks. The coup leader, Colonel…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has pledged the commitment of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in ensuring peace, stability and progress in the Lake Chad region.
President BUHARI also called on the international community to support Chad on its transition from military to democratic rule in a peaceful manner, over the next eighteen months.
President BUHARI shared his views at the opening of the Extraordinary Summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in Abuja.
The Nigerian leader also used the occasion to praise the Multinational Joint Task Force, as well as the armed forces, security and intelligence agencies of member countries for their efforts in maintaining peace and stability in the region.
The Nigerian Senate will on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, begin a two-day zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution. The public hearing on proposed amendments of the constitution will be held at two locations in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country. The locations are Asaba, Enugu, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Akure, Jos,…
Reports from Ebonyi State says a grenade explosion has killed a policeman at Afikpo town, in Afikpo North Local Government Area. The victim, who was said to be on an assignment from the state capital, Abakiliki, had mistakenly detonated the grenade. The spokesperson for the Ebonyi State Police Command, LOVETH ODAH, confirmed the incident while briefing newsmen…