Day: January 31, 2024
COVID-19 funds: Reps order Federal Fire Service to refund N1.48bn
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, directed the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.48bn within a week…
Customs generate N3.21trn in 2023, targets N5.08 trn in 2024
The Nigeria Customs Service generated a total sum of N3.21 trn in the year 2023, Comptroller General of the Service, Bashir Adeniyi told members of…
BREAKING: First Bank Holdings appoints Otedola board chairman
The First Bank of Nigeria Holdings has appointed Nigerian billionaire and businessman, Femi Otedola, as the new chairman of its board of directors. Otedola, who…
PayPal to cut 25,000 jobs in 2024
A fintech company, PayPal Holdings Inc, has announced plans to cut about 9 per cent, or about 2,500 jobs of its global workforce in 2024….
US court voids Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla compensation
A judge in the US State of Delaware voided the $56 billion compensation package of Tesla Chief Executive, Elon Musk, on Tuesday, siding with a…
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Fintiri’s election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aisha Dahiru, known as Binani….
JUST IN: EFCC uncovers religious sect laundering money for terrorists – Chairman
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect in Nigeria is…
Saudi football chief brands Mancini penalty walkout ‘unacceptable
The president of Saudi Arabian football said Roberto Mancini’s disappearing act before the end of the penalty shootout in the team’s Asian Cup exit was…
One Person Killed, Several Shops Razed As Fire Guts Central Market In Zamfara
A fire has destroyed several shops at Gusau Central Market, killing one person. The fire reportedly broke out at around 9 p.m. last night in…
Killers Of Ekiti Monarchs Won’t Escape Justice — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the killers of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State won’t escape justice. In a statement on Tuesday, the President,…