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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 50 bank accounts as it recovered N30bn in the alleged scandals in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who disclosed this in an interview published in the March edition of EFCC Alert, an in-house magazine of the anti-graft agency, also called for special courts for ... Read More »

Saudi Arabia has announced the crescent of Shawwal has not been spotted, meaning that fasting continues on Tuesday. It stated that the celebration of Eid-El-Fitr, which ushers in a new Islamic month, will take place on Wednesday, April 10. This was disclosed on an official platform for the Muslim community across the world. They wrote: “The crescent moon was not ... Read More »

The Central Bank of Nigeria has again announced the sales of dollars to Bureau De Change operators. It disclosed this in a circular uploaded to its website on Monday. The apex bank said it is set to sell $10,000 to each BDCs at N1101/$ and directed the operators to sell at a spread not more than 1.5 per cent above ... Read More »

Today, on April 5th, 2024, Saint Margaret Group of Schools, located in Ikorodu, Lagos, carried out a protest. The School was established 42 years ago, in 1982, at number 26, NBC Road, Ebute, Ikorodu. During the protest, they made a clarion call to the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. They requested his intervention to halt the actions ... Read More »

Thoughts and activities of the followers of the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, will not distract it President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration, the Presidency has said. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, who ruled out the possibility of the administration being distracted, also accused the ... Read More »

At the end of a 3- days summit coordinated by Research for Impact, Knowledge-Economy, and Sustainable Development (RIKE-SD), in partnership with the West and Central Africa Research and Education Network (WACREN) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Abuja on Wednesday, 27th of March, 2024, the discussions centred around the pivotal role of research, development, and innovation in driving economic growth ... Read More »

On Saturday, March 30th, 2024, in Abuja, Sotayo Olayinka, publisher of Newsthumb, along with Kunle Oyetola and Otunba Olarewaju Johnson, celebrated Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan’s birthday. Mr. Bamigbetan serves as the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Alake. We extend our congratulations to Mr. Bamigbetan and wish him many happy returns. Read More »

The Honorable Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, at the ongoing 3-day RDI Summit in Abuja, highlights the need to imbibe collaborative efforts in changing Nigerian narratives in research and development that can advance the course of economic growth in the country. Chief Nnaji stressed the need to embark on a journey to redefine and reposition Nigeria ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu said he would apologise to newspaper organisations for denying them the opportunity to generate revenue through celebratory advertorials on his 72nd birthday, which comes this Friday, March 29. He admitted that his choice might have hurt newspapers. The president explained his decision to forego an elaborate celebration or word of congratulations on his 72nd birthday in a ... Read More »

….. THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF WORKS SEN. DAVID UMAHI SAVES FOR THE COUNTRY OVER N300 BILLION ON THE DESIGN OF THE ONITSHA AXIS OF THE SECOND NIGER BRIDGE BYPASS DONE BY THE PAST ADMINISTRATION* 1. As part of efforts to secure the future of Nigeria and guarantee her progressive march to economic prosperity, the Renewed Hope administration of the President ... Read More »