Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has restated that the fresh round of banking consolidation in the country is aimed at strengthening the financial system, making it robust to meet the expected headwinds and, ultimately, grow the economy. He said this on Saturday in Lagos while speaking as the principal guest of … Read more
President Bola Tinubu signed the bill to revert to the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’, as part of the constitutional provisions to make it a law on Wednesday. The Senate and the House of Representatives previously passed the legislation to swap the national anthem from “Arise, O Compatriots” to “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” … Read more
A recent video of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke digging it on the dance floor together is trending on social media. The scene unfolded at the luxury wedding ceremony of Oyindamola Okesanjo and Adegbola Adedeji, which dazzled guests over the weekend, at the Balmoral Event Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, has thrown out former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s request to relist an earlier terminated N1 billion defamation suit against Punch newspaper. The judge, Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, issued the order in a ruling delivered on 21 April. PREMIUM TIMES received a certified true copy of the decision shortly after it … Read more
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has tasked the legislative arms of government to enact a new bill to help people with kidney disease and enact essential regulations to combat the country’s developing organ trafficking challenge. Mr Obasanjo made the call on Tuesday while speaking on the conference theme, ‘Optimising Dialysis Therapy To Prolong Survival,’ at the … Read more
