archiveFebruary 2021

Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant, has opined that investing in cows is better any form of cryptocurrency business. Garba was lending his voice to the latest instruction to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) against having any transactions in crypto or facilitating...

Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has urged the Buhari administration not to shut down cryptocurrency business, as announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday. In a statement signed by him on Saturday, Atiku urged government to regulate the sector rather than embarking on an outright shutdown. “This is definitely...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to close accounts of persons or entities involved in cryptocurrency transactions within their systems. This is according to a circular released to deposit money banks (DMBs), non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), and other financial institutions (OFIs) on Friday. In January 2017, CBN had...

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their branches to begin strike from February 5. The unions gave the directive in a notice issued to its branches on Thursday. “In view of the outcome of the...

Moses Olafare, media aide to Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi, says the monarch has forgiven Yoruba youth leader, Sunday "Igboho" Adeyemo. Igboho had described Ogunwusi as a “Fulani slave”, when he spoke during a virtual town hall with Yorubas in the diapora on Wednesday. According to Igboho, the Ooni had...

Former Big Brother Naija star, Kiddwaya has opened up on why he couldn’t call Erica his girlfriend, even though they had a relationship. Recall, during a recent interview with Punch, Kiddwaya denied having a love life, despite being seen around Erica. The once glowing affair, however, seems to have hit the...

The Lagos State Government says it plans to phase out yellow buses in accordance with its transportation masterplan of the state. Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said this in a virtual forum on Thursday, adding that the busses would be replaced by blue buses. The virtual forum was titled...

Because of TECNO, 20 lucky Nigerians had a great start to their year. We all know how unprecedented 2020 was. In more ways than one, the year came at us in ways we never even thought possible. One of the major hits we took from the year was against our...