CBN issues banks’ recapitalisation guidelines, raises minimum capital base to N500bn
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday, March 28, 2024, unveiled new minimum capital requirements for banks and pegged the minimum capital base...
Nigerian bandits strategically target school children for kidnappings – here’s why
By Oluwole OJEWALE, Institute for Security Studies
IT is every parent’s worst nightmare: armed criminals attacking their child’s school, kidnapping students and teachers.
In some parts...
KFC apologises for discriminating against customer with disability
FAST-FOOD outlet KFC Nigeria has tendered a public apology to a customer Debola Daniel whom it subjected to discrimination at its Murtala Mohammed International...
FAAN shuts KFC at MMIA for discriminating against person with disability
THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down operations of the KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos State...
Kaduna records 32,297 tuberculosis cases in 2023
THE Kaduna State Government has said that 32,297 tuberculosis cases were recorded in the state in 2023.
The state Commissioner for Health, Umma Kaltume-Ahmed, stated...
Punish DIA officers who detained, tortured FirstNews Editor, journalists urge Tinubu
NIGERIAN media community, comprising the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called...