Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has proposed that the federating units in Nigeria should be allowed to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay royalty to the federal government. He said this has become pertinent because the federal government which unilaterally controls the country’s rich mineral... Read more

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike, has said that since the judiciary enjoys full financial autonomy in the State, the industrial action by members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) is not necessary in the State. According to the governor, it is unfortunate that judiciary workers in the... Read more

A former  Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, and a professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi,  have faulted the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s justification of printing money to support government. Mailafia and Utomi, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Sunday, stated that there was no... Read more

FirstBank, Nigeria and indeed West Africa’s premier financial inclusion services provider has announced the launch of its newly designed website at https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/.  The new website is upgraded with features that are streamlined to reinforce its role in delivering seamless banking and technology solutions to its customers across the world. The... Read more

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the claims by Edo state, Godwin Obaseki that  Federal Government printed about N60 Billion to share to the federating units in March cannot be regarded as spurious. The governor, has meanwhile challenged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unequivocally declare... Read more

Mr Furoebi Akene, an Environmentalist on Monday urged the Bayelsa government to reopen the blocked Silver River to check the spread of Cholera which has claimed over 25 lives in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA). Akene, Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Preservation and Development (CEPAD) said in... Read more

A student of the College of Business and Management Studies in Konduga, Juliana Christopher, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, has said she saw many Chibok girls in the insurgents’ camp. He added that many small girls were either pregnant or nursing children belonging to the insurgents. Christopher, in... Read more

Fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province(ISWAP) have attacked a Nigerian military base in Kamuya, Borno state, the home village of retired army chief, Lt.General Tukur Buratai. In the attack, the insurgents dislodged Nigerian troops and killed five of them. Wire reports said the attack was carried out... Read more

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the country’s COVID-19 active cases increased by 39, bringing the total number to 7,821. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It, however, recorded 60 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections... Read more