Worship for Change, an organisation committed to raising awareness and funding for orphans and children with special needs has donated N15 million to five different charities. The donation is part of its activities targeted at promoting social responsibility and entrepreneurship drive for humanity, while giving beneficiaries the much-needed succor to impact lives. The charities that…
The massive operation by the EFCC to deter vote trading and other financial malfeasance ahead of tomorrow’s presidential and national assembly elections may have begun paying dividends with the interception in Lagos of the sum of N32,400,000 (Thirty-two Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos. The recovery…
Nigerian born Ayomide Ibrahim, a phenomenal advocate of financial literacy and liberation, has explained how FinServe Pro, a financial services company located in Maryland, USA, has been helping Nigerians and Africans in the United States of America solve their tax filing challenges and other finance related issues. Ayomide Ibrahim, who is the Chief Executive Officer…
Saliu Gbadamosi | Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday secured an interim forfeiture of 14 properties as well as preservation of N400 million linked to the Kogi State government. The commission spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known in he statement he signed and made available to Tribune Online. According to him,…
. By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, fixed March 3 to deliver its judgement on the consolidated suit that states filed to set aside the decision of the Federal Government to ban the use of old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes as valid legal tenders. A seven-man panel of the apex court okayed…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has denied responsibility for sharing fake statement from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on her Instagram page which announced that the old N500 and N1000 notes remain legal tender for the next 70 days, till May 1, 2023. Mrs Buhari, in a post on her…
Aisha Buhari By Izunna Okafor The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied receiving any directive from President Muhammadu Buhari, to reissue and recirculate the old N200, N500 and N1000 Naira notes to remain legal tenders for the 70 days, to ease the hardship orchestrated by naira scarcity. This denial was coming shortly after a…
A video obtained by SaharaReporters captures the moment an agent of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State distributed old Naira notes to residents of the state as inducement ahead of the 2023 general elections. The governor’s agent shared the old notes in envelopes branded with the governor’s picture to residents, convincing them to ensure they…
A middle-aged woman identified simply as Mama Dada has reportedly set herself ablaze in her rented apartment allegedly over her inability to pay back a N70,000 loan she took from a microfinance bank. Gathered that the deceased got burnt beyond recognition as the entire building located at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta was burnt. An…
Wife of presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said her husband is not driven by overambition to contest for the 2023 presidency. According to her, for the past 20 years, Tinunu has not contested any election since 2003, and as such he did not just wake up and say “it is my turn”….
