Jimisayo Opanuga

The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) has announced the launch of a ₦20 billion Consumer Credit Fund. The initiative aims to enable Nigerians to purchase locally-assembled cars, tricycles, and motorbikes, promoting domestic manufacturing and economic growth. The program, part of CREDICORP’s Project S.C.A.L.E (Securing Consumer Access for Local Enterprises), was developed in collaboration with the […]

A Jigawa State High Court, presided over by Justice Ado Yusuf Birnin-Kudu, has convicted and sentenced a husband, his wife, her brother and her sister to death by hanging over a case of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. The convicts were arrested in 2019 after being investigated and prosecuted before the court in connection with

The Anambra State Government has prohibited medical outreaches not approved by the state Ministry of Health to safeguard public health. Dr Afam Obidike, the Commissioner for Health, disclosed this to newsmen in Awka on Wednesday. Obidike explained that the ban aimed to uphold high healthcare standards, protect public health, and prevent potential health risks. “A

   

The Nigerian Immigration Service has raised the alarm over fake recruitment advertisements circulating across social media platforms. The spokesman of the Immigration Service, Kenneth Udo, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), who issued the warning on Wednesday, noted that the attention of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, KN NANDAP, had been drawn to

Nigeria is set to showcase its diverse culture, vibrant arts, scenic landscapes, and the warmth of the people as plans are underway for the hosting of the 68th UN Tourism Commission for Africa (CAF) meeting, says an official. Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, said this during the inauguration of the

The Kogi State government has ordered the closure of Zango Market in Osara due to rising security concerns in the area. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the state’s Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo. Fanwo stated that the government had received intelligence reports indicating that criminal elements were using the market as a hideout, in

Several travellers met a tragic end on Wednesday when bandits reportedly planted explosives along the Dansadau-Gusau road in Zamfara State. Lifeless bodies were repordely scattered by the roadside as stunned passersby looked on in horror. The development comes just two days after a bandit-planted explosive blew off a bridge in Zamfara State’s Maru Local Government

A tragic road accident claimed the lives of twelve individuals, including ten men, one woman, and a female child, on Tuesday night along the Bayamari-Geidam road in Yobe State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Yobe, Corps Commander Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the incident in a press release issued in Damaturu, the state

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has demanded the immediate release of detained human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). In a statement signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA expressed deep concern over Farotimi’s arrest on allegations of libel. The NBA said that defamation is no