President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the departure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the completion of his second and final term in office. Yakubu, appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the commission, served two consecutive five-year terms, with his second term beginning in […]

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said the apex bank is steadily driving President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms through targeted policies and initiatives aimed at stimulating growth and deepening financial inclusion. Cardoso stated this on Tuesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during a one-day CBN Fair themed “Driving Alternative Payment

Despite a two-decade global decline in traditional tobacco use, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm over a new surge in nicotine addiction fueled by e-cigarettes and other emerging tobacco products, particularly among young people. According to a new WHO global report, the number of tobacco users worldwide has dropped from 1.38 billion