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The Chief Executive Officer of 91 Payments, Pelumi Esho, a licensed International Money Transfer Operator, spoke with FELIX OLOYEDE about the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent directive requiring IMTOs to settle remittance transactions in naira It is widely expected that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive mandating IMTOs to settle remittances in naira will enhance transparency and strengthen foreign exchange liquidity. From your experience so far, how has this policy worked in practice, and how achievable do you think that outcome is? The CBN’s directive for IMTOs to settle remittances in naira is a highly positive step for market transparency,…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command, says the temporary closure of Eko Bridge for rehabilitation works had been shifted to 12:00 midnight on Tuesday, May 19. The Sector Commander, Lagos, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Hamzat said the date was rescheduled from 12:00 midnight of Tuesday, May 11, to May 19. Hamzat said the decision was reached during a strategic meeting where implementation modalities and public safety considerations were jointly reviewed between FRSC and the Federal Controller of Works, Mr Olufemi Dare. “I wish to inform the motoring public of…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday visited the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, at his residence in Abuja. Although the details of the meeting are currently not available, it may not be unconnected to the political events unfolding in Rivers State. DAILY POST reports that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s loyalists aspiring for the Rivers State House of Assembly were disqualified by the screening committee. The development signaled the renewal of the face-off between Fubara and Wike, his predecessor. There are speculations that the governor may also be disqualified from pursuing his re-election under…

Nineteen teams, including Manchester United, have secured qualification for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase, PUNCH Online reports. United booked their return to Europe’s premier club competition with a 3-2 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford earlier this month. The result guaranteed a top-five finish in the Premier League, ensuring qualification alongside Arsenal and Manchester City, with at least two more English clubs expected to join them. With most major European leagues concluding over the next two weekends ahead of the FIFA World Cup, 19 of the 36 teams for the league phase are already known. The list was…

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Genevieve Nnaji is set to make her return to the screen in Wahala, a new drama series produced by BBC Studios. The six-part thriller, adapted from Wahala by BAFTA-nominated writer Theresa Ikoko, will stream on BBC iPlayer and air on BBC One. BBC announced the casting on Tuesday, revealing a female-led cast featuring Adelayo Adedayo, Deborah Ayorinde, Cush Jumbo and Susan Wokoma alongside Nnaji. Based on Nikki May’s debut novel, the series follows four Nigerian-British women navigating friendship, careers, love and family in present-day London, while confronting dark secrets from their past. The story centres on…

Mariyam Tadein was 21 years old when she was sentenced to death.Police found over half a million tablets of “yaba”, an illegal cocktail of methamphetamine and caffeine popular in many parts of Southeast Asia, in the house she was renting in southern Thailand.“I spent 20 years, five months, and 15 days in prison. I was sentenced to death, along with a person who was executed by lethal injection.I knew I was next, that I was going to die.There were enough yaba tablets in that house to fill an entire truck. They weren’t mine; but it did not matter.I got to…

Something felt painful about watching two African presidents exchange comments that reduced millions of their citizens to petty supremacy arguments. It started when President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria tried to defend the hardship Nigerians were facing because of rising fuel prices and economic reforms. While speaking in Bayelsa State, he told Nigerians to be thankful because they were “better off” than people in Kenya and some other African countries. His comment immediately drew reactions. Beyond the hardship at home, many Nigerians were angry that their president had chosen another African country as the yardstick for measuring suffering. Many Kenyans saw…

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An aspirant for the Share/Oke-Ode State Constituency seat in the Kwara State House of Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Abdulrasheed Akogun, has said the growing number of aspirants seeking the party’s ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections reflects Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s leadership and popularity in the state. Akogun stated this on Monday after participating in the APC screening exercise for House of Assembly aspirants in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. He commended members of the screening committee for conducting what he described as a seamless, transparent, and credible exercise. “The screening exercise went seamlessly and…

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