ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has completed the repayment of the $3.4 billion emergency funding it received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2020 to cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan, granted under the IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument, was intended to help the country, Africa’s largest…
A family court in Calabar, Cross River State, the Calabar Magisterial District, has issued an order compelling the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) and Mr Oham Samuel Oke to administer a blood transfusion and other medical interventions necessary to preserve the life of Ruth Oham Samuel, a two-year-old girl currently in intensive care.
LAGOS – Rap Life Radio, presented by Ebro Darden, Apple Music’s Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B, will feature Nigerian rap heavyweight, Erigga, this month. Ebro and Africa Now Radio host, Nandi Madida, chat about his seventh studio album, GOAT, available to stream now on Apple Music. Making his long-awaited return with a project that cements his…
IBADAN – The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 32 internet fraudsters before seven High Court judges in Ibadan, Oyo State and one High Court judge in Osogbo, Osun State. The convicts are: Udoka Uzo Omefe, Adedara Ademola Ayobami, Ajayi Elijah Oladimeji, Eze…
ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has sent a list of 18 nominees for the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) governing board to the Senate for confirmation. This was disclosed in a letter sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio by the President on Thursday. The list is as follows: Executives Chibudom Nwuche – Chairman (Rivers) Usoro Offiong…
