CBN Licenses 10 More International Money Transfer Operators

CBN – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted operating licences to 10 additional international money transfer operators (IMTOs) as part of efforts to boost diaspora remittances. With the new licences issued, the total number of IMTOs operating in the country now stands at 57.In an updated post on its website yesterday, CBN listed […]

Buhari gets 2 weeks deadline to probe ‘missing N106bn’

Buhari – President Muhammadu Buhari has been giving two weeks deadline to investigate allegations that N106bn of public funds were missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as documented in the 2018 annual audited report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” The two weeks deadline was issued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project […]

Obaseki’s advice should be heeded’ — PDP governors

Obaseki’s – The People Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to heed the advice of Godwin Obaseki, Edo state governor, on Nigeria’s monetary policies, rather than attacking him. The PDP governors tackled their APC counterparts under the Progressive Governors forum (PGF) for being “partisan” in their response to Obaseki’s […]

Moderna begins testing Covid vaccine in babies

Moderna – The drug company Moderna has begun a study that will test its Covid vaccine in children under 12, including babies as young as six months old, the company said on Tuesday. The study is expected to enroll 6,750 healthy children in the United States and Canada. Moderna declined to say how many had […]