Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the country’s faltering economy is being further harmed by persistently low health indices, just in time for the December 12 commemoration of International Universal Health Coverage Day.

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele has assured the public that the country’s new cash withdrawal policy is not meant to inconvenience citizens but rather to help the economy.

The FCTA’s Transportation Secretariat has warned fuel station owners in the FCT that the agency will no longer deal with the traffic jams and other hazards caused by their businesses.

Chief Olisa Metuh, a former national press secretary for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new cashless policy, arguing that it is inconvenient for low-income Nigerians.

The Federal Government has claimed that it has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate possible instances of money laundering in connection with the N-Power Program.

The executive secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, launched the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Case Management System on Tuesday to deal with domestic violence cases in the state more quickly.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday in Lagos began auctioning off 435 automobiles that the courts had forfeited to the Federal Government.

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia has been ordered back to the bench of the Federal High Court by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Law (POCA), 2022, has helped recover over N120 billion and other currencies.

The Second Niger Bridge, according to the federal government, will officially welcome motorists on December 15.