The Senate has just confirmed Dr . Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for a second term . Emefiele had been screened by the Senate Committee on Banking , Insurance and Other Financial Institutions , on Wednesday during which he was grilled in issues affecting Nigeria ’s economy. The screening exercise came after the mandate …

  Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the sack of 2,000 workers recruited by him before leaving office by Governor Kayode Fayemi, describing his action as wicked and political vendetta. Fayemi had on Thursday sacked over 2,000 workers hurriedly recruited by Fayose after his victory at the poll and shortly before handover. Reacting to this …

  The National Assembly has passed the amendment to the National Holiday Act to move Nigeria ’s Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12 . The Senate at the plenary on Thursday passed the amendment in concurrence with the House of Representatives which approved the new date earlier in December 2018 . The passage followed the adoption of a …