naija news today 220618

Prof. Olusegun Ajibola, immediate past president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), on Thursday criticised the National Assembly for tampering with provisions for critical projects in the 2018 budget..... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2tj3iUo Get More Nigeria...

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, Thursday stated that there was no security vote for the presidency, debunking the report by Amnesty International (AI) titled: “Camouflaged Cash: How ‘Security Votes’ Fuel Corruption in Nigeria”, which...... Read more via...

With the withdrawal of a former governor of Cross River State, Mr. Clement Ebri, from the race Thursday, the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) holding on Saturday would more or less be a coronation ceremony for former governor of … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Argentina’s media stuck the boot into Lionel Messi and his teammates on Thursday, branding the team’s World Cup defeat to Croatia a “catastrophe” and a “humiliation”. Argentina face the prospect of an embarrassing first-round exit in Russia.... Read more via Channels Television –...

A Libyan coast guardsman stands on a boat during the rescue of 147 illegal immigrants attempting to reach Europe off the coastal town of Zawiyah, 45 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli.... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2K5Xc01 Get more World News

Barely two years to the 2020 target to reduce unbanked Nigerians to 20 per cent, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the country’s unbanked population currently stands at 37 per cent. Mr Dipo Fatokun, Director, Banking & Payment Systems, CBN, stated this at the … Read more via Premium...

The saying goes: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But in the case of Nigeria, who lost their World Cup opener to Croatia, it is broke and a fix is imperative before they face Iceland on Friday. Since qualifying for the World Cup last November, … read more via nigeria – Google News –...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee, NWC, on Thursday alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has commenced “desperate clampdown” on perceived opposition leaders. PDP said the safety of its members was no longer guaranteed. In a statement...

Argentina are facing the prospect of an early World Cup exit after a dreadful error from goalkeeper Willy Caballero set Croatia on their way to victory and a place in the last 16. On a night when so much was expected of Argentina captain Lionel Messi, Caballero made the most telling...