A yet-to-be-identified supporter of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has been amputated after the attack that occurred at the grand finale of the party’s presidential campaign rally in Lagos last week. The Director General of...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate for Wudil/Garko Constituency in Kano State, Kamilu Ado Isa, has been confirmed dead. It was gathered that Isa, a former Assistant Comptroller General of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), died after...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 stated that it would only stick to the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, to reissue only N200 old banknotes. In a statement jointly issued by the Deputy Governor (Corporate...
By UCHE NNADOZIE The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) openly admitted of having mopped up over ₦2.1 trillion of the old ₦200, ₦500 and ₦1,000 notes. According to the apex bank, about ₦900bn was still hiding away under pillows, sacks,...
The naira, on Monday, exchanged at N461.50 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented a decrease of 0.05 per cent compared with the N461.25 it exchanged after the close of business on February 18. The open...
Three financial associations have assured that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks would do everything possible to ensure availability of the naira notes to the general public. The associations are Chief Security Officers in Banks (CSOs), Committee...
The Governing Council of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has approved the promotion of 20 staff of the institution to professorial cadre. This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Director, University Relations, Dr Sa’eedat Aliyu, on Tuesday. Aliyu...
There was confusion on Tuesday over the alleged extension granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the use of the old naira notes. The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, had shared a Press Release allegedly issued by...
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N750.174 billion to the three tiers of government as federation allocation for the month of January 2023. From this stated amount, inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has obtained the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The forms were purchased for Sylva by a group...