The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has directed commercial banks to adhere to President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to make available 200 naira notes for circulation. Emefiele gave the directive while fielding questions from State House...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, faulted the decision of the Federal Government to disregard the Supreme Court order on the naira swap. The Supreme Court had last week given an order for the old...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that the people of the state will vote for a presidential candidate whose election will promote equity, justice, and unity of Nigeria. Makinde said his administration believes in putting the people first, stating...
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will begin drilling of the first oil well in Obi/Keana, Nasarawa State on March 21, 2023. The NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, made the disclosure when he led the management of...
No fewer than 38 persons have died of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in Jigawa State. The Permanent Secretary of the Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr Salisu Muazu, disclosed this to journalists in Dutse, the state capital on Thursday. Muazu said the state...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the cashless policy and naira swap by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have short and long term benefits for the country in dealing with insecurity and corruption. Buhari, however, said the CBN needs to take...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Mark Obisean, Olumide Mcintouch, Bolaji Bakare, and Goodluck Bazunu before of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on an amended 11-count charge bordering on purchase of forged bank...
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announced the release of the results in Minna, the Niger State capital on Thursday. Wushishi disclosed that...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says the crisis on the naira swap was over the maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the past seven years. Atiku, a former Vice President, said...
Some working class wives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the inability to access naira notes which prevented them from getting the desired valentine treat from their spouses. Some of the women, who spoke to NAN in Abuja...