The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks in the country to start paying new 200, 500, 1,000 naira notes to customers over the counter.
The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, gave the directive via a statement issued on...
Gunmen have kidnapped the Cross River State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Gertrude Njar, in Calabar, the state capital.
It was gathered that the commissioner was abducted by the gunmen on Wednesday.
An eyewitness, Samuel Okon, disclosed that Njar was forcefully...
The Presidency has dismissed allegations that some persons within the Presidential Villa in Abuja are working against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 general election.
The Presidency said President Muhammadu Buhari...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has concluded arrangements to conduct a mock accreditation exercise in six Local Government Areas of Lagos State on Saturday.
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Olusegun Agbaje, made this know...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has set aside the judgement of a lower court barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from initiating either civil or criminal proceedings against the former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Jonah...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu., has commissioned the 18.75-kilometre Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State, turning the two-lane road into a six-lane carriageway.
After inaugurating the completed first phase of the road on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu immediately flagged off the second...
Scores of tricycle riders, on Wednesday, protested the fuel price hike in Enugu State, blocking some roads in Abakaliki, the state capital.
The tricycle riders, who called for an end to fuel price hike and the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Former Governor of Ogun State and a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun Central), on Wednesday, February 1, led the governorship campaign of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the state against the interest...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described his political rivals in the forthcoming governorship election as “inexperienced apprentices”.
He urged the electorate to reject their gimmicks.
The governor, who spoke in Epe on Wednesday, February 1st, at the Lagos East mega rally of...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a woman, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, for allegedly selling the new naira notes on social media.
The ICPC, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said Omoseyin...
