The deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial Stability, Aisha Ahmad, has said she does not know the quantities of new notes the CBN printed and released for circulation. Ahmad said so while responding to questions from lawmakers when she appeared before the House of Representatives to brief […]
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Joe Unuame, and his driver have died in a car accident, according to Vanguard. They were said to be on their way to the flag off of the PDP Campaign in Patani, Patani Local Government Area when […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday bowed to pressure from many Nigerians and lawmakers as it announced an upward review of its cash withdrawal limits directive. Individuals can now withdraw N500,000 cash weekly and corporate entities can now withdraw up to N5 million cash across all channels including Automated Teller Machines […]
Banks have reduced the volume of new naira notes they dispense to customers per cash withdrawal by about 50 percent leading to increased anxiety over the January 31st deadline when the old notes will cease to be legal tender. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in a bid to protect Nigerians from […]
Alhaji Shehu Malami, former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa and a famous businessman who is the Yarima of Sokoto is dead. Malami was aged 85 when he died on Monday in Cairo, Egypt, where he lived after a brief illness. A statement by the Sokoto State government late Monday night confirmed the […]
The former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has been assigned to lead the aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party in a reconciliation committee to bring the party together. The Director General, of Delta State PDP campaign council, Mr Funkekeme Solomon, disclosed this on Monday in Asaba. “We just concluded our ward-to-ward […]
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, said witch-hunting of persons in his presidential campaign team cannot break his resolve to be Nigeria’s president. The former governor of Anambra State made this statement while responding to questions from newsmen at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa, Ibom State Council yesterday. He […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, for allegedly breaching the Money Laundering Act. The Nation reports Okupe is the Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP). In a judgment on Monday, Justice […]
An alert signal from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been sent to Nigerians on Sunday about counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The Agency made this known in a public alert released to newsmen on Sunday. These counterfeit BTNX Incorporated COVID-19 rapid antigen test […]
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a criminal gang notorious for operating in a Toyota Sienna space bus in the state. The arrest was confirmed by SP Edafe Bright, who is the Police Public relations officer of the command. Speaking on Sunday, SP Edafe said the gang rob and kidnap people around […]
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