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The new naira policy suit before the Supreme Court again has been adjourned to March 3, 2023. This information was communicated by the seven-member panel on Wednesday. With the apex court’s decision, Nigerians await the decision of the Supreme Court especially consumers, business groups, professionals and trade unions looking up for a favourable […]
The distribution of sensitive election materials to 20 Local Governments by the Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced in Lagos state. It will be recalled that the Presidential and National Assembly elections have been fixed by the electoral umpire to be Saturday, February 25, 2023. Confirming the commencement of the distribution of the materials, […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order interim that the 14 properties in Lagos, Abuja, and the United Arab Emirates linked to the Kogi State government should be seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Trial judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, granted the order following an ex parte motion filed […]
The crisis going over the new naira redesign and swap policy for weeks now will be decided by the Supreme Court today. The seven-member panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro said new parties wishing to join the suit would no longer be allowed. He said new parties would abide by the outcome of […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that a total of 1.6 million voters will be participating in Saturday’s elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Gabriel Longpet disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing journalists on the commission’s preparedness. “We also recognise the fact that some BVAs may malfunction during the exercise. We have […]
The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday came under criticism from the public over an alleged statement that the Central Bank of Nigeria is extending the validity of old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes to May 1, 2023. The alleged statement was issued by the Director of Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, stating that […]
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will continue with its logistics arrangement for the elections commencing this Saturday. Recall that Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, restrained INEC from engaging the Lagos State Parks Management […]
The Commonwealth observer mission to Nigeria has met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to ascertain how prepared they are for the forthcoming elections. The leader of the Mission and former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki said the meeting was aimed at getting reports from INEC on […]
The men of the Kwara State Police Command have paraded a 36-year-old medical doctor, Abass Adeyemi, over an alleged killing of four persons in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Paul Odama, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Monday at the headquarters of the command in Ilorin. He said one […]
Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has claimed that what President Muhammadu Buhari approved was different from what the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, did regarding the redesigning and swapping of the currency. In a statement titled: ‘Nigeria Update: ABC of Currency Redesign vs. XYZ of Cash Confiscation Explained’, the governor shared on Twitter, Sunday […]
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