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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that it will penalise banks that fail to comply with its directive to dispense the newly redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 through their Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The warning was issued yesterday by the CBN Director, Currency Operations Department, Ahmed Umar, during a training session […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says whoever is interested in serving Nigeria needs to be prepared for the “worst”. According to a statement on Tuesday by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, Buhari said this on Monday at a state banquet in his honour in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe. Speaking about his administration’s fight against corruption, […]
The Rivers government has filed a fresh criminal charge against Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of the state and ex-minister of transportation. Amaechi was sued alongside Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, for allegedly selling off state assets. Zacchaeus Adangor, Rivers attorney-general, confirmed the development to ThisDay. […]
Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council is planning an alliance with smaller parties in a bid to boost the chances of its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The PUNCH gathered that the PCC and the party had been making overtures to the parties to adopt […]
The federal government has ruled out the possibility of the forthcoming elections being cancelled or postponed due to insecurity. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, spoke on the matter on Tuesday at the 17th edition of the ‘President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)’ in Abuja. He was reacting to reports that […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is selling Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at a loss because of its mandate from the Federal Government as regards PMS subsidy, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said on Monday. Sylva’s remarks came as oil marketers stated that the supply hitches […]
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), a non-profit organisation in Africa, has appointed Somachi Chris-Asoluka as its new chief executive officer (CEO). The foundation’s board of trustees made the announcement in a statement on Monday. The appointment which takes effect from March 1, 2023, follows the retirement of Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, the current CEO of the […]
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, is saddened over the Saturday attack on train passengers by gunmen at the Igueben sub-station in Edo state. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba on Sunday, Okowa deplored the […]
One person has been confirmed dead with many others injured during the Yoruba Nation agitators rally in the Ojota area of Lagos, this morning. Though details of how the planned rally to press for self -determination assumed a violent twist could not be immediately ascertained. But eyewitnesses called Vanguard, informing that there were […]
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has described the petrol subsidy regime in Nigeria as “organised crime”. Obi said this on Sunday during a town hall meeting organised by Channels Television. Nigeria spent a total of N6.210 trillion on petrol subsidy, also called under-recovery shortfall, between 2013 to 2021. Last […]
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