CBN directs banks to dispense, receive old notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to start disbursing and receiving old naira notes in compliance with the Supreme
Banking & Finance
Economy
Uncategorized
10th Assembly: Coalition endorses Betara as speaker
The coalition of Pro-Democracy Groups in Nigeria has backed Mr Muktar Betara of Biu/Bayo/Shani Federal Constituency for the position of Speaker in the
Agriculture
Ecology
AfDB supports Komadugu-Yobe basin with N177.5m grant
African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed a €362,000 (N177,485,927.72) grant agreement with Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund. In a statement, the bank
Politics
Political decisions shouldn’t lead us to war — Lagosians
A pressure gronup, Leaders After God’s Own Spirit Initiative A New State (LAGOSIANS), says political decisions in the forthcoming Governorship and House of
Ecology
Foreign News
Crocodiles kill 7 in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria
At least seven people died in Tanzania’s part of Lake Victoria infested by crocodiles between Jan. 1, and Feb. 9, officials said on
Environment
Sanwo-Olu to help PSPs recapitalise, empower recyclers
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved a 2023 budgetary plan to help Private Sector Participant (PSP) operators to recapitalise in the
National
TeleCom
World Consumer Rights Day: NCC spotlights renewable energy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja. NCC will use the
Foreign News
Mali’s constitutional referendum postponed indefinitely
Malian Government has postponed its constitutional referendum, initially scheduled for March 19, to a later date. Mali’s Senior Minister of Territorial Administration and
Foreign News
Police say 8 died in Hamburg shooting
Eight people, including the gunman himself, died and eight others sustained injuries in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Hamburg city,
Environment
National
FG urges States to prioritise water safety plans
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has advised State Governments to prioritise water safety plans, so as to reduce contamination from point of