My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render an account of the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and insecurity which has, undoubtedly, been […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the old N200 note back into circulation. Buhari gave the directive in an early morning nationwide broadcast on Thursday in Abuja. He said CBN should allow old N200 to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes. […]
The Supreme Court says the old naira notes are still valid as Nigeria’s legal tender until the final adjudication of the case in dispute. This followed its Feb. 8 order barring the Federal Government and its agencies from enforcing the Feb. 10 deadline for the use of old N200, N500 and N1000 notes. The apex […]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has urged African Union (AU) member states to focus on value-addition and smart operationalisation of local content policies. Antonio Pedro, acting Executive-Secretary of UNECA, gave the advice at the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday. Pedro said it is to […]
Google.org has announced a grant of $2 million for Nigeria Fact Checkers to fight against misinformation during the general elections. Dawn Dimowo, Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Google Nigeria, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Dimowo said that Full Fact, a UK-based charity, would partner with some organisations to fight misinformation […]
Sudan has reaffirmed its commitment to deepen bilateral relations with Nigeria in area of aviation. Mr Mohamed Abdelmannan, Sudan Ambassador to Nigeria, said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Abdelmannan said the two countries had established diplomatic relations since independence. ”Cooperation between both countries would be deepened through air transport to achieve meaningful growth. ”We have […]
The Presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Prof. Chris Imumolen, has promised to revive ailing refineries and build modular ones if elected president this month. Imumolen, 39, made the pledge at an interactive session organised by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, near Jos, on Tuesday. The candidate maintained that doing so […]
Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana, criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for allegedly flouting the Supreme Court’s order suspending the deadline Naira notes swaps. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), castigate the apex bank while speaking on Channels TV’s “The 2023 Verdict” on Tuesday in Lagos. He also said the Federal Government was […]
………. chairman flays naira scarcity The National Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Shehu Gabam, has condemned the scarcity of naira notes caused by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policy. The chairman said this at the meeting of Kwara southerners based in Abuja. The theme of the meeting is: “Discussing the Kwara South […]
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a 51-year-old cleric, Nduka Anyanwu, to double life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating two biological sisters. Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted the Lagos-based pastor for impregnating a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old. Both girls have delivered of babies. Soladoye held that evidence of prosecution witnesses were […]