The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has ordered its members to stay at home for safety of their lives. This is contained in a circular ANS/1IR/JAOP/5018 issued to unit presidents and secretaries by National President, Olusoji Oluwole on Friday. The order is a sequel to attacks on deposit banks […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created additional 56,872 polling units to make the voting process easier for Nigerians. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said in a statement the new polling units were created to decongest overpopulated ones. Yakubu said INEC would send bulk SMS messages to voters that have migrated to new polling […]
APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says his background as a son of a market woman made him appreciate the unintended hardship caused by the ongoing naira swap policy. Tinubu spoke at a town hall meeting with market leaders from around the country, on Friday evening in Abuja. He said his cries were informed by […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has not authorised any Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to accept the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes. The apex bank described, as false, the news going around to that effect. The news that the apex bank authorised DMBs to accept the old notes broke on Friday and went […]
The 2022 annual report of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, published on Friday, showed a modest increase in the German carmaker’s unit sales and profitability. Last year, Mercedes sold 2.45 million vehicles, against 2.32 million vehicles in 2021. The company’s EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) rose by 28 per cent year-on-year to $21.8 billion (20.5 billion […]
The Federal Government has begun sensitisation on the aeromagnetic survey in six additional states in the country. The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development confirmed that it has engaged a consultant (Excalibur) to carry out the survey. Mr Ishaku Kigbu, the Media and Communication Officer, Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification Project in the ministry, […]
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 […]
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 […]