The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has faulted the new naira swap deadline, claiming it only affects the masses and not the political elites who he said have banks. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on Sunday extended the deadline for the swapping of the newly-designed […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to begin the payment of the new naira notes to customers over the counter. This is according to a Thursday statement signed by the Bank’s Director, Corporate Communications Osita Nwanisobi. He said it is part of moves to ameliorate the plight of Nigerians […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reassured Nigerians of the availability of the newly-designed naira notes. While there has been an outcry over the shortage of the new notes, the apex bank says it is working with stakeholders to address the challenge. “CBN is committed to ensuring that the new Naira notes reach […]
Ahead of the general election, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcast stations not to allow politicians to use their platform to promote divisive remarks, hate speech or derogatory comments or face sanction. NBC in a statement issued by its Director General Mall. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah said it has observed how politicians who […]
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council has said the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is working for the emergence of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the February 25, 2023 election. The Director General of the PDP PCC in the state, Dr Abiye Sekibo stated this in a letter dated […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused the West of wanting to inflict a lasting defeat against Moscow and lashed out against European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen who earlier arrived in Kyiv. “Ursula von der Leyen… said that the outcome of the war should be the defeat of Russia, the kind […]
A notorious terrorist leader, Machalla Baleri, has been seen in a viral video displaying wads of new naira notes amid a scarcity of the naira. The PUNCH reports that banking halls across various commercial banks in Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, and other parts of the country witnessed minimal activity as frustrated customers resorted to alternative […]
The police on Wednesday arraigned a man, Edmund Uzoma, before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged bigamy. Uzoma was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on three counts of bigamy and falsification of information on a marriage certificate. The prosecutor, Idowu Osungbure, told the court that Uzoma, while having a wife, contracted another […]
Residents of border communities in states including Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Adamawa and Kwara have opted for the CFA franc following the scarcity of the new naira notes across the country. The residents, including traders and commercial drivers, are also rejecting the old naira notes, insisting that customers who do not have the new redesigned […]
The Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council in Rivers State has taken a swipe at the state governor, Nyesom Wike, over the cancellation of the approval granted for the party’s presidential campaign in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The spokesman for the PDP PCC in the state, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa, who stated this in an […]
