Doyin Abiola Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has joined family and friends in celebrating with former Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Concord Group of newspapers, Dr Doyin Abiola, on her 80th birthday, February 1, 2023. The president extolled her skills and brilliance, which saw her making history at a young …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has promised to unconditionally release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, if elected president during the February 25th polls. Atiku made the vow on Monday night through the Director General of his Presidential …

Mahmud Yakubu, INEC Chairman To avoid logistics problems during the forthcoming election due to fuel scarcity in some parts of the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resolved to seek assistance from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) management. The INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said the …

Godwin Emefiele Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians with old notes can still deposit them at commercial banks even after the February 10 deadline. The CBN governor stated this on Tuesday while appearing before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee. It would be …

Emefiele, CBN governor Share on FacebookShare On WhatsappShare On Twitter Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday appeared before the ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives on the cashless policy and deadline for the replacement of old currency notes. Emefiele, who was supposed to appear before …

Announces Six other Executive Appointments Samuel Oni Retires from the Group Board Lagos/// January 30, 2023 The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, today announces the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. Bawuah will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director, overseeing the Group’s operations across the African continent, outside Nigeria. UBA …

Ecobank and Honeywell The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Honeywell and its sister firms, Anchorage Leisures Ltd and Siloam Global Ltd, to pay Ecobank N5.5bn as debt owed the bank. The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Honeywell Flour Mills Limited challenging the judgement of the Court of Appeal in …

Nkechi Onwukwe Mrs Nkechi Onwukwe, the only female director at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has died. The Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq expressed shock at her sudden demise when she paid a condolence visit to the family in Kado, Abuja at the weekend. Farouq who …

Alhassan Doguwa The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee looking into the recall of old Naira notes has rejected the 10-day extension granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN had on Sunday announced the extension of the deadline till 10 February from the …

Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) A woman in a viral video trying to extort money from unsuspecting public before giving them their permanent voters’ cards has come under attack. The trending video posted @ChidiOdinkalu shows where the woman, suspected to be an agent of a staff member of the Independent National …