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A total of 87.2 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected by Nigerians, out of the 93.4 million registered voters ahead of the general election, starting from this Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. The number of collected PVCs which is already becoming a matter of …

The Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC has dismissed the planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023. In a statement the Commission described the report as malicious and subversive messages originated and circulated by fraudsters …

As a media monitoring and intelligence professional, I have spent the past decade honing my skills and gaining valuable experience in the industry. During this time, I have learned many lessons that have helped me to become a better professional and person. In this article, I will share some of …

The week-long activities for the 36th Lisabi Festival ended on a high octane in Abeokuta at the weekend with veteran music icon, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, dishing out melodious songs to serenade participants and fun-seekers at the festival’s grand finale ceremony. Lisabi Festival is the historic festival and cultural heritage event …

The man behind the misinformation by the Central Bank of Nigeria regarding the old naira notes has been unmasked as Osita Nwasinobi. It was reported that many people flocked to the CBN’s various branches across the country after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered that they bring their old N500 and N1000 …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has denied directing commercial banks to collect old N500 and N1,000 from Nigerians, dismissing the reports to that effect as false. Reports had emerged in some media outlets on Friday that the apex bank had made a u-turn and directed banks to collect old …

Bola Tinubu Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congres (APC), has said he’s the most qualified person to be president of Nigeria, noting that none of his competitors in the 2023 presidential elections can match his track record. Tinubu made this assertion in an opinion piece published in …

Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) generated a total sum of N35,445,846,058.06 in 2022, the highest revenue ever generated in one year by the agency since its establishment in 2016. The record-breaker figure represents 112% of the agency’s IGR target for the year 2022  and it far surpassed the agency’s …

Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari is set to make a national broadcast to Nigerians. This was announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina The address by President Buhari is coming on the heels of widespread protest over the scarcity of the Naira. …

Gov. Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday vowed to prosecute banks and anyone rejecting the old naira notes contrary to law. The Supreme Court had on Wednesday further ordered that the old notes should continue to be legal tender pending its determination of the suit …