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CBN said this in a letter addressed to banks on Wednesday, signed by Haruna B. Mustafa, Director of Banking Supervision. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawals across all channels by individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million respectively. CBN …

Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Department of State Services (DSS) has been urged to ignore distractions and continue its investigation against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over allegations of economic crimes and terrorism financing levelled against him. A civil society organization identified as …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, visited the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at his residence on Wednesday in Abuja. Laolu Akande, the Vice President’s senior media assistant, shared photos from the visit on social media but clarified that it was a “friendly visit” and not a …

Doyin Okupe Wife and son of Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, begged a Federal High Court in Abuja to tamper justice with mercy on Okupe’s sentencing. Omolola and Adesunkanmi Okupe spoke as witnesses shortly after the court reconvened following the …

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed additional 1,931 personnel to beef up security operations across Anambra, ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, Mr. Edwin Okadigbo, made this known in a statement issued on Monday in …

Doyin Okupe The Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja has passed its verdict on the Director-General of the Labour party presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe, saying he will spend two years in prison on 26 count-charge bordering on money laundering. Okupe is a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to …

Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that the commission suffered 50 attacks in 15 states between 2019 and 2022. Yakubu made the revelation at the ongoing investigative hearing on attacks on INEC facilities by an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives. Giving …

Commercial bus drivers are lamenting over the deplorable state of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, one of the major federal roads in Southwest Nigeria. The 81-kilometre-long expressway connects the Ogun State capital, Abeokuta, and Ikeja, the capital of Lagos. It is one of the busiest inter-state roads in Nigeria and handles about …

The United Kingdom has listed Nigeria among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teachers status through the Teaching Regulation Agency from February 2023. Other foreign countries which the offer extends to include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. A publication early December …

Supporters and members of the campaign team of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, have accused the authorities of the Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, Plateau State of deliberately preventing their aircraft from landing. Atiku held his presidential campaign in Jos on Tuesday. In a tweet on …