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  The Rivers State government headed by Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed to join a suit at the Supreme Court which is seeking a permanent halt of the February 10 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the use of old naira notes. Wike said this on Wednesday …

Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, says he’s no longer interested in using the Adokiye Amesiamaka Stadium, Igwurita-Ali, Port Harcourt, for his presidential campaign rally in Rivers State. Atiku, in a statement by his campaign council, berated Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, saying that he could not …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Michael Akabogu, Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Akabogu was sacked in connection to his alleged forgery of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Discharge Certificate, according to sources familiar with the matter. His sack was conveyed in an internal …

Alhaji Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has noted that Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has kept sending prominent people to Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, the NNPP presidential candidate, to quit the race and support him. Galadima stated this in an interview on …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has assured Nigerians that the 2023 elections would hold as scheduled after a meeting with the Federal Executive Council, FEC, at the Council Chamber in Abuja. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Yakubu attended the weekly …

The implication of this ruling is that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes remains valid after the February 10 deadline given by the CBN. Emefiele_Old-Money CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele. The Supreme Court of Nigeria has restrained the Federal Government from implementing the February 10 Deadline of the old 200, …

Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPC, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the fuel scarcity being experienced in some parts of the country will reduce by next week. He said this during an interview shown on Channels Television on Tuesday evening. He assured that the …

  In a deal announced today, February 1, ALAT by Wema has announced a partnership with South Korean manufacturer Samsung Electric Industries to sell Samsung S23 Series.. Chief Digital Officer, Olusegun Adeniyi, informed prospective buyers that they could make a partial payment or buy on credit for any of the …

  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested the Regional and Service managers of Sterling Bank Plc in the federal capital territory for hoarding N258 million of the new naira notes. The commission, in a statement made available to us on Tuesday night …

Sterling Bank, a leading Nigerian commercial bank and Africa’s Most Agile Company has taken the courageous step of suspending transaction fees for all of its personal account holders as a sign of solidarity with them during these trying times. Abu Bakar Suleiman, the bank’s chief executive, announced in a personal …