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First Bank Nigeria and Guaranty Trust Bank have said their branches across the country will operate on Saturday and Sunday to receive old naira notes ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a public notice issued by the management of the banks on Friday, they said that the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes history will be kind to his administration, going by the situation inherited on security and economy, and the difference that has been made. Buhari, according to a statement by spokesman Femi Adesina, stated this when he inspected and inaugurated some projects in Katsina State on Thursday. He extolled Governor […]

The Federal Government has said at least 159 Nigerians renounced their citizenship in 2022 alone. The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, stated this on Thursday at the 64th session of the State House Ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, 150 […]

The United States Government, on Wednesday, declared that people involved in undermining the electoral process in Nigeria will be slapped with visa restrictions. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a tweet, said his country supports Nigeria’s democratic process and desire to uphold the rule of law. “To support Nigeria’s upcoming elections, today I am […]

Manchester United have retained their position as the Premier League’s most valuable club, with a valuation of £4.8billion [$5.95b], according to a recent study. The Red Devils have long been the most valuable club in English football and continued that streak after seeing their value increase by 28 per cent over a two-year period. Despite their impressive rise […]

US President Joe Biden called Tuesday for Congress to act quickly to ban assault weapons, as California reeled from two deadly mass shootings in less than 48 hours. A group of senators on Monday reintroduced a federal Assault Weapons Ban and legislation that would raise the minimum purchase age for assault weapons to 21. “We […]

The US state of California is reeling from its third mass shooting in eight days after a man shot dead seven former co-workers south of San Francisco. The attacks took place in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay on Monday. The victims were all Chinese-American farm workers. Suspect Zhao Chunli, 67, was arrested after […]

A pig killed the butcher just seconds before it was meant to be slaughtered after it surprisingly woke up in the abattoir. The stunned pig was on the way to be slaughter in Hong Kong, as it remains unclear how the animal managed to escape. Police say the pig regained consciousness and knocked the butcher over before he died, […]

The federal government says all travellers arriving Nigeria must now provide evidence of COVID vaccination. Geoffrey Okatubo, director of port health services, said this on Monday during a media briefing at the ministry of health in Abuja. In December 2022, the federal government had relaxed COVID rules in the country. The federal government had also said pre-departure […]

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday in Abuja, said Nigeria’s energy transition plan will include, among others things the introduction of electric cars and decommissioning of generators. However, the country must balance its drive for this transition by focusing on the ancillary infrastructure that makes them sustainable. “We will be considering the decommissioning of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Lagos State on Monday for two days of site visits and commissioning of projects in various locations, the Lagos State Government has said.   The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Friday, described the President’s planned visit as ‘A Festival of Project Commissioning’. “Although Mr. […]