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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 […]

The Lagos State Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayodele Adewale, has claimed that the bullion vans spotted at the residence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s residence on the eve of the 2019 presidential election “missed their way.” Adewale stated this while speaking in an interview on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday. […]

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 House of Representatives has threatened to use the full wrath of the law to issue arrest warrant against the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emeifile and others who have failed to honour their invitations. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, expressed his anger over the refusal of […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Uchenna Ikonne, is dead. Mr Ikonne, a professor and former vice chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu, passed away on Wednesday, 25 January, around 4 a.m. at the National Hospital Abuja, according to a statement from his first son, Uche-Ikonne Chikezie, on behalf of the family. […]

The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has revealed that despite his position, he has yet to see the new naira notes. He said this on Wednesday as he backed calls for the extension of the deadline for changing the old naira notes to the redesigned ones. Ortom said he was concerned about the short […]

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday alleged plans to scuttle the 2023 general elections through fuel scarcity and naira redesign.  Tinubu spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the APC presidential campaign. The former Lagos Governor, however, vowed that Nigerians would defy the fuel scarcity and trek to […]

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 […]

Nigeria has so far recorded a total of 123 Diphtheria infections and 38 deaths across four states of the federation as of 22 January. According to the latest data by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Kano State recorded the highest with 100 confirmed infections and 32 deaths, followed by Yobe with 17 infections and three […]

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 […]