The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on New Naira Re-design and Naira Swap Policy has rejected the 10 days extension announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the exchange of old naira notes. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano), in a statement on Sunday,...
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Hours after advising President Muhammadu Buhari against going ahead with his scheduled visit to Kano State on Monday, Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State has reneged, stating that the state is now prepared to receive him. The governor made the disclosure to correspondents after he led a delegation of...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described as mischievous, allegations linking his government to recent killings from an air raid on a settlement in Nasarawa State. Governor Ortom in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur , stated that neither...
No fewer than 11 people were burnt to death on Sunday on Soka bridge, Ore, on the Ore-Benin expressway in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ore Unit told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a...
Gov David Umahi has lifted embargo on enthronement of traditional rulers in communities across the state. Umahi made the announcement on Saturday, during the All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Rally in Isu, the Headquarters of Onicha Local Government Area in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has declared that the State House will lead the way in keying into the global shift towards renewable energy choices by government institutions in line with Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan. The Plan seeks to...
For an electricity distribution area, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) that gets between 250-360 Megawatts, on a day by day basis, many will dismiss the commissioning of the 10MW, Challawa Kano Solar Power Project as inconsequential. Yet, in terms of both significance and consequential impact, this power plant, the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Coalition of Civil Society Groups, (CCSG) on Sunday said that the new redesigned naira notes were symbols of a new Nigeria. The assertion was made in the popular Watt Market Calabar, by Mrs Lilian Cosmas, Head CCSG, South-South Zone. Mrs. Cosmas, who called...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Daura, Katsina State, approved a 10-day extension of the deadline for the swapping of currency to new notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who confirmed this to newsmen in Daura, Katsina...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nigerians from all walk of life had continue to troop into Gudi, the country home of the Governor Abdullahi Sule, to commiserate with the Nasarawa State first family. Earlier, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, said he was in Gudi to condole with the family of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to direct the Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba to promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate the reported attack on the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, after a rally in Katsina state, and other...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Following the Osun Governorship Election Tribunal judgement, a leading Civil Society organisation, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has charged the Independent National Electoral Election (INEC) to be circumspect and thorough with regards to all aspects of its responsibilities in view...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a “slight extension” of the January 31 deadline old naira notes. Alhaji Atiku made the call in a video posted on Twitter on...
President Muhammadu Buhari says government will ensure that citizens are unharmed in their businesses and no disruption is caused to the entire supply chain arising from the currency swap due to end shortly. The President gave the assurance in a statement by his Spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu on Saturday...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a further extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs by one week. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has called on the Federal Government not to allow Naira notes redesign to cause more hardship for the masses. Badejo made the call in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan. He said that governance and policies must have...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Muslim Rights Concern ( MURIC) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the Jan. 31 deadline for expiration of old naira notes by at least two weeks. MURIC said this in a statement by Malam Muhammad Aliyu of its Sokoto...
Residents of rural communities across Sokoto State on Friday trooped to cash swap centres facilitated by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to obtain redesigned naira notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CBN sent officials, along with Point Of Sale (POS) owners from commercial banks as super...
The scarcity of the redesigned naira notes and the fact that traders and business owners are rejecting the old notes, have forced many residents to adopt cashless transactions in Awka, Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fixed Jan. 31...
Residents of Calabar in Cross River state have resorted to keeping vigil at Automated Teller Machine (ATM) centers in search of the new naira notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the situation around the metropolis, reports that the ATM points across the city have been taken...