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Naira Scarcity Continues As CBN Yet To Release Old Notes

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CBN Raises ITMO Application Fee To N10m, Restricts Banks, Fintechs From Providing Services

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is yet to release the old N1000 and N500 notes it mopped out of circulation despite asking commercial banks to commence their recirculation. This is amid the struggle by commercial banks to meet the increasing demands of customers who besiege their branches across the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Traders, artisans, PoS operators,...

Terrorists Kill 10 In Fresh Kaduna Attack

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Seven Feared Dead As Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Community

Ten persons have been reported killed in a fresh attack on Langson, another community of Zango’s Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Nation reports 17 persons were confirmed killed in attacks and counter-attacks that took place at Ungwan Wakili and neighboring communities of the same local government area last weekend. Chairman of the local government, Francis Sani confirmed the latest...

Be Neutral, Apolitical To Ensure Free, Credible Election – Kano CP Tells Officers

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Be Neutral, Apolitical To Ensure Free, Credible Election – Kano CP Tells Officers

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Dauda has called on officers and men in the command to remain neutral and apolitical in order to ensure free, fair, and credible elections in the state during the governorship and state house of assembly polls. CP Dauda made the call in a series of meetings with the members of the Command’s...

Our Operations Are Guided By Electoral Act – INEC

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2023 Polls: INEC Chairman, Commissioners Meet With Collation, Returning Officers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its operations are guided by the Electoral Act and not by political parties. Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River,  made this known in Calabar during an interview with Newsmen. Yomere was reacting to calls by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to sign the election result sheets for Saturday governorship and state...

Why Rhodes-Vivour Can’t Win Lagos Like Peter Obi – Jandor

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Why Rhodes-Vivour Can’t Win Lagos Like Peter Obi – Jandor

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has said his rival from the Labour Party, LP, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour cannot win the gubernatorial poll slated for March 18. Adediran made this known while featuring at the Arise TV News morning show on Wednesday. He disclosed that many members of the PDP...

We Are Making Progress – Labour Party Campaign Council Speaks On Inspection Of Electoral Materials

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"Speak Up, Nigeria Is Falling Apart," Peter Obi Tells Citizens

The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council has revealed that the ongoing inspection of electoral materials by its lawyers at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is progressing. The spokesman for Obi-Datti PCC, Yunusa Tanko, revealed on Tuesday that the party’s legal team had begun gathering some relevant information from the materials supplied. READ ALSO: PDP, Atiku Drag INEC To Election Tribunal, Table...

PDP, Atiku Drag INEC To Election Tribunal, Table Fresh Request

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Yoruba vs Igbo: Attacks In Lagos Shows Tinubu Will Rule Like Adolf Hitler – Atiku

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will return to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) today with an application seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow them, or their agents, to participate in the process of sorting out ballot papers used in the election. The motion exparte marked CA/PEC/10M/2023 is predicated on...

Why Tinubu Will Have Most Difficult Job In The World To Handle, Says Northern Elders Forum

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Appeal Court Slams ₦‎40m Fine On Lawsuit Seeking To Stop Tinubu Inauguration

The Northern Elders Forum has said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would have the most difficult job in the world to handle. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesperson of NEF, said Tinubu would have a lot of challenges to tackle. Tinubu, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, emerged winner of the just-concluded presidential election after polling the highest votes. Following his...

Nigerian Army Shortlists Candidates For Direct Short Service [CHECK NOW]

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Nigerian Army Shortlists Candidates For Direct Short Service [CHECK NOW]

The Nigerian Army has shortlisted candidates for the 2022/2023 Direct Short Service. The Selection Board for Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 27/2023 will hold at the Nigerian Defence Academy (old site), Kaduna State from March 21 to 31, 2023. How to check The list of shortlisted candidates is available on the Nigerian Army recruitment website @recruitment.army.mil.ng Requirements Candidates are to report to the...

After Sacking Abia Poly Rector, Ikpeazu Relieves College of Health Sciences Rector Of Appointment

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Ikpeazu Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays For PVC Collection

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has approved the immediate withdrawal of the appointment of Dr. Nwamuo Alozie Kingsley as the Acting Rector, Abia College of Health Sciences and Management Technology Aba. This comes barely 48 hours after sacking the Rector of the state-owned Polytechnic in Aba, Prof. Okorie Kalu Osonwa. Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Chris...

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FG Announces Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 Public Holidays

FG Announces Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 Public Holidays

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The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. The government also...

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