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Old Naira Notes: Reps Kicks Against 10 Days Extension, Insists On Emefiele’s Arrest
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on the redesign of three naira notes has rejected the 10 days extension granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the swap of old N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes. In a statement on Sunday, the Chairman of the Committee and the Majority Leader of the House, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, said the green...
Lagos Has No New Commissioner Of Police — PRO
No new Commissioner of Police has been deployed to Lagos, the State Police Command said on Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement, amid reports that a new CP has taken over the command. According to him, the command had been inundated with requests for clarification on the status of the commissioner...
Why President Buhari Approved Old Naira Deadline Extension — Emefiele
President General Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, in Daura, approved the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to extend the deadline for swapping of old naira notes with the redesigned notes from January 31, 2023, to February 10 2023. Buhari also approved a seven-day grace period which runs from February 10 to February 17 2023, to allow Nigerians to deposit their old...
Miyetti Allah Accuses Buhari Of Silence, Says Bombing Of Herdsmen Amounts To War Crime
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the silence of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government and the military authorities on the deaths of pastoralists in Nasarawa State. It was reported that about 38 herdsmen were bombed to death in Rukubi village of Doma Local Government Area of the state last week. In a statement on Sunday,...
President Buhari Extends Deadline For Old Naira Notes Swap (SEE DATE)
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) request for the extension of the deadline for swapping of old Naira notes to the redesigned ones. A seven-day grace period, beginning on February 10 to February 17,2023, has also been approved to enable Nigerians to deposit their old notes at the CBN after the February deadline when the...
Ikpeazu Dedicates Sun Governor Of The Year Award To Ikonne
... Says, "We will Keep the Fire Aglow for Him" Nigeria's Governor of the Year 2022 and the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has dedicated his award to late Prof Eleazar Uche Ikonne. The Governor who emerged the Sun Governor of the Year 2022 in an epoch making event organised by Sun Newspapers at the Expo Convention Centre...
Old Naira Notes: Buhari Vows Not To Leave Ordinary Nigerians To Their Fate
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that 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 on Saturday while reacting to reports of long queues of people waiting for hours for their turn to deposit old...
CBN Under Pressure To Extend Jan. 31 Deadline For Use Of Old Naira Notes
There has been an increased pressure on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the January 31 dateline for phasing out old N1,000, N500, and N200 notes. Relevant stakeholders are also saying the deadline is not possible because the new notes are nowhere to be found. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), and...
VP Interacts With NIPSS Leadership, Tasks Them To Affect Human History
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa stated that the task of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, was to determine how it would affect human history beginning with Nigeria. Osinbajo, who highlighted the need to reposition NIPSS, recalibrate its visibility, and attract significant financial backing from the private sector and other non-public...
Buhari Speaks On Why History Will Be Kind To Him With The Situation He’s Left Nigeria
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 Aminu Masari for silently growing the...
