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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...
I Don’t Have Social Media Accounts – JAMB Registrar
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has distanced himself from friend requests being sent from social media accounts, purportedly from him, saying he does not own or operate any social media accounts. Oloyede said this in a statement, Friday, by the board’s Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. The statement read: ”The attention...
We Are Not Denying Visa To Nigerian Students — Turkish Embassy
The Turkish Embassy has denied reports it was deliberately denying visa to Nigerian students. In a statement dated January 18, 2023 and signed by Hidayet Bayraktar, the embassy stated that a recent report raising alarm over alleged denial of visa to Nigerian students was devoid of any reality or foundation. The embassy harped on the long-standing friendship and history between Turkiye...
Peter Obi Not Quitting Presidential Race, Labour Party Insists
Reports linking Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, to quitting the election process on February 25 have been debunked by the media arm of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council. The Obi-Datti Media Office claimed that some unnamed political parties had copied Obi’s image on gifts in an effort to portray him as someone who is attempting to sway...
2023: Northern Coalition Alleges Plot To Scuttle Election
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Thursday, raised concerns over an alleged plot by some powerful persons to thwart the 2023 general elections by making the new Naira notes scarce and increasing violence on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices. The group called on President Muhammadu Buhari to absolve himself by reclaiming his statesmanship by standing against any machination...
Nothing Can Stop Elections In South East, Military Vows
The military high command, on Thursday, warned unknown gunmen and members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against threats to scuttle the 2023 general elections in the South East. It also said no territory was under the grip of terrorists, bandits and other criminals, although they may be present in some local governments. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen....
Why We Re-Arrested Dibu Ojerinde, Ex-JAMB Registrar – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has disclosed why it apprehended Dibu Ojerinde, a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), again. Ojerinde was arrested in Abuja on Thursday, at the premises of a federal high court. The ICPC had arraigned Ojerinde on July 6, 2021, on an 18-count charge bordering on alleged misappropriation of...
