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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of rail services in the country. NRC said train operations would be suspended from Saturday to Monday. Yakubu Mahmood, the NRC spokesperson, announced…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has disowned a post shared on her social media account that alleged that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ordered Deposit Money Banks to collect the old N500 and 1000 notes.…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) says Nigerians are not sure that the forthcoming 2023 general elections will hold. Falana stated this while reacting to the naira and fuel scarcity in the country during an…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai says the President, Mohammadu Buhari made a mistake concerning the naira redesign policy. The Governor said the APC governors were against the naira redesign policy because…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit seeking the removal of Alkali Baba Usman as the Inspector General of Police, IGP. The suit instituted against President Muhammadu Buhari and four others by an Abuja…
The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Musa-Kwankwaso, says he would reverse the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN if elected in the upcoming election.…
The administrative office of Okehi local government area in Kogi State, Nigeria, was hit by an explosion, which was confirmed by the Kogi State police command. The Kogi State Government condemned the attack and has…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says more than 146,000 domestic and international observers will be deployed for the upcoming general election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed a purported press release shared on the Instagram page of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. In the release shared on Aisha’s page on Tuesday, it was purported that the old…
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje says the effect of the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the attendant cash crunch problem on the people of Kano is like that of a virus…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should sanction any bank hoarding the new naira and ensure they are made available to the people. Adeleke made the remarks while…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the weight used by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to calculate the monthly consumer price index (CPI) is “severely outdated”. The CPI is used to measure inflation by…
The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu says some of the G-5 governors will support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the upcoming presidential election. The lawmaker…
Senator Smart Adeyemi, representing Kogi West has announced his intentions to contest the governorship election in the state. The lawmaker is contesting under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The…
Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu has lamented the scarcity of the naira owing to the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He said the cash crunch by the naira redesign policy of the Central…
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom says he is willing to sacrifice his senatorial bid for the victory of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the upcoming election. Peter Obi, who has…
The Federal Government, on Friday, announced that a total of 178 Local Government Areas in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory were at risk of high floods this year. It disclosed this in Abuja while providing…
The Kogi State branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered individuals with less than N500,000 to visit their various banks to exchange them with new naira notes. Checks at bank offices located at Hassan Katsina…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks to start collecting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from the public with immediate effect. It, however, pegged the maximum amount the banks can collect at N500,000. The CBN…
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed that the initial unrest that broke out at the Mile 12 area of Lagos State is under control. The state police PRO also confirmed that free…
