2023: We’re Carefully Watching Nigeria, UN Breaks Silence
The United Nations (UN) has asserted it is watching Nigeria so cautiously as the country conducts crucial general elections this year, to elect a new president, national assembly members, governors, and house of assembly members. Mr. Matthias Schmale who is the made this known in an interview with journalists, in Ibadan, on Tuesday, on the […]
Amidst Protests, CBN Opens Portal For Deposit Of Old Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opened a portal for Nigerians to deposit old Naira notes by filling up forms. Africa Today News, New York reports that this development is coming on the heels of the adjournment of the case on the legality of the February 10, 2023 deadline for the Naira Swap to […]
2023: Tinubu Has Character Required To Lead Nigeria — Wike
Ahead of next week’s elections, Governor Nyesom Wike has asserted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the required character and courage necessary to spearhead the leadership of Nigeria. Tinubu who paid Tinubu a courtesy call at the Government House, Port Harcourt, shortly after the APC candidate’s campaign rally for […]
Naira Scarcity Orchestrated To De-market APC –Northern Elders
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has described the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a demarketing strategy for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed who is the spokesman of the NEF made this assertion on Channels Television’s programme, ‘The 2023 Verdict which […]
Nearly $400m Needed For Syria Quake Victims, UN Cries Out
The United Nations on Wednesday launched an appeal for $397 million which is aimed at aiding the earthquake victims in Syria, where the disaster has killed thousands of people and left millions more in desperate need of aid. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announcing the appeal at the UN headquarters in New York, pointed out that the […]
Naira, Fuel Crises Caused By ‘Saboteurs’ – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has attributed the current hardship occasioned by fuel and naira scarcity to the activities of saboteurs. Gbajabiamila made this known in Lagos on Tuesday, during the launching of the second phase of a transport initiative called ‘Gbaja Ride’, designed to empower his Surulere constituents. He pointed […]
2023: PDP G5 Still Very Alive, Will Act On Feb 25 – Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has asserted that the G5 or Integrity Group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not running out of steam, adding that the group will act out its plan in the February 25, 2023, presidential election. He spoke on Tuesday during the party’s governorship campaign in the Ahoada […]
2023: Real Reason I Go To Market To Campaign — Obi
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has explained that his reason for campaigning in markets was due to his emphasis to return Nigeria from a consumption to a production country, as functional markets remain the roots. Obi, who disclosed this during a one-on-one interview on Channels TV which was monitored by Africa […]
3 Killed, Scores Injured As Cyclone Hits New Zealand
No fewer than three people were killed and 10,500 more displaced after Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand even as military helicopters winched stranded storm survivors to safety. With the storm now fading into the South Pacific, rescue teams have finally reached regions cut off by days of torrential rain and gale-force winds. The New Zealand […]
Ganduje Vows To Sanction Banks, Rejecting Old Naira Notes
The Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje has threatened to sanction banks and businesses rejecting the old naira notes. The governor cited a Supreme Court interim injunction that allowed the use of old notes alongside new ones until the old ones are phased out. Governor Ganduje said he noticed that some businesses are rejecting old […]
Buhari Appeals To UAE To Lift Visa Ban On Nigerians
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to consider lifting its blanket visa ban on Nigerians. The President made this call on Tuesday evening during a telephone conversation with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who doubles as […]
WHO To Hold Emergency Meeting Over Marburg Virus Outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that it will be holding an emergency meeting on the outbreak of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. Africa Today News, New York reports that no fewer than nine people have died from the haemorrhagic fever, and there are a further 16 suspected cases in the eastern Kie […]