Emefiele to supervise compliance Denies suspending accounts of Fintech Companies The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, is expected to personally supervise and ensure that banks’ doors are opened to customers today (Saturday) and tomorrow, Sunday. This was as the apex bank described as fake, the news making the rounds […]
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Beyonce and Adidas have finally parted ways, ending their deal with mutual consent, according to reports by sources. The partnership which spanned five years with her clothing brand Ivy Park in the process, (activewear) and apparel was also run by the German base brand. The brand was launched first in 2016, as a partnership venture […]
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A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Speaking to the CNews channel on Friday morning, Darmanin also said that there had been 903 fires lit in the streets of Paris during by far […]
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A National Youth Corps member, Jamiu Aremu, who was part of the ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State, has lamented over the brutality he suffered at the hands of voters protesting against the failure of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to upload results during the governorship and state House of […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday began the disbursement of old naira notes to Deposit Money Banks as government authorities stepped up efforts to end the biting currency scarcity that has inflicted pain on millions of bank customers nationwide. The central bank had directed DMBs to pick old N1,000, N500, and N200 notes at […]
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja is set to deliver judgment in an appeal by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke challenging the decision of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which sacked him from office. A three-man panel led by Mohamed Shuaibu had reserved judgment at the last hearing after taking various arguments. Also, a […]
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US President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Canada where he will meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address parliament, with reports that a deal has been struck on managing undocumented migration across the neighbors’ long border. Trade, Canada’s anemic defense spending, and a potential international force to stabilize troubled Haiti are expected to be on […]
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Osun State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress have expressed hope for victory, as the Court of Appeal in Abuja, today, delivers judgment to determine the winner of the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. Also, the state’s Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it […]
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A political pressure group has lauded Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s support that culminated in the victory of Chief Sheriff Oborevwori in the March 18 governorship election in Delta. The Midwesterners, a group of political elites from the old Midwestern Region of Edo and Delta, made the commendation in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr. Iwemdi […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar smiles during an interview in Yola on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general elections. (Photo by Pius Uomi Ekpei / AFP) Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Muslims in Nigeria and the world to use the month of Ramadan to seek spiritual guidance […]
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