Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Ade Shonobi (left); Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and Governor, CBN, Dr. Godwin Emefiele during INEC’s working visit to CBN in Abuja… yesterday. Credit: Lucy Ladidi Ateko • As CBN governor, I won’t be used to sabotage elections, Emefiele assures INEC • Anti-June […]

Still waiting for cash at Ijaye, Lagos…yesterday. Photo: Ayodele Adeniran • Meets with Bagudu, Tambuwal, Emefiele, EFCC boss • Tinubu, bankers call for calm • PDP: Hoarding of new naira notes causing Nigerians pains • Protests rock Ondo, Ogun • Lagos APC suspends campaign As Nigerians wait for the much-needed reprieve to the current cash […]

With about 16 days to the general election, there are strong indications that the new naira notes scarcity may disrupt the exercise. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said this during a meeting with the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele at the CBN headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday. He explained that many […]

Residents of Akure, Abeokuta and Benin City, on Tuesday, expressed their anger in protests that paralysed socio-economic activities in Abeokuta and on the Benin-Ore highway. They protested the prolonged naira and fuel crisis facing the nation. Irate youths shut down many parts of Ogun State capital as banks abruptly closed their gates to avoid the […]

Lagos National Stadium The hope sports enthusiasts have of seeing the National Stadium back as the centre of sports excellence seems to have been dashed by vandals, who for two weeks, have had unfettered access to the facility’s cables. A local website, newstap.com.ng., reported, yesterday, that in less than two weeks, the thieves have stolen […]

Worried residents waiting to get cash in front of a bank along Iju-Ishaga Road, Lagos…yesterday Credit: Ayodele Adeniran • Three APC governors sue FG over naira scarcity • Obaseki backs cashless policy • Protesters accuse banks of hoarding, selling naira notes to politicians for vote buying • 14 political parties threaten to boycott elections if […]

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved freezing darkness, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried by a string of earthquakes that killed at least 4,800 people. Disaster agencies said several thousand buildings were flattened in cities across a vast border region — pouring misery on an area already plagued by war, […]