Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), associate professor Ahmed Audi, has given automatic employment and cheques of an undisclosed sum to families of its seven personnel, who were ambushed by bandits and killed in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State. Presenting the cheques of undisclosed amount to the families at the NSCDC […]

Sensitises market women in Ondo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has allayed fears that counterfeits of the redesigned new naira notes could be easily made. The apex bank, while urging Nigerians not to entertain any misgivings about the new denominations, said that the security features on the new notes could not be breached. Acting […]

Says self-determination is no crime Urges court to restrain Malami from claiming he jumped bail The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a lawsuit against Federal Government for labeling the separatist group, a terror organisation. The suit marked E/20/2023, and filed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, at […]

Stock markets mostly slid and other major assets including the dollar and oil weakened Thursday after disappointing US data renewed worries about a possible global recession this year. The optimism that flowed through trading floors since the start of the year has taken a knock this week, hit in large part by weak US economic […]

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Calabar branch has taken sensitisation on new naira not s to markets and streets in Calabar. CBN has also threatened to sanction banks that are still dispensing the old notes at the automated Teller Machines (ATM) across the state. CBN officer in Calabar, Mrs. Glory Iniunan stated this yesterday during […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has charged Nigerians to ensure they deposit the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes in their various banks before the Jan. 31 deadline. Mrs Olufolake Ogundero, the CBN Branch Controller in Oyo State, gave the charge on Thursday during the sensitisation programme held across markets in the state. Recall […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retain power in the state in the forthcoming elections. He spoke on Thursday at a political rally in Oju and Obi Local Government Areas of the state. He said that the party had done all that it needed to do to win […]