The apex bank announced plans to extend the validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes indefinitely. The bank noted that it was working with relevant authorities to vacate the subsisting court ruling on the same subject. Despite moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to formally extend the validity of the old…
In a collaborative effort to promote the health and cleanliness of campuses within Anambra State, a delegation comprising the secretary General of NANS Zone F Comr. Felix Ifeyinwa Cynthia (Aluta Amazon), JCC Chairman Anambra State Comr. Nneke Chibuikem (Aluta Zeliot), and other NANS executives, paid a courtesy visit to the MD of Ocha Brigade, Comr….
The Federal Government has faced strong criticism from labour unions after cutting the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil servants by N100bn. The controversy unfolded as details emerged from the Revised 2023 Supplementary Budget, revealing significant changes to allocations. The government’s decision included swapping the contentious N5bn presidential yacht votes for Navy…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Wednesday said it has made a robust plan for the supply of petroleum products sufficient to last beyond the ember months and the New Year festivities. Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of the company, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Mr Soneye said…
The Senate Committee on Electoral Matters has said that it will make it mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload election results online. The committee chairman, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, told newsmen that the current law does not make it mandatory for INEC to upload results, but that the committee is working on…
An Akwa Ibom group in the United States, the Ibom Peoples Congress (IPC), has called on President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, as well as all the security agencies in Nigeria to rise to the occasion by ensuring the release of the prospective corp members from the state who were abducted on their way…
No fewer than 5,000 federal civil servants who have discrepancies in their dates of first appointment and dates of birth may not receive their December salary. This statement was made by National President, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, Tommy Okon. Okon, however, stated that the union was working with the Head of the…
The National Working Committee of the ruling APC, led by Abdullahi Ganduje, has dissolved the state executive of the party in Rivers state andvinaugurated a caretaker committee to supervise the conduct of a congress to choose new excos. The caretaker committee will have Chief Tony Okocha as chairman and Eric Nwibani as Secretary Two months…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has released a new posting for judges in various divisions across the country. This follows the appointment of 23 new judges recently Justice Tsoho, in a statement by the FHC’s Assistant Director of Information, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, directed the affected judges to report…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Members of Parliament, under the platform “Concerned Parliamentarians”, have appealed to the heads of state and government in the region to lift the sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic. They made the call on Wednesday at a press briefing at the opening of the 2023 Second Ordinary…
