January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Banks Must Accept Old Naira Notes After 10 February Deadline - Emefiele
"The law, which says even after the old currency has lost its legal tender status, that we are mandated to collect these money, ..... And I stand with the House of Reps on this." Read more »
Nigeria: Kabiru Dogo Quits Wikki Tourists
The former Lobi Stars and Sunshine Stars coach tendered his resignation letter on Tuesday Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - INEC Restores Odii As Ebonyi PDP Governorship Candidate
The PDP in Ebonyi has been embroiled in crisis following its primaries of last year. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele Bows to Pressure, Appears Before Reps Panel
Mr Emefiele had repeatedly shunned the invitation of the panel prompting the House to threaten issuing a warrant of arrest on him. Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Rescued Atiku When Obasanjo Wanted to Roast Him' - Tinubu
An official in the Atiku campaign said among all the presidential candidates, Mr Tinubu was the only one who does not talk like a president. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Tackles Buhari Over Moody's Downgrade, Vows to Fix Economy
Moody's, last week, cut the country's foreign currency senior unsecured MTN program rating to (P)Caa1 from (P)B3. Read more »
Africa: SpaceX Announces Nigerian Operation, First in Africa
Nigeria becomes first African nation to receive SpaceX Starlink service Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Alleged Attack On Buhari in Kano Is Product of PDP's Imagination - APC PCC
The statement noted that the PDP is a drowning party feverishly clawing at any straw of lies and lashing out in all delusional directions to keep afloat - but sink it will. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We're Seeking Lawmakers' Approval for N100 Billion - Delta Govt
Delta State is solvent, an official said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Improves in Corruption Ranking Despite Having Same Points
The country maintains its previous year's score of 24 out of 100 but moves up four places to 150th out of 180 countries assessed in the 2022 ranking. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Revenue Service Boss Bags Public Sector Icon Award
A statement Friday said that under Mr Subair's watch, Lagos revenue rose to N427bn from about N240bn. Read more »
January 30, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Court Decries Poor Enforcement of Its Decisions
The ECOWAS Court president hat 70 per cent of the court's judgements are being disobeyed across the sub-region. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Again, APC Gov Candidate Says Tinubu Will Make Akwa Ibom Look Like Lagos
Several people who reacted on social media to Mr Udofia's previous remark said apart from tall buildings and many business opportunities, Lagos is filthy and chaotic. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Campaigns in Akwa Ibom, Vows to Create Massive Employment for Nigerians
Mr Tinubu urged the people of the state to get their PVCs and vote for all APC candidates in the general elections. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Ebubeagu Operative Shot Dead At APC Campaign Ground
The commander of the security outfit has confirmed the incident. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Withdrew Corruption Charges Against Ex-Governor Goje - AGF Malami
Abubakar Malami speaks about the controversial withdrawal of corruption charges against former Gombe State governor, Danjuma Goje, that was widely viewed as political rather than… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Hoarders of New Naira Notes
EFCC said the operations were carried out in the Zone 4 and Dei Dei axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between Saturday and Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Diezani Sues EFCC Over Forfeited Assets
Diezani is seeking the recovery of her assets which EFCC has seized through court orders back in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: We Have Old Naira Notes, What Do We Do With Them - Nigerians in Diaspora
Responding to Mr Udoh, Abike Dabira-Erewa, chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) asked, "do Nigerians in diaspora keep or spend Naira notes abroad? Am I missing… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Feed Well, Have High-Rise Buildings but Don't Appreciate Their Country - Buhari
"When I fly by helicopter, the number of high-rise buildings I see and the amount of development on the ground are fantastic." Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - UN Chief Tasks Nigerian Judiciary On Impartial Adjudication of Electoral Cases
United Nations chief advised Nigerian judges to be neutral in their adjudication of electoral disputes that may arise from the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Investigates Viral Video of Extortion During PVCs Collection
"We are looking at getting the Electoral Officer in charge of the area to liaise with his staff to know who actually gave the woman the cards." Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Commissions Multi-Billion Naira Kano Bridge, Power Plant
The bridge will ease vehicular gridlock in the city. Read more »
Nigeria: UN Projects Nigeria's Economy to Grow by 3% in 2023
Commodity exporters in Africa will likely face weaker market conditions given the expected global economic slowdown, it said Read more »
Nigeria: EU Trains 2,404 N/East Traditional Rulers, Women in Dispute Resolution
The MCN Programme is an initiative of the European Union, implemented by the British Council in the three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. Read more »