By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the new naira notes of N200, N500 and N1,000 at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The unveiling of the new notes took place before the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, presided over by President Buhari. Read also: Naira redesign: Squeeze, spray notes, face […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele was in attendance during the unveiling ceremony. Meanwhile, at a briefing after the ceremony before the Federal executive council meeting, the […]

Atiku and the Rivers State governor have been at daggers drawn over demand for the resignation of PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State have pulled out of a town hall meeting organised for those in the race to rule Nigeria come 2023. The development was made known in a tweet on Tuesday by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State said Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP did not accept President Goodluck Jonathan’s pleas nor support his re-election bid in 2015. Wike made this disclosure on Tuesday when Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State commissioned the Akpabu-Itu-Umudiogha road in the Emohua Local Government Area […]

37 dies in Borno auto crash

By Biodun Busari The deputy spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Hannatu Musawa on Tuesday has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has displayed innovation, capacity and credibility to lead Nigeria. Musawa revealed this while speaking on Politics Hub, a political show on Vanguard online TV. Read also: [Video] […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has raised it’s Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, by 100 basis points to 16.5% from 15.5%.

…cautions journalists against ‘jump bail’ tag By Biodun Busari The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has demanded an unreserved apology letter from the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami for defamation and libel that he jumped bail in 2017. He went further to ask that the […]

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voters registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived the opportunity to have the voter’s card for […]