By Razak Owolabi The governments of Edo, Delta and Bayelsa, have announced that they have put adequate machinery in place to mitigate flooding in their states ahead of the rainy season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s Director General, Prof. Mansur Matazu, had in January, said Nigerians would suffer […]
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof. Ayobami Salami, has appealed to staff of the commission not to allow themselves to be used to undermine the success of 2023 general elections. Salami gave the advice on Saturday while addressing Staff of the commission during his assessment visitation to some INEC Local […]
By Salisu The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has directed security agencies to arrest the officials of Federal Housing Authority and the developer over the collapse of the suspended two-storey building in Abuja. The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, made the disclosure at news briefing on Saturday. Shuaibu said that the […]
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered full enforcement of the CBN Act, 2007 that criminalises the hawking and selling of naira notes. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He ordered the arrest and prosecution of all […]
By Chimezie Anaso The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has said that the prevailing shortage in the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the Southeast may not end soon because of the challenges facing marketers in procuring products. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community in charge of Anambra, Ebonyi […]
By Stanley Nwanosike The Police Command in Enugu State has nabbed two male suspects possessing, transacting and selling counterfeited redesigned N1,000 notes within a council area in Enugu State. The suspects were in possession of counterfeited 180 pieces of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) newly- redesigned N1,000 notes, with face value of N180,000 (One […]
By Cecilia Ijuo The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has disclosed that the service did not meet its 2022 revenue collection target. He made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja while fielding questions from newsmen at a briefing to mark the end of a three-day global conference organised by […]
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to educate the public on grey areas with regard to scarcity of the new Naira notes. The LCCI also advised the apex bank to strength the police implementation capacity. The chamber said that these would reduce […]
Pope Francis has ended his three-day visit to Congo and flown on to South Sudan, where the head of the Catholic Church was due to land in the capital Juba at around 3 pm (1300 GMT) on Friday. The Christian-majority republic hopes the Holy Father’s visit can help curb or end violence and conflict in […]
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Friday in Lagos emphasised the need for the CBN to intensify efforts at ensuring seamless transition from old naira to new naira notes. Director General, MAN, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that anything to the contrary would be inimical to […]