The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) on Saturday urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop playing politics with the new Naira policy and challenges Nigerians faced in accessing the new notes. Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the National President of the AYCF, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, frowned at Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared one Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare popularly known as Oba of Ogboni, wanted for illegal possession of firearms and threatening public peace on the streets.The Nation reports that police arrested Oba Tajudeen Bakare and 48 other suspects in connection with the Oodua Republic mega rally at Ojota in 2021.Bakare was…
A statement by the ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, said the arrests were in continuation of its clampdown on elements frustrating efforts to make the redesigned naira notes available to members of the public. Ogugua said an Abuja-based bank official was taken into custody for her “deliberate refusal” to upload cash into her branch’s automated…
Senior European Union officials have arrived in Kyiv before talks with Ukraine’s government on the embattled nation’s push to join the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell were among those in the capital on Thursday, a day before the EU-Ukraine summit was due to take place.The…
•Says those contesting against APC Guber candidate are jesters, comedians •Speaks on Governor’s landmark achievements By Ayomide Otitoju Ahead of the March 11 governorship election in Lagos State, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday declared that there is no opposition in the State. He…
LOTUS Bank Limited, one of Nigeria’s dynamic Non-Interest Bank (NIB), says it is poised to improve on financial inclusion drive and overall service delivery. Oluremi Akande, Head, Brand Marketing and Communication of LOTUS Bank, made the commitment on Thursday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN). Akande spoke against the backdrop of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, asked the Central Bank of Nigeria not to grant a further extension after February 10 deadline for naira swap. This, he said, had become imperative to ensure the purpose and objective of initiating the redesigning of the currency are not destroyed. In a statement released…
Nigeria’s human rights commission has appointed a special panel whose role will include investigating a Reuters report that the military ran a secret abortion programme in its fight against armed groups in the northeast. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which is appointed by the government, said in a statement posted on its website on…
•Urges FG to address issues of insecurity, fuel scarcity, others •Youth group enjoins INEC to tighten up loose ends ahead of general elections The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), South-West zone on Tuesday decried the state of the nation and called on the Federal Government to address the issues of insecurity, fuel scarcity, and…
