Tambuwal: Obi’s candidacy tainted by ethnic chauvinism – he’s not democratic
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, says Peter Obi, standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP), is not “democratic enough” to be president. Tambuwal, who is the director-general of the PDP presidential campaign council, spoke at the party’s campaign rally in Yola, the capital of Adamawa. The Sokoto state governor said among the candidates […]
10 states ask supreme court to declare Buhari’s directive on naira swap unconstitutional
Ten states have asked the supreme court to declare the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari on the naira swap policy as unconstitutional. On Thursday, Buhari said he directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to recirculate only the old N200 notes. This is in spite of the ruling of the apex court […]
Atiku’s aide to Keyamo: Resign as minister if you disagree with naira redesign policy
Phrank Shaibu, an aide to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on communications, says Festus Keyamo should resign from his position as minister of state for labour if he disagrees with the government’s naira redesign policy. Shaibu was reacting to comments credited to Keyamo that President Muhammadu Buhari may […]
PDP: It’s treason for el-Rufai to incite Nigerians against Buhari’s order on old naira notes
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council says Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, is “inciting” Nigerians against President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on old naira notes. In the televised address on Thursday, Buhari said he has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the validity of old N200 notes till April 10. […]
Newspaper Headline: Governors push out palliatives as naira crunch bites harder
Reports of protests that broke out in some parts of the country over the cash crunch and conflicting directives by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to commercial banks over deposit of the old naira notes dominated cover pages of national dailies. […]
Wike to Buhari: Flouting s’court ruling on old naira notes an invitation to anarchy
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has asked President Muhammadu to respect the ruling of the supreme court on the old naira notes. Wike spoke on Friday at the Rivers campaign rally flag-off in Ngo town, Andoni LGA of the state. On Thursday, Buhari said he has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria […]
Naira redesign: Buhari has good intentions — but may have got wrong advice, says Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says President Muhammadu Buhari may have acted on “wrong advice” regarding his recent directive on the old naira notes. Speaking on Friday in an interview on Channels Television, Keyamo said the president has “good intentions” with his recent directive amid the […]
Confusion as CBN, banks issue different procedure for old naira notes deposit
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied directing banks to collect old N500 and N1,000 notes from members of the public. TheCable had earlier reported how banks started issuing notice to their customers, informing them to commence deposit of old naira notes up to a maximum of N500,000. In compliance with […]
Lai: You can’t separate Buhari’s achievements from Tinubu’s presidential bid
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari and the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are “inseparable”. Speaking on Friday on a Television Continental (TVC) programme, the minister also explained why Tinubu is the “major beneficiary” of the achievements […]
Presidency: Talk of interim government is by those afraid of losing elections
The presidency says people claiming that there is a plot to disrupt the general election and impose an interim government are those “afraid” of losing elections. The position of the presidency was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesperson. The presidency’s response comes hours after Nasir […]