Aisha Buhari is part of Aso Rock cabal, says Naj’atu Muhammad
Naj’atu Muhammad, a former senatorial candidate, says Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, is a member of the “cabal” manipulating governance in the country. Last week, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, alleged that there are “elements” in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration working against the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the […]
Old naira notes deadline, NBS gender report… 7 top business stories to track this week
Here are the seven top business stories you need to track this week — February 6 to February 11 AFRICA BUSINESS CONVENTION The third edition of the Africa Business Convention (ABC) is set to hold on February 7 and February 8, 2023, in Lagos. The hybrid business conference is organised by […]
‘Intensely partisan’ — APC campaign rejects Nextier poll forecasting Obi as preferred candidate
Bayo Onanuga, media director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, has rejected the outcome of the pre-election opinion poll commissioned by Nextier, a consulting firm. The poll result, released on Sunday, projected Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as the preferred presidential candidate ahead of the elections. The […]
Newspaper Headlines: Death toll in Katsina bandits attack rises to 71
Reports on the naira scarcity and issues about the forthcoming elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
PDP accuses APC of hoarding new naira notes for vote-buying
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of hoarding the newly redesigned naira notes for vote-buying in the forthcoming elections. In a statement on Sunday, Debo Ologunagba, national publicity secretary of the PDP, said the hardship brought upon the country by the APC will be forgotten when Atiku […]
FULL LIST: Tems wins first-ever Grammy award as Burna Boy loses categories
Tems, the Nigerian songstress, has won her first-ever Grammy award. Source: Top Stories
Gbaja: Reps will reconvene before elections if CBN doesn’t address naira scarcity
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the legislative chamber will reconvene before the elections if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fails to address the lingering naira scarcity. There has been scarcity of the new N200, N500 and N1,000 naira notes and this has caused hardship on citizens. Speaking […]
‘Backstabber’ | ‘Win councillorship election first’ — Keyamo, Dogara trade words on Twitter
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, and Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the house of representatives, have exchanged words on Twitter, a social microblogging platform. Dogara had responded to a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari who said Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling party, would […]
PSC refuses to promote 8 police commissioners over snub of ‘mandatory’ interview
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has suspended the promotion of eight police commissioners to the rank of assistant inspector general over the snub of the mandatory interview. The commission also suspended the promotion of 11 deputy commissioners of police to commissioners. The PSC took the decision at the end of […]
S&P affirms Nigeria’s ‘B’ rating, revises outlook to negative
Standard and Poor’s (S&P), a international rating agency, has revised its outlook on Nigeria from stable to negative. The agency, however, affirmed the nation’s B-/B long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings. S&P said the new outlook reflected “increasing risks to Nigeria’s debt servicing capacity over the next one-to-two […]