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Residents of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, have taken to the streets to protest the lingering petrol and naira notes scarcity in the country. In October 2022, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), announced the plan to redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, and asked Nigerians to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the crisis caused by the scarcity of new naira notes. The president said he has seen reports about cash shortages and the effect on local businesses and ordinary people. He said the remaining seven days of the 10-day extension […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow both the old and new naira notes to co-exist to ease the suffering of Nigerians. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, said the request was made to the president when the APC governors met with him on Friday. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has met with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting was held at the council chambers in the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). It is understood that the meeting deliberated on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on the […]

Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, says the survival of Nigeria is tied to Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) winning the presidential election.  Adebanjo said this on Thursday after a meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) in Abuja. The SMBLF also announced its […]

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are “misbehaving” in the state. Speaking on Thursday at a rally in Osogbo, capital city of Osun, Tinubu said the APC administration of Gboyega Oyetola would soon return to continue […]

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has dismissed the chances of Peter Obi winning the presidential election. In an interview with TVC on Thursday, the Kaduna governor said Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), does not have the necessary support across all states to win the presidential election. El-Rufai, who described […]

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says President Muhammadu Buhari was shocked when he was informed that Senate President Ahmad Lawan was the “anointed” presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Thursday while responding to questions on a programme on TVC, el-Rufai said the president said he had no idea about […]

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The decision was announced on Thursday in a communique read by John Nwodo, the immediate past president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, at the end of a meeting of the forum in Abuja. […]