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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 […]

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 […]

At least 800 Nigerians have been arrested and detained by the Saudi Arabian government for issues bordering on illegal migration. In a statement on Friday, Gabriel Odu, spokesperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), said the Saudi Arabian government intensified a clampdown on irregular migrants in October 2022. “The attention of the […]

A survey by Enough Is Enough (EiE), a civil society organisation (CSO), and SBM Intelligence, a research firm, has predicted a likely victory for Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a report published on Friday, the organisations said the election forecast was based on a survey of 11,534 […]

Nigerians can now confirm the location of their polling units through SMS, ahead of the forthcoming general election. In a statement on Friday, Mahmood Yakubu, chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said the commission has introduced technological innovations to make voting more credible and result management more transparent. He said […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), ahead of the forthcoming election. Ortom, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced the endorsement on Thursday at a town hall meeting in Makurdi, the state capital. The governor cited the failure of […]

Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says Nasir el-Rufai’s comment on the validity of old naira notes is “close as treason”. In a televised address on Thursday morning, Buhari said he has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the validity of old N200 notes till April 10. […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has called for an end to the protests rocking some parts of the state over the lingering naira scarcity. On Friday, commuters were stranded as a result of the protests that erupted around the Ojota area of the state, which also spread to Maryland, Ketu, Mile 12, and […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) portal designed for the collection of the old naira notes is out of service. The CBN had launched the portal on Wednesday as it sought to begin its currency redemption exercise as part of efforts to ensure a smooth implementation of the currency redesign policy. According […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has designated commercial banks to assist in the collection of the old N500 and N1,000 notes from members of the public. Commercial banks are only allowed to accept a maximum deposit N500,000 from each customer, CBN said. Osita Nwanisobi, director of the apex bank’s […]