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The scarcity of new naira notes has seen many Nigerians across the country take to the streets in protest. On Wednesday, protests broke out in Edo, Delta, Rivers, Ondo, and Oyo states. Pictures and videos shared on social media showed bonfires, a burnt automated teller machine (ATM), motorists in gridlocks and stranded […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, says the rating of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is no longer favourable as a result of the effects of the naira redesign policy on Nigerians. Ondo is one of the ten states challenging the naira swap policy in a suit against the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 21.82 percent in January 2023, up from 21.34 percent in the previous month. The inflation rate data is contained the latest consumer price index (CPI) report released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). […]

The supreme court has adjourned the hearing of the case brought against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the naira redesign policy. With the adjournment, Nigerians are left wondering whether or not the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes remain legal tender. The court session held on Wednesday provided clarity on […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says the police Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB) has invited Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister, for questioning. In a statement on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, the council’s media director, said the police invitation was extended to him on Tuesday. The secret police are currently grilling Fani-Kayode, […]

A federal high court in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital, has declared the activities of Ebube Agu, the south-east security network, illegal in the state. Governors of the south-east states had, in April 2021, announced the establishment of the security outfit as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the zone. In its […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, took his campaign to Enugu state. Speaking at the campaign ground in the state capital, Abubakar said Nigerians are ready to elect the PDP in the presidential election. He asked the crowd at the campaign venue to join other Nigerians […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the G5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have not parted ways. The G5 governors are Wike, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia. Speaking on Tuesday at a campaign flag-off rally organised by the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, joined the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo state. Speaking at the rally, Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, said if elected, he will address insecurity and advance Buhari’s legacies, including in the areas of infrastructure and agriculture.  “You know the president […]