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The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked political parties to apply restraint in their utterances prior to and after the general election. The secret police issued the caution in a statement by Peter Afunanya, its spokesperson, on Tuesday. The warning comes hours after Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister and director of […]

Police operatives, on Tuesday, took over the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office located in the Alagbaka area of Akure, the Ondo capital. The takeover of the facility followed a protest by some bank customers who were complaining about the rejection of the old naira notes by commercial banks and […]

Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, says President Muhammadu Buhari has limited knowledge of economics. Speaking on Tuesday on Arise TV, Sani said the naira redesign policy has brought suffering to Nigerians. He said there should have been a wide consultation beyond getting approval from the president before the introduction […]

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was wrong for not obeying an order of the supreme court suspending the implementation of the February 10 deadline on the old naira notes. Ruling on an ex parte application brought by three states: Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara, the supreme court, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted that its February 10 deadline for the validity of old naira notes still stands. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, made the disclosure while briefing the diplomatic community at the ministry of foreign affairs in Abuja on Tuesday. The development comes despite the ex parte order […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the suspension of a visa ban imposed on Nigerians by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In October 2022, the UAE imposed a visa ban on Nigerians following a diplomatic row. “The rejections are general for Nigerians and approvals are on hold at the moment,” the Dubai authorities […]

Mustapha Audu, the spokesperson for the north central arm of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says Bola Tinubu will fix the “not-so-great” economic policies of President Muhammadu Buhari. Audu spoke during a programme on Arise TV on Tuesday. Recently, prominent figures within the APC have criticised the Buhari administration […]

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the guidance he receives from Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has helped him to be a better public servant.  Gbajabiamila spoke at the weekend in Abuja at an event organised by the Progressive Sisters Network (PSN) to honour Tinubu. […]

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, says RUGA — an acronym for rural grazing areas — is the only option to mitigate clashes between herders and farmers. In 2019, the idea of establishing RUGAs across the country was met with stiff resistance by some governors. At the time, David Umahi, governor of […]