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Julius Abure, national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), says Nigeria cannot be handed over to “sick leaders” in 2023. Abure said this on Saturday during the LP presidential campaign flag-off in Lafia, the Nasarawa capital. The LP chairman said the challenges faced by the country is as a result of poor […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says Abuja is not saturated with bombs. Muyiwa Adejobi, the NPF spokesperson, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the federal capital territory (FCT)) is “safe and there is no imminent threat”. “It is surprising and disheartening to read in the news and on social media that […]

Reno Omokri, ex-aide to former president Goodluck Jonathan, has debunked claims that Atiku Abubakar travelled to the United States using the diplomatic immunity of Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently travelled to the US for meetings as well as political campaigns. Rumours […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its decision to redesign some naira notes followed the law and due process. Osita Nwanisobi, CBN spokesperson said this in a statement on Saturday. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, had said the ministry was not consulted before the CBN decided to redesign […]

Muazu Sambo, the minister of transportation, says the federal government will generate 21 million jobs and lift 35 million people out of poverty by 2025. In a statement by Sam Idiagbonya, the minister’s media aide, Sambo spoke on Friday at the ongoing 2022 ministerial retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. The minister said […]

The Nigerian Army has shared phone numbers on special call centres for citizens to report information on security threats.  The Nigerian Army posted the numbers on its social media handles on Friday. In the past week, there have been heightened concerns following the travel advisories released by some foreign countries on threats […]

Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research says Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will win the 2023 presidential election. In a report, the firm, a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating organisation, however, said Tinubu’s victory would spur social instability and protests because of his party’s Muslim-Muslim […]

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the ministry was not consulted before the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to redesign some naira notes. Ahmed disclosed this during the 2023 budget defence session with the senate committee on finance in Abuja on Friday. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, had […]