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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned against the growing adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender by countries.  Abebe Selassie, director of IMF’s African department, spoke on Thursday at a media briefing on the organisation’s economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa. He said Bitcoin is not a remedy for the economic troubles in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned anyone making plans to rig the 2023 elections to reconsider, saying he will ensure that the will of Nigerians prevail. He said this on Thursday during an iftar organised for members of the diplomatic corps. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, Buhari also advised […]

The national working committee (NWC) of the African Action Congress (AAC) says its expression of interest and nomination forms for all elective positions are free. In a statement issued on Thursday by Femi Adeyeye, AAC spokesperson, the party said the decision was taken after a meeting of its NWC on April 24. […]

The federal government has declared May 2 and May 3 as public holidays to mark the 2022 Workers’ Day and Eid-Al-Fitr celebration, respectively. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, announced the development in a statement issued on Thursday by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary, ministry of interior. According to the statement, Aregbesola commended workers across the […]

Cosmas Ndukwe, a former deputy speaker of Abia state house of assembly, has approached a federal high court in Abuja seeking to stop the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary.  The PDP presidential primary is scheduled to take place on May 28. Ndukwe filed an ex parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/508/2022, through his […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has announced his intention to contest the governorship of Kebbi state in the 2023 general election. He spoke on Thursday at an event which featured members of the Kebbi chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi, was also present at […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has informed Rotimi Ameachi, a presidential hopeful, that the ambition of Bola Tinubu is the “rallying point” of the state. The governor spoke on Thursday in Marina, Lagos, where he received the minister of transportation. Amaechi and Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, are presidential hopefuls on […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give presidential hopefuls on its platform a fair chance to compete in the primary poll. Abubakar, who declared his intention to run for president last month, made the request on Thursday when he addressed members of the national working committee (NWC) […]

Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has emerged as a 2022 fellow of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Soyombo, the pioneer editor of TheCable, is among 13 fellows who will spend up to six months at the Reuters Institute. […]

Abdullahi Jibrin, a lance corporal with the Nigerian Army battalion in Geidam community in Yobe state, has reportedly committed suicide.  Jibrin was said to have committed suicide after he was arrested for allegedly working with Boko Haram. Jibrin, a weapon instructor, was said to have taken part in the recent attacks recorded […]