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Abuja, Feb. 22, 2023 – A coalition of civil society organisations has called on Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, to step down for Musa Kwankwaso, the candidate of the Nigeria Peoples Party, to avoid splitting of votes in the North. Bishop Godwin Abah, the leader of the coalition, while addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, said the destiny of Nigeria was at stake now and required the political sagacity and tenacity of purpose of Kwankwaso to redirect the country. Abah said the organisations had meticulously …

Abuja, Feb. 16, 2022 – Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), today said he had directed commercial banks to ensure ample circulation of old N200 notes as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The CBN Governor spoke to journalists during a visit to the State House, Abuja on Thursday. He said he had met with the management of at least 15 commercial banks since the nation-wide broadcast of the president this morning. Emefiele said his meeting with the bank executives was to find ways to alleviate the …

Gusau, Feb. 11, 2023 – Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has directed security agencies in the state to arrest anyone rejecting the old naira notes. He said such acts were against the constitutional rights of citizens since the old notes were still legal lender. The governor gave the order on Saturday while swearing-in of four newly-appointed High Court judges and nine special advisers to beef up justice administration in the state. “Anyone who refuses to accept the old currency notes of N200, N500, and N1000 in the state should be …

Lagos, Feb. 11, 2023 – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has tacitly extended the Feb. 10 deadline on the circulation of the old naira notes. Authoritative source at the apex bank told the Global Business News (GBN) on Friday night that the CBN was not thinking of other thing to do than to obey the Supreme Court’s injunction. “For now, we don’t have any other agenda, but to comply with the Supreme Court’s injunction. “Any other thing will have to wait until Feb. 15 when the Supreme Court will …

Abuja, Jan. 15, 2023 – Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday commended Chief Bisi Akande, a former Interim National Chairman of the party, for his courage and extraordinary leadership on his 84th birthday. In a statement by his Media Aide, Tunde Rahman, in Abuja on Sunday, Tinubu thanked Akande for his contributions to Nigeria and dedication and commitment to progressive politics and good governance. He commended the unblemished public service record of Akande from the start of the second republic when he was a …

Lagos, Jan. 15, 2023 – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 29 new cases of COVID-19 in six states between January 7 and 13, 2023. This has brought the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria till date to 266,49  with 259,858 cases discharged, and sadly, 3,155 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The States with the confirmed COVID-19 cases are: Lagos (15); FCT (5); Kano (4); Nasarawa (3); Kaduna (1) and Plateau (1). The NCDC in a …