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It is no longer in doubt, that the recently introduced eNaira by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Digital Currency (CBDC), is fast gaining acceptability among Nigerians; including those in diaspora as well as the international community. With less than two months into the public launch of the eNaira on October 25, 2021, availabe statistics, and international attention it has …

Leaders of West African countries have agreed to the reopening of all land borders in the region by January 1, 2022. They also welcomed the reopening of already opened borders. This was part of the resolutions reached at the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held in Abuja on Sunday. “The Heads of …

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, revealed the salaries and emoluments of members of the National Assembly to the public in Abuja. Lawan also said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),  has surpassed his predecessors on assent to bills. He stated this in a  paper presented at the First Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture Series organised by the …

Smart Okotie Jnr The parents of late Sylvester Oromoni’s deserve the sympathy and kindness of the Nigerian people. The world needs to know the facts and the truths of this case. We need to know who is lying and who is actually liable! A range of key questions pop-up as objectivity scans available details of the sad and unfortunate experience. …

VP challenges the young generation to “deal with the biggest issues that confront the world, and our nation.” Nigeria’s young generation can find solutions to present and future local and global challenges, with the right ideas, innovation and application of technology, according to Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo made the statement against the backdrop of the Federal Government’s …

Leadership of Arewa Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigerian (ACCSON) has said that in the interest of fairness and equity, the Presidency in 2023 should go to the Southeast since the has turned into a human abbattoir under the incumbent administration. The ACCSON frowned at a statement purportedly credited to one Alhaji Yerima Shettima, President of Arewa Consultative Youth Forum, …

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday said it would step up the fight against human trafficking in the country. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed this to newsmen in Keffi at the closing session of a three-day training organised for journalists. Waziri-Azi said that the agency would also intensify the fight …

Head of Cooperation, the European Union (EU), Ms. Cecile Tassin-Peizer, said on Friday that the bloc “remains the strongest supporter of multi-lateralism” with human rights as its core objective. Tassin-Pelzer said this at the premiere of the stage play titled “First They Came”, a play produced to commemorate the 2021 International Human Rights Day’s celebration. The day has the theme: …

Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) says that Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi remains the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity, as they join the call urging Bello to run for President in 2023. The VGN made the call on Saturday when a representation of its membership from across the 36 states paid a visit to Bello at the Kogi Government Lodge in …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, and the CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, have lampooned the Federal Government for the poor management of the nation’s security. Following the recent escalation of attacks in the Shinkafi axis of Sokoto, they called for a collective and coordinated approach to solve the nation’s security problems. Speaking in Abuja at the 4th Quarter 2021 …