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One week after they started their action, over 120 frontline anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), yesterday rounded off their action with a town hall meeting, in Lagos. The CSOs last week Friday started a protest against what they called “Politicisation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Disobedience of Court Orders and Infringement on Human Rights of Nigerians,” under the …

The top UN official raised three major concerns about preparations for Nigeria’s elections. The United Nations office in Nigeria has outlined a number of concerns in the build-up to Nigeria’s general elections on 25 February and 11 March. Nigeria will hold presidential and federal legislative elections on 25 February while state elections will be held on 11 March. UN Resident and Humanitarian …

• Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Kaduna, Oyo, others turn battlegrounds Ahead of next Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, the three leading candidates in the country, Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Atiku Abubakar; and Peter Obi, have taken their strategic campaigns to key states expected to swing the elections. According to data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos, Kano, Rivers, …

The CBN urged “media practitioners” to verify any information “from the correct sources before publication.” The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday debunked claims that it ordered commercial banks to accept the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the bank, Osita Nwanisobi, the apex bank described the claims as “fake and unauthorized”. On Friday, …

*Fresh violent protests erupt in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Rivers  *Adamu holds emergency meeting with APC govs tomorrow  *Lawmakers insist Naira redesign policy unpopular, may frustrate elections   *Continue spending old notes, Gov Abiodun tells residents The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed yesterday described as “treasonable” the comments of Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on the Naira redesign …

FILE – President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) BANGKOK — Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the battlefield has narrowed and stiff resistance has forced Moscow to scale back its military goals. But the …

*May you all celebrate 90-year birthdays, she prays *Integrity, modesty & other lessons from my mother, says VP *President, Adeboye, Governors, Nigerians join family to celebrate “Mumisco” Nigerians from all walks of life joined Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), and his family at a church service laced with singing, prayers, musical performances and biblical ministrations to celebrate the grace of …

There is absolutely no truth to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is working towards an interim government or even worse, the truncation of democracy – “democracy that he has helped to keep alive not only here at home, in West Africa but throughout the continent, the Presidency has said. In a statement on Friday, Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant …

Nigeria’s Police have warned against attacks on banks while noting that attackers will be treated as armed robbers, the PUNCH reports. This warning came on the heels of attacks on bank facilities in several parts of the country following the naira crunch. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a Friday night video posted on the NPF’s Facebook page, …

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested an accountant of Oando Filling Station, Dutse Alhaji, Abuja over alleged racketeering of the new Naira notes. This latest arrest followed the continued onslaught by the Commission on some elements who have taken advantage of the scarcity of the new Naira notes to swindle unsuspecting Nigerians, according to a …