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Beginning from today, Thursday February 16, 2023, all Edo City Transport Service (ECTS) buses are to provide free services to passengers, as a means of reducing the effect of the cash crunch experienced by the people, the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has directed. According a press statement issued in Benin today, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media Projects, Mr. …

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow the old 200 naira notes and redesigned 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to coexist. Buhari gave the directive to CBN in a national broadcast aired on national stations. The president said only the 200 old naira notes will continue to be legal tender till …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday morning in his nationwide broadcast said that the Naira redesign policy has to a reasonable extent been able to curb money politics ahead of the February 25 election. President Buhari also charged the electorate to go out to vote for candidates of their choice without fear, saying that adequate security shall be provided to them …

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has apparently run into a cul-de-sac, with less than two weeks to the February 25 election. All his gimmicks and subterranean machinations have come to a grinding halt. So, they are now opening a new frontier by likening Tinubu to MKO Abiola and Atiku Abubakar (the presidential …

Oil marketers have snubbed the Minister of States for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva’s directive that Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol be sold at N184 per litre, selling the product above the regulated price. The minister, who was in Lagos on Friday on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari to assess the situation of things with regard to distribution …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has ordered the arrest of his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, over his alleged role in a protest that led to the destruction of banks and the death of about three persons in the state. In a statement by the state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare on Wednesday, Obaseki alleged that Oshimohole mobilised thugs …

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has approved the continuous use of the old N200 as legal tender till April 10. Buhari made this known on Thursday morning during an address to Nigerians. Below is full text of his address: My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render …

Naira scarcity bites harder after protesters attack banks in Benin BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Videos trending on social media alleging killings during Wednesday protest in Benin City, Edo State were those of #EndSars, the Public Relations Officer for Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor has said. The Police spokesman said this, when asked to confirm the numbers of persons reportedly …

…Says crisis instigated to cause postponement of election …Be patient, get your PVCs and show your displeasure at the polls, voters charged Edo State Commissioner for Orientation and Communication, Chris Nehikhare has accused the former governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of instigating the protest in Benin City today over the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria …

A former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has advised Nigerians to focus on the upcoming election rather than protesting the naira and fuel scarcity in the country. The senator, who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly, made this known via his Twitter page on Wednesday. Sani tweeted, “The general public must avoid any form of protest in d …