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For the third time, President Muhammadu Buhari met with Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele at the Presidential Villa Abuja, yesterday, with the later keeping mum after the meeting. Since the launch of the new naira notes of N1,000, N500, and N200 in December, 2022, public access has been difficult owing to its scarcity at banks, ATMs …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – The Nigeria Police Force has declared a Canada-based Nigerian, Eboni Rachael Osazee Iyonmana, wanted for alleged defamation of character, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, obscene publication and false information. The offences are alleged to have been committed against the chairman of Edo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Festus Alenkhe. The Public Relations Officer …

The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Sunday, distanced itself from the alleged N2bn claimed to have been given by the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, to churches under its umbrella. The Christian body also said it would probe the source of the petition, in which the allegation was made, describing its content as untrue and malicious. The petition, …

Pope Francis entrusted Nicaragua to the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary on Sunday after Bishop Rolando Álvarez was sentenced to 26 years in prison by Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship. “The news from Nicaragua has grieved me a great deal, and I cannot but remember with concern Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, whom I care about deeply,” the pope said on …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has mourned the passing of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 5, Alhaji Lawan Tanko Jimeta. The governor, in a statement, expressed shock over the news of the death of the senior police officer, describing him as “a consummate officer, who deployed his skill and experience in service of …

The Department of State Services has invited a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode, over allegations of a coup plot ahead of the February election. Fani-Kayode, a former minister under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, confirmed the invitation in a statement on Monday. He added that he would honour the invitation. The PUNCH reports that news made the …

• Say Nigeria at risk of CBN-induced recession• Ekiti, Niger join five other states in suit at Supreme Court• CIBN: Banks working to restore normalcy• Infrastructure dearth, technical challenges obstacle to adoption of CBN withdrawal limit directive – Survey• PDP tells APC leaders, others ‘halt hoarding of new notes’  Ahead of Wednesday’s sitting of the Supreme Court to decide on …

.Says, he isn’t opposed to currency redesign but disruptive implementation Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has listed six ways through which the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN can end the current hardship in the country caused by the scarcity of newly redesigned Naira notes. In a statement he personally signed and issued Sunday …

…Expresses concern over rising attacks on party supporters …IPAC advises INEC not to postpone election Less than 12 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said that election will not hold in 240 polling units across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this during a meeting with political …

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of conducting a ‘currency confiscation’ programme that is causing suffering for Nigerians. The governors also called “for the halting of CBN’s plan to end the use of the old currency notes.” The governors, across party lines, stated this in their communique at the end of their meeting held Saturday in …