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…Buhari, Emefiele meet again in Aso Rock …PoS operators lament the impact of cash crunch In spite of the Supreme Court order extending the deadline for the old naira notes till Wednesday this week, banks yesterday stopped accepting the notes even as Nigerians continue to spend long hours in queues to access the new naira notes.  The Supreme Court of …

“In this (security) task, I call on the Inspector General of Police and indeed, all law enforcement agencies that will be complementing the police in the election security process to note that the eyes of the nation and the global community will be on you all.” President Muhammadu Buhari Monday reminded the leadership of the Nigeria Police of high expectations from them …

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 …