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Event: Possible Protests Leading to Elections and Restricted Movements on Election Days – February 25 and March 11 Nigerian national elections are scheduled for February 25, 2023, and gubernatorial elections are scheduled for March 11, 2023. The Government of Nigeria will restrict the movement of all personal vehicles on election days …

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has cautioned Nigerians travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia without proper documentation as Saudi authorities have heightened a clampdown on irregular migrants. A statement by NiDCOM said its attention had been drawn to a communication from the office of the Secretary to the …

Meta platform users will soon be able to follow in Twitter denizens’ footsteps in affixing a blue badge to their profiles as a token of authenticity and boosting their posts – all for a fee. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg announced the subscription service for platforms Facebook and Instagram on Sunday, …

The two- week competition is the largest arts and culture festival in the world. The country was represented by Ekiti State Performing Company, for performance content, and Niger State Tourism Commission, for Crafts Exhibition. Prof Ojo Bakare, renowned professor of Choreography and and Performannce Aesthetics and immediate past Commissioner for …

Some commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have decried low patronage in their business due to the scarcity of Naira notes. Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday, said the scarcity of the notes was a threat and had crippled …

The police in Ogun State on February 9, 2023, arrested two cousins identified as 34-year-old Damilola Famoriyo and 31-year-old Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun for allegedly robbing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka of his tricycle.The suspect was said to have also killed the victim, dumping his corpse at a river bank in Ijebu-Ode. …

Six days to the presidential and National Assembly elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has suspended the redeployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police for election duties. The police boss, on February 7, this year, redeployed some DIGs, AIGs and CPs ahead …

Ten states have asked the Supreme Court to set aside the pronouncement of President Muhammadu Buhari banning old N500 and N1,000 notes. The governors, in Suit No SC/CV/162/2023, filed on Friday by their counsel, A.J. Owonikoko (SAN), want the apex court to declare the President’s directives in his Thursday’s broadcast …

As the cashless policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria comes fully on stream, it has triggered a squeeze in the cash in circulation, leaving traders and buyers in Benue State stranded, with many of them now resorting to the traditional sales method of trade by barter. The method involved the …

Sequel to the extension of the Supreme Court’s exparte order on naira swap, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, urged the people and residents of the state to continue spending the old naira notes and go about thier activities without being violent. Speaking against the background of rowdy scenes …