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Emefiele Has Weaponised The CBN And Is An Enemy Of Democracy – FFKFormer Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the new monetary policy . The CBN in December 2022, introduced the newly redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes and …

Against the backdrop of the threat to issue warrant of arrest on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele by Speaker, House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, if the CBN governor failed to appear before the special ad-hoc committee of the House investigating the cashless policy of the …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that provision of email addresses is now compulsory for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration beginning from Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The admissions board made this known in a statement released on Monday by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian …

Data from the National Universities Commission revealed that no fewer than 19 federal, state and private universities were approved for operations between January and December 2022. A breakdown of the 19 approved universities revealed that only one federal university, King David Umahi University of Medical Sciences, in Uburu, Ebonyi State, …

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has directed its members to continue to receive the old naira notes, till deadline of the Federal Government’s extension of the new currency swap policy on Feb. 10. The Union’s President, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, gave the directive on Monday when the Director-General, National …

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has intercepted some members of organised syndicates involved in the sale of the new redesigned naira notes. According to a statement on Monday by DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, the Service in the course of its operations, also established that some Commercial …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has on Monday dismissed the suit by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, Chief Ambrose Owuru, against the election of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), in the 2019 presidential election. The suit seeking Buhari’s was dismissed by Justice Inyang Ekwo on three …

In the aftermath of judgement by the Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has provided clarifications on the discrepancy related to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). The tribunal ruling on Friday nullified the election of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Ademola Adeleke amid over-voting and …

The President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Orji Innocent, raised the alarm over the huge number of members of the association moving out of the country for greener pastures, saying that the association has lost over 2,800 members in the last two years.He said if the situation …

The most famous culture promoter and Talking drummer in Europe Ayan De First-Mr Culture cannot stop breaking boundaries like never before, following his achievements in Europe. Mr Culture said,”What a great start to the new year 2023. It was delightful to have performed for HRH King Charles III for the …