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INEC fixed April 15 to hold all outstanding supplementary elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 15 for the conduct of outstanding governorship, national and state assembly supplementary elections. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, on Monday in Abuja stated that “arising from its meeting held today (Monday), INEC has…
Read More »Nigeria Air To Begin Operations Before May 29- Minister
The minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said the new national carrier, the Nigeria Air will begin operations before May 29, 2023. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika made the revelation at an aviation stakeholder’s forum in Abuja on Thursday. Responding to a question on when exactly Nigeria Air will…
Read More »CBN Confirms Evacuation of Banknotes to DMBs
Concisedaily News -The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country as part of a coordinated effort to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations. The CBN has also directed all commercial banks to open for operation…
Read More »Court orders INEC to paste, transmit Saturday’s poll results electronically
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit the Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly’s election results in accordance with its regulations and guidelines. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also ordered the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS)…
Read More »Vote-Buying: EFCC Steps up Action, Deploys Teams to States for Gov, State Assembly Election
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its personnel across the states where Governorship and State Assembly elections will take place on Saturday. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said the move was to ensure that the elections were devoid of financial malpractice, especially inducement of…
Read More »JAMB shifts 2023 mock examination date
JAMB has shifted the 2023 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) mock examination earlier scheduled for Thursday, March 16 to Thursday, March 30. Its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the shift became necessary because of the postponement of governorship elections from…
Read More »CBN Says Emefiele Not Plotting Against President-Elect Tinubu
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has debunked media reports which alleged that the Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele has launched a “fresh plot against President-elect” as fake news. CBN Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Dr Abdulmumin Isa in statement on Monday described the story which was published in the Nation…
Read More »Buhari didn’t instruct CBN, Attorney General to disobey supreme court order – Presidency
The Presidency, on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari did not instruct the Attorney General of the federation and the Central Bank Governor to disobey supreme court order that old N200, N500, and 1,000 notes should remain in circulation till December 31, 2023, Recall that the Supreme Court on Friday ordered…
Read More »U.S. should change attitude or risk conflict, China warns
The United States should change its “distorted” attitude towards China or “conflict and confrontation” will follow, China’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, while defending its stance on the war in Ukraine and defending its close ties with Russia. The U.S. had been engaging in suppression and containment of China rather…
Read More »Relief As Banks Resume Payment of Old N500, N1000 Notes
Nigerians can now have a sigh of relief as some deposit money banks have started paying out the old N1,000 and N500 notes, following the Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validity of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency redesign policy to December, 2023. According to DAILY TRUSTchecks, some…
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