The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Arewa Youths for Development and National Unity (AYDNU) have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for currency swap. In separate statements on Saturday in Kaduna, both groups said many rural communities will not be able to change the old notes before the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the dateline for the collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) to February 5. In a statement, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the decision was taken after a meeting on Saturday. This is the second time INEC will extend the deadline…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the payment of withheld salaries of university workers. Speaking at the national administrative council meeting of the NLC in Abuja on Saturday, the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said the situation has made it difficult for university staff to cope with the present…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, said the government’s currency swap is not meant to target innocent citizens but corrupt persons and terror financiers hoarding illicit monies. He also assured Nigerians that the government will ensure that they and their businesses will face no harm from disruptions caused to the entire supply chain arising from the…
