The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that any commercial bank that fails to pick up the new naira notes for distribution will be fined N1 million daily. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the warning was issued on Friday by Adeleke Adelokun, a Deputy Director at the apex bank, while sensitising…
The governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has agreed on a zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones. Speaking on behalf of APC governors shortly after meeting with President Muhamadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, El-Rufai said the positions were swapped among the geo-political…
The Annual Tarok Cultural Carnival organised by the Nim O’Tarok Cultural Association, held December 27, 2021 at the Langtang mini Stadium, headquarters of Langtang North LGA, Plateau state. The event with the theme: “Culture as a tool for peace national unity”, was led by former sports minister, Solomon Dalung. It featured Tarok cultural dances, attires…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said Tinubu gave the approval for Bawa’s suspension to allow for a proper…
The Southern Kaduna Youth and Students Forum (SKYSFOM), has asked the senate not to confirm Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, as a minister. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, the group said the appointment of El-Rufai as minister will do more harm than good to the country. The group alleged that…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Daniel Okoh, has distanced himself from the appointment of seven officials of the association in the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Thursday night, Okoh expressed worry about the development, noting that, “it counters the well-known stance…
