The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the extension of the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes to February 10, 2023. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. There had been mounting pressure from Nigerians for the extension of the deadline, which was…
Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna central senatorial zone, has warned President Bola Tinubu, against inviting Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna to his government. Featuring on the Programme “Democracy Today” on Channels Television on Friday, Sani, a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Tinubu is inviting trouble…
The newly appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that the agency under his watch will be guided by the rule of law. Speaking shortly after assuming duties on Thursday, Olukoyede said the agency will focus on the prevention of graft to save the government from spending money…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has given Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)Limited and other stakeholders in the downstream sector 48 hours to end the lingering fuel scarcity across the country. Addressing journalists at the DSS headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said they held a closed door meeting with stakeholders who…
Bisi Akande, pioneer chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says he is believes Nigeria will more peaceful prosperous under President Bola Tinubu. Akande spoke on Thursday in Kaduna while chairing a lecture organised by the Arewa Think Tank to celebrate the achievements of the Tinubu administration since he came into office. He said…
This edition of Security Update, hosted by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, examines Nigeria’s deepening security crisis through three interconnected developments: the release of kidnapped schoolchildren in Niger State, renewed presidential rhetoric on branding bandits as terrorists, and mounting controversy over the arming of auxiliary forces linked to vigilante groups. Nigeria: School Kidnappings and Conditional Releases Nigerian…
