The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that the recently-introduced cash withdrawal policy is not intended to make life difficult for Nigerians but to strengthen the economy. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina state, Emefiele said many nations were adopting digitisation and…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has said that the military is wining the war against terrorism in the country. The CAS said in a statement on Thursday by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet. The statement said, the successes recorded against terrorists were made possible…
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…
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Kasuwan Magani Church District Council, Kajuru Laocal Government Area of Kaduna state, has disclosed that 807 of its members were abducted by bandits from January to November 2022. Chairman of the Church District Council, Rev. Timothy Maigida, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Kaduna. Maigida also…
Ben Kure, Kaduna state chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Ibrahim Ahmed, the state legal adviser, have been removed from office for alleged anti- party activities. Their removal was announced on Tuesday in a statement in Kaduna by Albehu Gora, the state publicity secretary. Gora said Kure had been replaced with Nuhu…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500, 000, respectively, per week. The apex bank announced this in a circular issued on Tuesday, adding that the policy will take effect nationwide…
