The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s headline inflation rate rose to 21.91 percent in February 2023 compared to 21.82 percent of January 2023, indicating an increase of 0.09 percent points. The bureau stated this in its report titled ‘Consumer Price Index (February 2023)’. The report comes as the country attempts to bounce … [Read more…]
The widespread rejection of the old N500, N1,000 yesterday melted as banks and Nigerians began to accept the notes in compliance with the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The CBN on Tuesday night had directed banks to comply with the Supreme Court ruling that the old notes remain legal tender alongside the … [Read more…]
As the race for the principal positions in the 10th National Assembly hots up, the governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has called on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure a zoning process that will bring about balance and equity. Umahi, who was recently elected to represent Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the … [Read more…]
Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, has appealed to INEC not to toy with the will of the people of the state, during Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly polls. This is as he urged Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to write his name in gold by ensuring a hitch free … [Read more…]
The Obidients Movement has resolved to throw its support behind the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, in the March 18 election directing all its members in the state to come out en masse to vote for him. At a ceremony attended by hundreds of members of … [Read more…]
With few days to the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly polls, political parties and their supporters have been urged to shun violence. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno, gave the appeal on Tuesday during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on … [Read more…]
Mrs Beatrice Ekweremadu testified on Tuesday in her and her husband Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s organ harvesting trial at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, also known as Old Bailey, London. The couple is accused of plotting alongside one Dr Obinna Obeta to arrange an illegal kidney transplant for their sick daughter Sonia, 25, … [Read more…]
No fewer than 12.9 million cyberattacks have been recorded from within and outside the country during the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying over 6.9 million attacks were recorded on election day alone. According to Pantami, the attacks were successfully … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has begun construction of underground pass and overhead bridges at the 11 level crossings across Lagos State to avoid accident. The Managing Director of the corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, made this known in an interview with Newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. According to him, we have started the … [Read more…]
The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that he has not endorsed anyone for the leadership of the National Assembly. He said this at a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with National Assembly members-elect held at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Scheming for the … [Read more…]
Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has secured the support of various groups to emerge the President of the 10th Senate. Different Igbo groups including South East Traditional Rulers, Elders Council, as well as political organisations have called for support for the Governor, citing his track records in his stewardship of Ebonyi State from 2015 till … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said old N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes remain legal tender Till December 31, 2023. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin stated this in a statement on Monday. “In compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance of the Rule … [Read more…]