The two arms of the National Assembly, the Senate and the House of Representatives, yesterday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to extend the deadline for the usage of old naira notes beyond the January 31 target set by the apex bank. While the Senate asked that the deadline be extended to July 31, … [Read more…]
US President Joe Biden called Tuesday for Congress to act quickly to ban assault weapons, as California reeled from two deadly mass shootings in less than 48 hours. A group of senators on Monday reintroduced a Federal Assault Weapons Ban and legislation that would raise the minimum purchase age for assault weapons to 21. “We … [Read more…]
Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the Police Service Commission (PSC) says those police officers due for retirement must exit the service. In a statement on Tuesday, PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said the commission will not extend the tenures of the retiring senior police officers. According to him, all existing laws, the Police Act, … [Read more…]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the traditional ruler of Okpuje autonomous community, Igwe Oliver Ayogu, has led other traditional rulers in the Nsukka zone to reaffirm their people’s resolve to give all the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, their full support and votes, adding that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had done well in terms … [Read more…]
…appeals to eligible voters for PVCs collection A frontline pro-PDP support group, Ebeano Volunteer Movement for Peter Mbah, has reiterated commitment to mobilize and deliver massive votes for the victory of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Peter Mbah, and other candidates of the party in the state. The group disclosed … [Read more…]
…raises interest rate to 17.5% The Senate has once again asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the stoppage of the use of old naira notes from January 31 till July 31, 2023. With one week to the deadline for the termination of the use of the old naira notes, … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, performed the historic inauguration of the Lekki Deep Sea Port located at Itoke village, Ibeju-Lekki, in Lagos State, and observed the first offloading from CMA CGM Mozart at the quay. The project, an investment in excess of $1.5 billion, is a joint venture between the federal government, through the Nigerian Ports … [Read more…]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated a record N10.1 trillion revenue in 2022, the agency said. This is the highest tax collection ever recorded in its history. The Service disclosed this in an “FIRS 2022 Performance Update,” report signed by its Executive Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, and released to the public on Monday, after … [Read more…]
The Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commenced court proceedings to disqualify the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over criminal conviction and sentencing by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States over trafficking in narcotics. However, APC PCC immediately countered the PDP, saying … [Read more…]
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said, yesterday, that flood disasters, in 2022, left over 2.4 million persons displaced and 662 dead. Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed, who disclosed this during a one-week strategic executive seminar for NEMA staff and wider Nigerian Emergency Management stakeholders, in Abuja, also revealed that 3,174 persons suffered injuries, due to … [Read more…]
By M.O. Ene “Uche bụ akpa; onyeọbụla nya nke ya.” (The mind is like a bag; everyone has one.) Everyone has something to say; opinions are a-dozen-a-dime. When we craft a mantra, a slogan, we must clarify what it means, no matter how catching the phrase. Clarification is more desirable when a mantra is rendered … [Read more…]
Amid the current nationwide power supply outages and the sufferings caused Nigerians due to low power generation and resultant inadequate load allocation to distribution companies (Discos) by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), many of the Discos have continued to apologise to their customers. The outages, which started last week in many of the Discos’ … [Read more…]