The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a statement directing commercial banks to provide new naira notes to customers over the counter. According to the statement signed by the Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, this step is being taken in order to help alleviate the difficulties being faced by Nigerians in obtaining the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) denies allegations that the current fuel scarcity is a deliberate attempt to interfere with the upcoming general elections. The CEO of NNPC, Mele Kyari, made this statement during an appearance on the NTA Good morning Nigeria program on Thursday. The claims of election sabotage were made by presidential candidate…
Good news for drivers in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, and other states in Nigeria! The long wait at petrol stations for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, has come to an end. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) released 67 million litres of PMS to marketers, resulting in the sudden disappearance of queues…
A two-storey commercial complex under construction in Gwarinpa district of the FCT on Thursday collapsed with two persons feared dead and 50 trapped. Confirming the incident, Director Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA), Muktar Galadima said rescue operation was ongoing with combined team of several agencies, and that about seven persons have been…
“Joining the Movement for Change: Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 Presidential Candidate for African Action Congress (AAC), Supports Protests Against President Buhari. As Nigerians continue to face challenges such as fuel scarcity, shortage of currency, and unpaid allowances to senior police officers, Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), has added his…
Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court has granted Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), access to medical care. This means that Kanu can now apply for an order that will allow him to see his doctors without any restrictions. In a lawsuit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2341/2022,…
Ademola Adeleke carried out some executive actions shortly after being sworn-in as Governor of Osun state. Adeleke ordered immediate freezing of all accounts of the state and also reversed all appointments Adegboyega Oyetola, his predecessor, made from July 17, 2022, till he left office. The new Osun state Governor who revealed that he would constitute a committee…
Zimbabwean police have confirmed that a 13-year-old boy impregnated his 9-year-old cousin in Tsholotsho. 29-year-old father of the pregnant girl was arrested on 29 October 2022, shortly after it was discovered that his daughter was pregnant. He is reported to have been assisting the police with their investigations. Many suspected that the father had raped…
Three persons have died and three others were injured in an accident that occurred on Monday morning, November 7, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident, involving four males and two females, occurred at about 5:45am. Confirming the incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said two men and one woman died, while the remaining passengers sustained injuries. FRSC…
Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA) has tackled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, over claims of the South-South state not being among the 10 worst-hit states by flood in the country. BYSEMA in a statement released on Monday, November 7, said no fewer than 1.3million residents of the state are displaced…
