Old N200 Note Remains Legal until April 10, 2023
On Thursday morning, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, revealed in a national broadcast that: “I have given approval to the CBN that the old ₦200 bank notes be released back into circulation and that it should also be allowed to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, ₦500, and ₦1000 banknotes for 60 days […]
AT LAST! After 222 Days, Buhari Lifts Ban On Twitter Operations In Nigeria
After about seven months, President Muhammadu Buhari has finally lifted the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. Read more about Social Media The decision was disclosed by the Chairman, Technical Committee, Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi. The Chairman made it known in a statement in Abuja that […]
Insecurity: Abducted Katsina School Boys Released
Governor of North-Western Nigeria State, Katsina, Aminu Masari, during an interview which aired on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) on Thursday night (December 17, 2020), confirmed that 340 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara who were abducted last week Friday, December 11, 2020, by gunmen have been released and were headed back to […]
AfCFTA: Will The Land Border Be Opened By January?
Less than a month to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) going into full swing on January 1st, there have been concerns that the Federal Government may still not reopen the land borders which has been closed for 16 months. Read more about Business Even after Nigeria ratified its membership of the African […]
#EndSARS: UK Parliament Will Debate Sanctions Against Buhari On November 23rd
Following petitions signed by hundreds of thousands of Nigerian citizens asking the UK Parliament to look into human right abuse by the Nigerian government and security agencies, the parliament has finally reached a resolution to debate sanctions against the President Muhammadu Buhari led government on November 23, 2020. Read more about #EndSARS Petitions were […]
Full Text Of Buhari Speech On #EndSARS Protests
Fellow Nigerians It has become necessary for me to address you haven heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country, against the […]
#EndSARS: It Is Not Yet Uhuru For Nigerian Youths
For a minute on Sunday, October 11th, Nigerian youths believed the announcement by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, that the rogue police unit called SARS (Special Anti Robbery Squad) has been disbanded. Celebratory reactions went around on social media insinuating that the demands of the youths have finally been granted. But […]
President Buhari Approves Special Salary Scale For Nigerian Teachers
President Muhammadu Buhari, during the commemoration of World Teachers Day on Monday, October 5, 2020, approved a special salary scale for Nigerian school teachers. The President went further to increase the number of years in active service for teachers from 35 to 40 years. This information was made public by the Nigerian Minister of […]
President Buhari Plans To Scrap The NNPC And PPPRA
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly for further consideration and possible passage. The version of the bill sent by the president to the National Assembly proposes the scraping of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It seeks the […]
Nigeria @ 60 Logo: A Sequel Of Scandals
Nigeria’s Diamond Independence jubilee was supposed to be a time of celebration for all Nigerians trying to shake off the economic effects of a Coronavirus lockdown. It should be a celebration for all class of Nigerians, home and abroad. The 1st of October 2020 should be an overview of the journey it has taken the […]
Daniel Amokachi Appointed Special Assistant On Sports To President Buhari
Ex-Nigerian international, Daniel Amokachi, has been appointed the Special Assistant on sports to President Muhammadu Buhari. Amokachi’s appointment letter which is dated August 17, 2020, and signed by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, revealed that his appointment took effect from August 11, 2020. Read more about Sports “I am […]
International Flights Set To Commence On August 29 In Nigeria
The federal government on Monday, August 17, 2020, announced that international flights will resume in Nigeria from August 29, 2020. This information was revealed by the Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who released the new dates for commencement of flights in the country at the bi-weekly briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19. […]
Fact Check: Does APC Currently Have A Chairman?
The subject of who the substantive chairman of the ruling party in Nigeria, All Progressive’s Party (APC), really is has been a confusion-causing matter for at least a week now. The issue came to a head as the party has found itself in the biggest controversy to ever threaten its existence since its founding […]
Nigeria’s FEC Approves ₦2.3 Trillion Plan to Speed Up Economic Recovery
Nigeria will be getting a ₦2.3 trillion lift to get it out of an impending recession. This comes after the country’s Federal Executive Council approved the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP), a set of policy measures aimed at fixing the country’s troubled economy. The economic sustainability committee, headed by Vice President Osinbajo, had earlier submitted […]
June 12th: The Significance Of Democracy
Nigeria for the first time in her 59-year history will celebrate Democracy Day on the 12th of June. In the past, Democracy Day held on the 29th day of May, a date which its significance lies in the military handover to a civilian government, marking the beginning of the fourth republic, and the present […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Gets Buhari’s Nomination For WTO Director-General Position
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the bid of Nigerian economist and development expert, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, towards becoming the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Information regarding the nomination of the former Nigerian finance minister by the President was revealed in a letter addressed to embassies of the African Union (AU) in […]