Politics
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Nigerians, especially bank customers, were gripped with confusion and uncertainty over whether today’s deadline by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of the old naira notes still remains or it has been suspended following the Supreme Court injunction obtained by some northern governors. The Supreme Court had on Wednesday ruled […]
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The nationwide collection of Permanent Voter Cards ended on Sunday with the Independent National Electoral Commission silent on the possibility of further extending the exercise. INEC had earlier announced an extension of PVC collection which was initially scheduled to end on January 29, 2023, to February 5, 2023. The INEC […]
Hajiya Naja’atu Muhammad PUNCHNEWS A former Director in the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Naja’atu Mohammed, has said that the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu, “goofs at every campaign.” The former director who resigned from the APC said this on Monday when she featured on Arise TV Morning show.
The House of Representatives has rejected the February 10 deadline for the phasing out of old currency notes announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday. The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on New Naira Re-design and Naira Swap Policy on Sunday described the new date as a mere political gimmick to […]
The presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State was brought to an abrupt end by power outage on Monday. The rally was going on at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, when the power supply ceased and the sound system went off and could not be restored. Our correspondent observed that […]
The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, grew worse across the country on Thursday, as massive queues were witnessed in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Nasarawa, Minna, among other places. Oil marketers stated that the scarcity became worse due to the fact that dealers could hardly access the product from the only […]
The All Progressives Congress and the Osun State House of Assembly have tackled the new Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over the six Executive Orders he signed on Monday. They condemned the new governor for reversing some appointments and job recruitments made by his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. In his first official action as governor, Adeleke […]
FRSC to sanction speed limit violators FRSC TO SANCTION ROAD VIOLATORS- The Federal Road Safety Corps on Thursday warned operators against tampering with speed limiters. The acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, gave the warning in his keynote address at the 2022 Annual Safety Managers Retreat in Abuja. Biu, who was represented by the Corps […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided that it will not embark on another strike over its salary cut but instead engage in peaceful consultation. In a statement made available on Tuesday after the National Executive Council meeting NEC and signed by ASUU’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the union said it would continue to […]
FG will borrow to fund rail projects The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said the Federal Government will borrow money to facilitate the completion of rail projects in the country. Sambo disclosed this yesterday while delivering the ministry’s scorecard in Abuja. “We don’t have the money. We are going to borrow anyway. So, we […]
