Category: Breaking News
The presidency’s request to the house for approval of a Trillion Naira for Ways & Means is an illegality – CEO, The CFG Advisory, Tilewa Adebajo
15 Mar 2023
According to economist and CEO of CFG Advisory Tilewa Adebajo, the presidency tried to securitize the 23.7 billion naira from the senate last year but was forced to back down due to widespread opposition. According to Mr. Adebajo, who appeared on Thursday’s episode of ARISE News The First 10 Years, the house approved a trillion […]
Continue ReadingBreaking: Finally! CBN Approves Old Naira Notes As Legal Tender
15 Mar 2023
Who would have guessed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would finally agree with the Supreme Court and allow the use of old Naira notes once more? The CBN, it appears, has finally realized that its silence will add salt to the wound caused by the scarcity of Naira notes in Nigeria. In fact, […]
Continue Reading“Any bank branch that refuses to accept or dispense old notes will be closed down,” warns Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
14 Mar 2023
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has issued a warning to banks that are still refusing to accept the old naira note despite the Supreme Court’s directive. The governor issued the warning today, March 13, in an open letter posted on his Instagram page. He stated that any bank that failed to comply with the directive […]
Continue ReadingCorps member in Lagos train/BRT accident laid to rest (Photos)
14 Mar 2023
The remains of National Youth Corps member Oreoluwa Aina, who died in a freak accident involving a train and a Lagos State Government staff bus, have been laid to rest. The 28-year-old was one of six people killed in a train accident on the PWD railway line in Shogunle, Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday, March […]
Continue ReadingMy First 100 Days As Governor of Lagos – GRV
13 Mar 2023
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, has stated what he intends to do in his First 100 days as Governor of Lagos. He has promised to increase civil servants’ salaries in the state by 100% to N60,000 per month in his first 100 days in office. During an interactive session with […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Naira crisis: CBN approves use of old notes
13 Mar 2023
Prof Charles Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, confirmed on Monday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to accept and dispense old naira notes as deposits. Soludo, a former CBN governor, stated this in a statement posted on his social media accounts. He explained that the directive was issued by CBN Governor […]
Continue ReadingTrain/BRT collision: Bus driver speaks up and begs forgiveness
12 Mar 2023
The driver of the Lagos State Government staff bus that collided with a moving train in the state’s Ikeja area on Thursday has asked the victims to forgive him. This comes after one of the survivors of the accident, simply identified as Titilayo, told reporters that they begged the bus driver to wait for the […]
Continue ReadingSanwo-olu promises to lift ban on crypto currency
12 Mar 2023
Despite the indefinite ban placed on cryptocurrency commercial trading by the Buhari regime and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is enticing youths in the state by floating the idea of cryptocurrency approval as he embarks on missions to canvass votes in a bid for re-election. With only few days […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-born music manager stabbed to death in the United Kingdom over a ‘fake’ watch
11 Mar 2023
Emmanuel Odunlami, a Nigerian-born music manager, was brutally murdered in the United Kingdom. Odunlami was stabbed to death in the United Kingdom after celebrating his birthday with a “designer watch” worth up to £300,000. Odunlami was ambushed by three robbers after leaving the Haz restaurant near St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London, where […]
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