Peter Obi Biography and all you need to know – Peter Gregory Obi is a Nigerian politician and businessman who was nominated as the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) vice presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election. He served as governor of Anambra State from 17 March 2006 to 2 November 2006. He was impeached from the 9th of … Read more
A spokesman for the All-Progress Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, said disobeying the Supreme Court’s order was an invitation that led to turmoil in Nigeria. Festus Keyamo, in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today program on Friday, reacted to the recent live broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari, who asserted that the Central Bank’s decision The … Read more
Dr. Adetokunbo Pearse, a member of the Presidential Election Commission of the People’s Democratic Party, applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision on the Naira reform policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Pierce delivered the award in a statement made public to journalists in Lagos on Friday, urging Nigerians to stay calm and show an … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) rejected claims that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, encouraged Nigerians to ignore President Buhari’s directive on the new naira notes. In a statement on Friday, Bayo Onanuga, Director of Communications and Publicity for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, confirmed the allegation was an attempt by opposition groups to divide Buhari … Read more
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed concern about protests in several parts of the state following the Naira overhaul. According to the governor, in a statement he appealed to the protesters, saying there was no need to resort to violence because the Supreme Court was aware of the incident. Riots have spread across the state … Read more
The Director of Corporate Communications at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, refuted reports claiming that CBN had asked banks to take back the old 500 and 1,000 naira notes. In a Tweet via the Twitter microblogging platform, Mr. Osita issued a statement asserting that the report of depository banks accepting old banknotes is false. … Read more
According to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Alkali Baba Usman, about 400,000 security personnel will be deployed to ensure a peaceful election process across the country in the upcoming 2023 election. The announcement was made by the IGP yesterday at the Presidential Palace in Abuja during the 66th Ministerial Media Press Conference, organized by the … Read more
Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, has urged Kaduna residents to ignore President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that the N500 and N1000 bills are no longer valid. El-Rufai stressed that old banknotes are legal in Kaduna state and businesses that refuse to accept them will be sealed. During his national show on Thursday morning, Buhari said the old N500 and N1000 are … Read more
Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Thursday criticized the federal government’s decision to ignore the Supreme Court’s order on the naira design issue that is plaguing the country. Recall that the Supreme Court last week ordered that the old N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes remain in circulation pending a decision on the case … Read more
The Association of Senior Executives of Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions has revealed that banks have lost an amount of N5 billion nationwide, following recent attacks and destruction of facilities. bank. ASSBIFI President Oluwole Olusoji revealed this on Thursday during a press conference in Lagos. He said that in addition to the bank building burning down … Read more