All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said the fifth columnists behind the current nationwide fuel and new Naira notes scarcity want to foist a political crisis on the country. Tinubu, speaking at Ekiti Parapo Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, venue of the presidential 8 rally on Friday, said the people behind the crisis that is causing nationwide frustration and hardship to Nigerians want to spark turmoil that can lead to postponement of the general elections. He said: “They are hoarding Naira so that you can be angry and fight. They want confusion so that the election can be…
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has foreclose the chance of a future extension of the cutoff date for using old currency. Meridianspy reports that the deadline was earlier extended to February 10, 2023, including a grace period of 7days due to scarcity of the new banknotes. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, yesterday, Emefiele admitted the hiccups in the implementation process. He, however, said he would not promise a “further extension.” Rather than shifting the timeline, he said the bank was addressing “pressure areas” by redeploying cash where there were excesses. Also Read: Currency…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says has arrested a commercial bank manager of in Osun, Abuja sabotaging the new naira notes from dispensing from the Automated Teller Machine, ATM. In a statement on Friday by Azuka Ogugua, the ICPC spokesperson, the commission said the cash bundles were loaded into the ATMs while still wrapped, and as such, could not be dispensed through the machines. The development was in line with ongoing clamp down by the agency over element frustrating the new currency refusing policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The statement reads:…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of persons selling or abusing naira notes. This was contained in a statement issued by the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Friday. Mr Baba directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Bureau to place officers across the country on high alert to carry out the directive on the sale or abuse of the Naira notes. In October, the CBN announced the bank’s plan to redesign the…
Cybersecurity firm, Sophos, has released new findings on CryptoRom scams, an elaborate financial fraud schemes that prey on and trick dating app users into making fake cryptocurrency investments. Sophos in its latest report, “Fraudulent Trading Apps Sneak into Apple and Google App Stores,” claimed that the first fake CryptoRom apps —Ace Pro and MBM BitScan, successfully bypass Apple’s strict security protocols. According to it, previously, cybercriminals used workaround techniques to convince victims to download illegitimate iPhone apps that were not sanctioned by the Apple App Store. On this, Sophos said it immediately notified Apple and Google and that both have…
The feud between the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another turn yesterday when the party accused Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, of directing his political appointees, local government chairmen, and PDP ward leaders to work for the rival All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, in the upcoming general election. The Council also faulted Wike’s reasons for withdrawing earlier approved facility for Atiku Abubakar’s campaign rally. A statement made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt and signed by Abiye Sekibo, on behalf of the state Campaign Management Committee, said credible intelligence available to them was that…
Ex-Big Brother Titan, Sandra Essiene has said that choice of her pair partner was a major reason for her eviction from the Big Brother Africa house. Sandra who was evicted from the show on Sunday stated this in an interview with journalists. According to her, Big Brother’s choice of pairing did not go in her favour adding that some contestants got a favourable pairing. Also Read: BBTitans: Sandra, Theo Traw become First Evicted Housemates “I feel like some people are the luckiest. I think the pairing favoured some people. They were lucky. “I and Theo just got into the house…
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Lilian Salami has called on students to always embrace dialogue in resolving issues rather than taking to protests at the slightest provocation. Prof. Salami made that call in a statement she issued on Friday in Benin after a clash between some students of the institution and soldiers on Thursday. Report that students of the University of Benin clashed with some soldiers at the school premises on Thursday over cash withdrawal at one of the bank’s Automated Teller Machines. Trouble was said to have started as attempts to jump the queue by the soldiers…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, yesterday signed a deal with Daewoo Engineering & Construction Nigeria Limited for the rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refinery & Petrochemical Company (KRPC) Limited. The contract, which is sequel to the memorandum of understanding that NNPC signed with Daewoo Group of South Korea on the sidelines of the 2022 World Bio Summit in Seoul, South Korea for the rehabilitation of the refinery last October, and witnessed by President Muhammadu Buhari and other top government officials. Also Read: AfDB Okays $50m, €50m Trade Credit for ECOWAS Bank Valued at US$740.6 million, KPRC Quick-fix Contract, scheduled for…
Federal Government, yesterday, dismissed the recent verdict on Nigeria by Transparency International (TI), which said the country dropped five places in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The government said it is not bothered by the verdict, as TI is oblivious of the Buhari administration’s anti-corruption successes. Speaking after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, downplayed the rating, saying the Nigerian government’s fight against corruption is not at the whims and caprices of the global agency. Also Read: Nigeria Government Undermined Corruption Process,…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), comprising Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, rose from an extraordinary meeting, yesterday, declaring support for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Ahmed Datti, for the 2023 general elections. At the meeting, held at Wells Carlton Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja, the immediate President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and former Minister of Information, John Nwodo, read a communique issued by the coalition. Also Read: Why I asked Okowa to Resign as Atiku’s Running mate — Edwin Clark He said members of the Forum would work…
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has promised to unmask elements in the presidential villa working against the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Mr El-Rufai, who spoke on TVC news on Thursday, alleged that the currency swap introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was orchestrated by some dark forces in the presidential villa to incite voters against the APC. Also Read: Nobody is Sabotaging Tinubu’s Ambition, Buhari ensuring credible Polls — Lai Muhammed On Thursday, Mr El-Rufai said the unnamed people hiding behind President Muhammadu Buhari are pursuing their…