The Supreme Court of Nigeria has temporarily halted the decision of the federal government to ban the use of old Naira notes. The 7-man panel of the Apex court led by Justice John Okoro made the pronouncement while ruling on an ex parte injunction filed by three northern States of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states….
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) had commiserated with the Republic Turkey and Syria over the earthquake that rocked both countries in the early hours of Monday leaving thousands dead. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was said to have hit the town of Pazarcik Turkey, near Gaziantep, a border community with Syria and has injured so…
The National Security Adviser, Major Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd), has assured that the 2023 census would be conducted safely despite security challenges in the country. Speaking during the inauguration of the security and logistic committee for the census yesterday in Abuja, Monguno said potential threats to the exercise would manifest in physical attacks on staff…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it cancelled the registrations of no fewer than 817 candidates that registered to sit the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Direct Entry examinations. The examination body said it made the decision owing to the discovery of certain infractions such as use of strange biometrics during the registration…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for initiating processes to appeal the judgement of the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which frontally attack the BVAS machines. The PDP in a statement by its Caretaker Chairman, Dr Akindele on Tuesday, said the electoral umpire…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu said the presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the Labour Paty, LP; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi respectively do not have the requisite to reposition Nigeria. Momodu, a former presidential aspirant of the PDP, made this assertion in an interview…
Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has been thrown into chaos as angry youths blocked some roads, set bonfire and destroyed political billboards in protest against new notes scarcity.Our correspondent reports that the protest followed the growing hardship created by the naira and fuel crisis in the country. The protest which is taking place at Asero-Moore Junction-Abiola…
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Dr. Musa Alih Jaba, on Tuesday, raised an alarm that if the current fuel and new notes scarcity is not resolved, it is likely to affect 2023 general election. He disclosed his displeasure on Tuesday, over the lingering problems,…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) where the two tax authorities would collaborate on joint tax audit, investigation and automatic exchange of information. The MoU signing ceremony which took place at the State House, Marina, Lagos State, Monday was executed by the…
Despite the warning by the police, some residents of Ondo State are currently staging a protest to express their grievances over the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes. The protesters, who have already grounded the busy Ore/Benin expressway, also prevented vehicular and human movement on the routes. Daily Trust gathered that many motorists…
