CBN Gives Reasons for Redesign of N200, N500 And N1,000 Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said it will redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this during a special press briefing in Abuja. The new design and issues will be effective from…
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns Amid Budget and Market Turmoil
Liz Truss has become Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister ever, after announcing her resignation just six weeks into what has been described as a disastrous term that pitched Britain deep into political and economic turmoil. The UK Prime Minister had before…
Atiku Promises To Restore Peace, Reactivate All Moribund Industries In Kaduna
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, vowed to restore peace and reactivate dying factories in Kaduna State, if he emerges president of Nigeria in 2023. He also promised to rehabilitate the roads linking Kaduna and…
Oyo State Government, UNICEF Collaborate to End Poverty
Oyo State Government and the United Nation Children’s Funds (UNICEF) on Thursday, agreed to tackle poverty, through cash transfer to the vulnerable and the extremely poor in the society. The Commissioner for Economic and Budget Planning, Prof. Musbau Adetunji Babatunde…
BREAKING: Two Nigerian Start-Ups Qualify for GITEX Expo Competition
Two Nigerian tech start-ups have qualified for the final of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition at the ongoing GITEX 2022, according to a report by PRNigeria. The online news agency had earlier, on Monday, reported that the two Nigerian start-ups…
Customs Seizes N200m Contraband In Two Months
Contrabands valued at over N200 million have been seized from August to date by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone “D”, Bauchi, Bauchi State. The Public Relations Officer, NCS, FOU, Bauchi, Umar Abdullahi, who disclosed this…
Bala Mohammed: Promises Made, Promises Kept
By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman An election promise or campaign promise is a promise or guarantee made to the public by a candidate or political party that is trying to win an election. All over the world, with sufficiently patient voters and candidates, there are many equilibria that characterize the range of credible…
Buhari Presents N20.5tr 2023 Budget
As Nigeria’s economy continues to struggle, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presented the 2023 Budget totalling 20.5 trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly. According to the President, the 2023 Appropriation Bill was prepared amidst a very challenging…
(VIDEO) Traders Count Losses As Lagos Govt Officials in Concert With Land Grabbers Demolish Ikota Market
Members of the Ikota Traders Association are protesting what they described as the ‘unlawful’ demolition of their business premises by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment. On September 15, the officials of the Environment Ministry led by…
Afrikan Homes Lunch It’s New Fuelless Generator Into The Market
In it’s effort to put to an end to buying fuel daily for generators in our various homes and offices across the country, an indigenous company called ‘Afrikan Homes’ has lunched it’s new product called “Mobile Fuelless Generator” into the…
Government Must Move Away from Budget Frivolities and Focus on Citizens’ Essential Needs
By Daisi Omokungbe The emerging figures on Nigeria’s fiscal distress should call for the concern of all and sundry—to begin urgent conversations on how the country can focus on the most essentials and re-organise our priorities through a sincere budgeting…
