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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), yesterday, called on those protesting fuel and currency scarcity to desist from attacking its workers and facilities. This was contained in a statement signed by the Managing Director of […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day […]

The Supreme Court, yesterday, said it will deliver judgment in the suit challenging the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on March 3, effectively extending the stalemate to after Saturday’s presidential […]

By Biodun Busari The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta has announced a new paid subscription for its platforms, which among other features, would allow users to pay for a verified account. Meta’s Chief […]

The United States of America has filed charges against at least 18 Nigerian nurses for allegedly fraudulently obtaining educational credentials, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The Texas Board of Nursing charged the health workers at the […]

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has granted the prayer of the Labour Party, LP, seeking an order to bar the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the chairman of the […]

A former Vice President of the World Bank, Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed concerns about the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. During an interview on Channels TV on Sunday, Mrs Ezekwesili wondered […]

More than 120 front-line Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations, on Friday, held a massive town hall meeting, in Lagos, to round off their week-long protest against what they called “Politicisation of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

The United Nations office in Nigeria has outlined a number of concerns in the build-up to Nigeria’s general elections on 25 February and 11 March. Nigeria will hold presidential and federal legislative elections on 25 […]

The Naira on Friday exchanged at N461.25 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented a slight increase by 0.16 per cent compared with the N462 it exchanged on Thursday. The […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council, Ebonyi State chapter, has condemned the unwarranted and heinous attack on the country home of its party chieftain, Mr Boniface Ofoke, at Edukwu Achi in Izzi Local Government […]

Several German airports said on Thursday their websites were down due to suspected cyberattacks, the latest instance of online sabotage in the country. Airports in Duesseldorf, Nuremberg and Dortmund said they were affected, while at […]

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow the old 200 naira notes and redesigned 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to coexist. Buhari gave the directive to […]

A week after the Supreme Court ordered the Nigerian government to allow the continued use of old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes, President Muhammadu Buhari has countered that order. The Nigerian leader, in a national […]

My Dear Compatriots, ​I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance […]

The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned a hearing in the suit banning the use of the old naira to Wednesday, 22nd February 2023. The three states filed the suit against the Federal […]

Amid the uncertainties being faced by Nigerians due to the scarcity of the redesigned Naira notes, the nation’s annual inflation rate rose in January after recording a fall in December. Inflation rose to 21.82 per […]

The Supreme Court has adjourned the suit filed by state governments to challenge the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Supreme Court adjourned the case till Wednesday, February 22 for […]

Some commercial banks and filling stations have stopped collecting the old naira notes from customers, contrary to the ruling of the Supreme Court restraining the Federal Government from enforcing the February 10 time limit earlier […]