President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release old N200 notes into circulation to co-exist with new N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes for 60…
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Full text of Buhari’s nationwide address to Nigerians on new naira
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the continuous use of the old N200 as legal tender till April 10. The president, however, said old N500 and N1,000 banknotes are no longer legal tender…
Avoid protest, focus on election – Shehu Sani tells Nigerians
Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has urged Nigerians to focus on the upcoming election rather than protesting over scarcity of the newly redesigned Naira notes. Wakadaily gathered that there was tension in Udu…
Assistant Inspector General of Police, Jimeta Tanko is dead
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states, Lawan Jimeta Tanko is dead. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi…
Terrorists kill 10 Niger soldiers
No fewer than 10 soldiers died in an ambush by a group of “armed terrorists” in southwestern Niger, close to the Mali border, the defence ministry said. The ministry in a statement…
Kidnappers kill Ondo farmer after wife delay ransom payment
A 40-year-old cocoa farmer, Akinola Akinnibinu, has been killed by some suspected kidnappers in his farm at Oko Oparun Village in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered…
Naira Scarcity: I’ve been surviving on N20,000 for one week – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser Media and Publicity to President Muhammdu Buhari, Femi Adesina, revealed how he is also affected by the naira scarcity by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s currency redesign. Adesina, in…
Nasarawa trains 150 youths in skill acquisition
The Nasarawa State governments has trained 150 youths drawn from across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state in Business Plan development. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on…
Naira: Release Kanu if you’ll comply with court order, lawyer tells FG
Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that if the Federal Government is to comply with the Supreme Court judgment extending the…
Earthquake: Turkish president declares 7 days mourning, death toll surpasses 5000
Turkish president Recep Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning after devastating earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in southeast Turkey and northern Syria. The president in a tweet, said “Due…