Joe Ajaero emerges new NLC President
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday elected the General Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees, Comrade Joseph Ajaero, as its new national president. Ajaero, who until his…
IGP sets up planning, evaluation team for polls
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman, on Wednesday constituted an Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Team to ensure the effective deployment of operatives before, during and after the polls. The…
NPFL: IMC weilds hammer again
Far reaching disciplinary measures were rolled out by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Wednesday even as various requests by clubs for change…
Supreme Court Restrains CBN From Implementing Deadline For Old Naira Notes Validity
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has restrained the Federal Government from implementing the February 10 Deadline for the old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to stop being legal tenders.…
Protest rocks Abeokuta over fuel, naira scarcity
A protest broke out in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Tuesday when residents poured into the roads and streets over biting scarcity of cash and the attendant excruciating pains. Aladesanmi, Fajol and…
New Naira: Buhari meets leadership of NGF, Emefiele
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja.…
Kaduna, Kogi, Zamfara Govts Drag FG To Supreme Court Over Naira Scarcity
They urged the apex court to grant them an interim injunction stopping the Federal Government and the CBN from ending the validity of old N200, N500 and N1000 denominations on…
Court Orders EFCC Chairman’s Arrest, Remand In Kuje Prison
The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has committed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, to prison for disobeying a court order. The…
Speaker hints on reconvening plenary
The Speaker House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila says the House may reconvene before the February 25th elections if the central bank of Nigeria fails to address the hardships Nigerians face…
Fuel/Naira Scarcity, Makinde deploys free buses for resident
The Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has deployed free Omituntun transport buses to ease the pains of the people of the state from the twin crisis of naira and fuel…