Author: Vreporters
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Naira Redesign: Give Me Seven Days – Buhari Tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the cash crunch following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s redesigning of the naira notes. He said this while speaking to the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) who visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to seek solutions to the cash…
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Amidst Scarcity, Bandits Flaunt ‘New Naira Notes’ (Video)
Wanted terrorist leader, Kachalla Baleri and some of his footsoldiers suspected to be bandits terrorising the North West were seen brandishing new naira notes in a viral video amid cash scarcity plaguing Nigerians. Recall Nigerians have been subjected to the frustration of trying to get new notes since the extension of the deadline for the…
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FG Reacts To Hardship Experience by Nigerians Over Redesigned Naira Notes
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed on Thursday said that the Federal Government is worried over the hardship the redesign of the naira is causing the people. The Minister said the harsh realities faced by citizens due to the introduction of the new naira notes by the Central Bank of…
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New Naira Notes: CBN Issues Fresh Directive To Banks (Full Report)
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to start paying the new naira notes to customers over the counter in the banking halls. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, gave the directive in a statement on Thursday adding that it was to alleviate the challenges that Nigerians are experiencing with getting access to the…
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Egbewole Discloses Plan To Permanently End Transportation Issues, Turns Unilorin To Smart Institution
Amidst transportation issues rocking the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole has revealed that his administration is engaging with Chinese embassy and other viable corporate bodies to provide metro railway in other to ease the movement of its teeming students and workers. Egbewole made the disclosure on Wednesday while fielding questions from…
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Impersonation: JAMB To Prosecute Final Year Law Student, 5 Others
The Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede has ordered some computer-based JAMB registration centres in Kano, to produce a final year law student and five others for allegedly involved in impersonation and other crimes which were against the rules and regulations of the agency. Professor Oloyede who gave the order…
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Don’t Extend Deadline For Naira Swap – Atiku Tells CBN
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria not to grant a further extension after February 10 deadline for naira swap. This, he said, had become imperative to ensure the purpose and objective of initiating the redesigning of the currency are not destroyed. In a statement released…
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New Naira Notes: CBN Uncovers N4 Million Mismanaged By Commercial Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said it has uncovered N4 million of new naira notes mismanaged by a commercial bank in Ogun State. It also accused commercial banks of sabotaging the efforts of the CBN in making the new naira notes available. The Deputy Director, Banking Supervision Department, CBN Lagos, Kayode Makinde, disclosed…
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2023: Why NUC Can’t Order Closure of Varsities, Polytechnics, Others – ASUU
Punch Newspaper The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Tuesday said it was not in the purview of the National Universities Commission and other tertiary institutions regulatory agencies to order closure of schools to allow students in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to vote during the forthcoming elections. A member of the National…
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Labour Party Campaign Director Defects To PDP
Alhassan Bawu, the Bauchi State campaign director of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said he was switching camp to the PDP alongside other officials of the party in the North-East. Mr Bawu stated at a news conference in Bauchi on Tuesday…