Category: News
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2023 Election: NBC Fines Arise TV, TVC
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Continental Broadcasting Services Limited owner of Television Continental (TVC) and Arise Global Media Limited owner of Arise Television N2 million each for breaching broadcasting codes. This is contained in separate letters written to the two companies by the Director General of the NBC Balarabe Shehu llelah. In a…
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New Naira Notes: What CBN Is Doing To End Nigerians Pains – Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that the apex bank acknowledges the pains Nigerians are facing in accessing the new naira notes and are working on closing the gaps observed in the circulation process. Emefiele stated in an ongoing special briefing at the CBN office in Lagos.…
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Man Slumps, Dies After Long Hours Queue in Bank
A yet-to-be-identified bank customer has slumped and died after standing in a queue for long hours at a bank in Agbor, Delta State. The deceased died after waiting for hours to collect his Automated Teller Machine card, ATM, at the bank in Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State, Tribune reported. The state’s Police Public…
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Nigerian Army Announces DSSC For Graduates (See How To Apply)
The Nigerian Army has officially announced applications from eligible Nigerians seeking to join the Army as Direct Short Service Commission officers. According to the announcement on its website, the service commission is open to both civilians and serving military personnel, however, only serving military personnel sponsored to civil institutions by any of the services of…
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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…