BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 2.8 billion naira for the procurement of software for the National Population Commission for the conduct of the National Census in May 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed disclosed that the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduledContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Amid the lingering scarcity of new naira notes as a result of the recent currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its attendant hardship on the citizens, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for disobeying the Supreme Court judgmentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to comply with the order of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) and allow them carry out forensic examination of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machinesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday said over 170,000 polling unit results of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections have been uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The Commission also said the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) would beContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI At least, nine persons who are residents of a popular estate in Abuja suburb, Kubwa, have been kidnapped by gunmen. The estate is located along Kuchibiyi in the surrounding suburb area of the nation’s capital. According to witnesses, the gunmen were about 20 and stormed the estateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has visited Edo and Delta states where he campaigned for the party’s governorship and House of Assembly candidates for the March 25th poll. He also appreciated the support he got during the February 25th poll. Obi, aContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko led management team to celebrate International Women’s Day with women of the Authority at the NPA Corporate Headquarters in Marina, Lagos. The International Women’s Day instituted by the United Nations, is celebrated March 8 every year.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The widespread rejection of the old N500 and N1,000 which persisted yesterday was worsened by banks’ refusal to accept deposits of the notes without registration on the Cash Return Portal, CRP of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Following the February 10th CBN deadline for the oldContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI It is a sad day for government workers in Lagos State on Thursday as a moving train rammed into a state bus conveying civil servants to work. The unfortunate crash occurred at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday morning. Already,Continue Reading
•Say President, CBN must speak•Banks implement cash withdrawal limits BY GODWIN OBI The enthusiasm that greeted the Supreme Court judgement that the old N500 and N1,000 notes should be in use till December 31st 2023, has dissipated as a widespread rejection of the old notes by bank customers, transporters andContinue Reading