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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the new naira notes of N200, N500 and N1,000 at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The unveiling of the new notes took place before the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, presided over […]

The naira on Tuesday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N445.50. The figure represents a depreciation of 0.03 percent compared with the N445.38 for which the dollar exchanged on Monday. The open indicative rate […]

Dr Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and his running-mate Ifeanyi Okowa, have agreed to wade into the crisis in the Imo chapter. Ayu said this after […]

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, said he regretted his absence at the Nollywood Actors Summit on Monday but it was inevitable. The former governor of Anambra, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that his absence was […]

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday alleged that the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar demanded that former president Goodluck Jonathan relinquished his presidential ticket in 2015. Wike made the revelation at the inauguration of Akpabu-Itu-Omudiogha- Egbeda Road in Ishimbam land […]

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voter registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also directed INEC to […]

The Naira on Monday appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N445.38. The figure represents an appreciation of 0.07 percent compared with the N445.67 for which the dollar exchanged at the close of business on […]

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, has confirmed the release of two abducted members in the early hours of Tuesday. The doctors, kidnapped at Ekomita along the Calabar-Ikom highway on Friday, were released barely 24 hours after their […]

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the non-continuation of the use of the current currency notes. The President of ACCI, Dr. Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, made […]

The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said the nation’s economic survival lies with non-oil products. Mr Bello Noma, the NEPC Trade Promotion Advisor, stated this when he led his colleagues on a sensitization visit. Noma said that the oil, “which […]