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    Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, withdrew the suit he filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation over his presidential ambition. Emefiele, through his counsel, S.T. Maliki, told Justice Ahmed Mohammed that a notice of ...

  The Nigerian economy has continued to show resilience in the face of weak global outlook as the country’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.11 per cent in the first quarter of 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics stated this on Monday in its GDP Report. The figure shows the ...

  Telecommunication subscribers are expressing their displeasure over the new Federal Government directive to impose a tax on telephone calls in the nation to fund free health care for the vulnerable. According to the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2021 signed by the President, Muhammadu Buhari weeks back notes that ...

  The central Bank of Nigeria on Saturday said it has no plan to withdraw the Naira from circulation and replace it with the digital currency, the eNaira. The reaction is in connection to some media reports (not THE WHISTLER) that the apex bank will soon withdraw the Naira from ...

  A notorious drug baron, identified as ‘O Lord Have Mercy’, has been nabbed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), POLITICS NIGERIA reports. Femi Babafemi, Director of Media, NDLEA, made this disclosure on Saturday morning, with a promise to provide comprehensive details on Sunday. NDLEA “Busted. Not even ...

  Supporters of the Borno South Senatorial District Senator, Muhammadu Ali Ndume and some thugs clashed in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that trouble started after Senator Ali Ndume, who is the Director-General of Rotimi Amaechi Presidential Campaign, had a meeting with delegates at the ...

  There is tension in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos over an attempt by policemen to enforce the state government ban on the operation of commercial motorcycle operators also known as Okada riders. Recall the state government on Wednesday issued a total ban on the activities of the ...

  The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has announced that all necessary computation to guide the new salary package have been concluded and forwarded to the Ministry of Finance for onward implementation. The Minister disclosed this during a press briefing at the State House on Thursday where he spoke ...

  Leaders of the Hausa community in Lagos State have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to reverse the ban on Okada operations in six local government areas of the state. Recall that the Lagos State Government had on Wednesday announced a ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles popularly called ...

  The Lagos State Government has banned the operation of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada, in six Local Government Areas of the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the announcement while briefing heads of security agencies in the state at a meeting at the State House, Ikeja on Wednesday. The governor ...