The death toll from the earthquake in Syria and Turkey rose to more than 44,000 on Saturday, February 18. The head of Turkey’s disaster agency, Yunus Sezer, said rescue operations would be “largely completed” by Sunday night as the number of dead bodies has reduced to a handful as at press time. State news agency…
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, warned commercial banks operating in the state that he would destroy any bank that refuses to accept the old N500 and N1,000 notes. He made this known Friday, Feb. 17, during his inspection of palliatives meant for distribution to the citizens to cushion the effects of the hardship caused…
A special offenses court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has sentenced John Abebe, an in-law to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, to seven years imprisonment. Abebe was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment with an option of N50m fine to be paid within 30days. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Abebe, who is a younger brother…
Zainab Kassim, a former Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has dragged her to court. Kassim filed a suit for the enforcement of her fundamental human rights against Aisha Buhari, demanding N100m as damages from her and other respondents. The other respondents in the case are;…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., NNPCL, disclosed on Friday, February 17, that it spends N400 billion monthly as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol. Mele Kyari, NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this on Friday, Feb. 17, in Abuja at the ongoing final cutover to change NNPC’s status from a corporation….
Anambra State Police Command has confirmed an attack on the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and other ad-hoc staff. Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for Anambra State Police Command in a press statement said the INEC staff were undergoing training when the gunmen struck. The statement reads in part: “The INEC staff, with…
LBanks in Lagos have been attacked by some hoodlums. GIOTV reported that the attacks took place in the Epe area of Lagos. According to the report, hoodlums are using the naira crisis as an opportunity to attack banks in the area. A source who lives in the Epe area said the banks attacked were;…
Susan Wojcicki, the chief executive officer of video sharing platform, YouTube, is stepping down after nine years. Wojcicki, who joined Google as its 16th employee in 1999, made this known in a statement on Thursday. She revealed that she would be starting a “new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate…
The Jigawa State Government has countered President Muhammadu Buhari’s order, saying old naira notes remain legal tender in the state pending the judgment of the Supreme Court. This was made public by the state Commissioner for Information, Youths Sports and Culture, Ibrahim Mamsa on Thursday. This is coming despite the position of the President, Major…
Music star Paul Okoye of the PSquare music group has lamented about the scarcity of naira notes in the country. He lamented via his Instastories on Thursday. The singer stated that he had to buy money so that he can pay for a visa fee at an embassy. He wrote, ” Oooh!!! I buy money…