Nigerians have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to remove the Arabic inscription from the redesigned naira notes. A Senior Special Assistant to Governor Samuel Ortom on Media and Publicity, Tever Akase was among many Nigerians on Twitter who made the call, saying all Nigerian languages should be on the currencies, not Arabic….
On Wednesday, the 26th of October, 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), stunned Nigerians when it announced that it has redesigned some new naira notes and will soon put them in circulation. Speaking on the development, Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said the circulation of the new designs begin from December 15, 2022. According to…
Twenty-three artefacts looted to the United States have been returned to Nigeria. Nigeria’s Ambassador to the US, Dr Uzoma Emenike, on October 25, at a brief ceremony in Abuja, handed the repatriated artefacts to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has made a new revelation. JAMB, on Wednesday said that the board has not cancelled or deferred any admission to Universities, Polytechnics, or Colleges of Education as a result of the prolonged strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB,…
The Buhari-led federal government has stated that the flood disaster which has led to the loss of lives and livelihood can only be curtailed with consistent investments that would span for 30 years, The Nation reports. Speaking after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday October 26,…
Popular Nigerian filmmaker, Olajide Kareem, who is better known as Seun Egbegbe, has made a new revelation about himself. He says he gave his life to Christ while he was in prison. The movie producer disclosed this in an interview with BBC Yoruba. Seun said being born-again has been “my best achievement” in life. The…
That means possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use as well as its sale and production will be legal. Following a proposal agreed on Wednesday October 26, by the cabinet, possession of up to 1oz of the substance will become legal, health minister Karl Lauterbach said. “If this law comes to pass, it…
The money laundering trial against the former governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, was adjourned by a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday following a mix-up in date. The matter will now be adjourned to a new date as will be agreed by respective parties. Fayose is accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Ccomission…
The Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), said the fire that engulfed its head office today, October 26, did not affect the documents and records store. A statement from the examination body stated that the fire that engulfed its facility in Lagos has been put out by a combined team of firefighters, adding that…
Justice Olalekan Olatawura of an Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a burglar, Jimoh Dele, to 21 years imprisonment for invading a store and carting away food items worth N234, 000. According to the charge sheet, Jimoh on May 11, 2020, broke into a building around Mobil Petrol Station, Waterworks, in the Ajilosun…