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Currency change? At this time? By Mahmud Jega
To folks old enough to remember the currency change exercise undertaken by the Buhari military government in 1984, Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] Governor Godwin Emefiele’s announcement on Wednesday that the N200, N500 and N1000 notes will cease to be legal tender at the end of January next year was the sudden revival of a nightmare. He said new notes…
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Why we are introducing new bank notes, By Godwin Emefiele
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcometo this special press briefing of the Bank. We have called this gathering to inform relevant stakeholders and the general public of persisting concerns we are facing with the management of our current series of banknotes, and currency in circulation, particularly those outside the banking system in Nigeria. As you all may be aware,…
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Wike’s absolute box office, By Bamidele Johnson
Whichever way his spunky and protracted challenge of the Atiku-Ayu complex ends, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, would have tattooed himself on our consciousness. In these socially and economically depressing times, his media appearances every two market days are joy to the world; a prodigious social media content factory, at least in the meantime. It is, of course, silly…
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Northern business leaders, academic community, Tijjaniyyah, Ahlus Sunnah, Kadirriyyah Movement, League of Imams, others endorse Tinubu
It was endorsement galore for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the commercial city of Kano last weekend as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate and his entourage visited the state on campaign tour. Among the critical stakeholders in the state who endorsed the presidential aspiration of the APC candidate were the Northern Business Leaders, Kano Academic Community, Tijjaniyyah, Ahlus Sunnah,…
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BREAKING: Atiku in US, lobbies State Department over presidential bid
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar left Nigeria Tuesday night to the United States to lobby senior government officials and Congress men and women to back his bid for Nigeria’s number one job. WesternPost gathered that Atiku had a meeting Wednesday with senior State Department officials. Our correspondent was reliably informed that Atiku’s lobbyists secured top level meetings…
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Russia notifies US of planned nuclear drills
Russia has notified the United States about its plans to carry out its planned annual exercises of its nuclear forces, the US government reported on Tuesday, a move Washington said lowers the risk of miscalculation. Moscow has been employing nuclear warnings and threats since the start of its invasion of Ukraine in February, with its rhetoric being described as “reckless”…
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Utilise ecological funds to handle flooding, BMO admonishes states, LGAs
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has admonished States and local governments in the country to rise to the challenges of flooding in the country by utilising their shares of the ecological funds in a responsible manner. The group noted that the ecological fund, as an emergency intervention fund for such a disaster like flooding, is shared among the three tiers…
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FIRS commences direct collection of taxes from online gaming operators
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has commenced the deduction of taxes at transaction points from online gaming operators, using the Sentinal National Payment Gateway and Electronic Solution. In a Public Notice signed by its Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, the Service while directing full compliance by the online gaming community, explained that the Sentinal National Payment Gateway was a transaction…
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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu attends AFA graduation ceremony
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday attended the graduation ceremony of young people trained in different aspects of filmmaking by Africa Film Academy. The ceremony took place at Igando, Alimosho Local Government with over 800 young people. The excited Sanwo-Olu promised that his administration will continue to support the creative economy with special grants. The event was a collaboration…
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The crucial imperative of a Tinubu presidency, By ‘Tope Fasua
Things are getting clearer now. The man whom many had disparaged, who has attracted so much hate from some quarters for no reason, of whom so many bad things have been said – totally unjustified – is becoming the clear choice for 2023. I signed on much earlier because I would rather someone who has laboured hard and planned over decades,…
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