Thoughts on the naira redesign and the resulting cash scarcity If we ask all Nigerians to raise their hands if they have had to look for cash for any reason, we would most likely form the largest human canopy in…
Dismiss suit challenging old naira notes, FG tells Supreme Court (DailyTrust) The Federal Government has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a suit challenging the February 10 deadline for the circulation of old naira notes. The Central Bank of Nigeria…
Naira, fuel scarcity: Sanwo-Olu rolls-out relief package (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, announced measures to cushion the effects of the current scarcity of currency occasioned by Central Bank of Nigeria, naira swap and seemingly artificial fuel scarcity…
Sterling Bank Plc, has provided its own position in the saga that had the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) laying allegations on its Abuja regional office. See below the full statement: Sterling Bank Gives True Position…
Goethe-Institut Nigeria and the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies will host a reading and panel discussion on the book Who’s Who in the Yoruba Pantheon. According to Goethe-Institut, the event, which will feature panellists including the book’s authors Jahman…
An 18-year-old Canadian has made history by winning C$48m after buying a lottery ticket for the first time. Juliette Lamour, from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, was announced as the winner on Friday by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC),…
They say the apple does not fall too far from the tree. While that aphorism may be as trite as they come it contains a large and discomfiting grain of truth. When the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer Bola…
Leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have held discussions geared towards accelerating the establishment of the Sahara Group School of Innovation and Extrapreneurship in UNILAG. Authorities of the University of Lagos led by…
Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a suspension of the deadline for the swapping of old to new Naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Supreme Court issued an interim injunction restraining the Federal Government from suspending the…
As we count down to the presidential election scheduled for February 25, it will no longer serve any purpose for anyone to doubt whether President Muhammadu Buhari is standing with the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…
