The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied that it mandated deposit banks to collect N500, and N1,000 old banknotes from depositors.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian Government has signed the African Disability Protocol (ADP) to ensure an inclusive society where the rights of People with Disabilities (PWDs) were respected and protected.
An NGO, BAOBAB for Women’s Rights, on Thursday advised the electorate to shun vote buying and selling in the upcoming general elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated the High-level Advisory Council (HLAC) to scale-up education and economic empowerment of women and girls in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammed Usaini Gumel has identified political thuggery, and quasi-security outfits, employed by politicians as some of the threats against peaceful election.
ASHENEWS reports the Joint Front of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (JFCSON) as frowning at what it described as “continued support of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the current currency crisis introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which is causing pain and widespread citizens anger.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the validity of old N200 note from the hitherto February 10 deadline to April 10, 2023.
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to stop the forthcoming general elections over the exclusion of eligible Nigerians living abroad.
Turkish police said on Wednesday they had arrested 78 people accused of creating fear and panic by sharing provocative posts about last week’s earthquake on social media.
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has fixed March 27 to hear a fundamental human rights suit filed by female Muslim students of the University of Ibadan International School Ibadan (ISI) over alleged refusal of the school to allow them to wear hijab on their school uniform.