Following the announcement by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on the closure of tertiary institutions ahead of the elections, the Kwara State government has offered to pay 50 percent of transportation fare for students coming back to vote in the state.
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The President of, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, has called on the federal government to review its policy on the new naira notes.
The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) in Nigeria has called on the government to implement the country’s policies on migration.
ASHENEWS reports that the Armed Forces of Nigeria have warned that those engaged in fabricating, and spreading unfounded misinformation will be invited by the appropriate law enforcement agencies to substantiate their claims.
ASHENEWS reports that the Ekiti State Government has applied to the Supreme Court of Nigeria to be joined as a Co-Plaintiff in a suit against the Federal Government on the Naira Redesign policy and the deadline issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the swap of old notes for new ones.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the decision of Nigerians would determine who emerges as the country’s leader in the 2023 elections.
For refusing to accept old Naira notes from customers, the Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has directed the acting chairman of the State Consumer Protection Council, Baffa Babba Dan’agundi to shut down Wellcare supermarket.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the General Overseer of Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly in Lagos, High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick for alleged drug trafficking.
A study has shown that some traders in Ibadan metropolis, on Saturday, said they would continue to collect the old naira notes for transactions, in line with the recent ruling of the Supreme Court.
Webometrics Ranking of World Universities has ranked Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu as the best private university in the Southeast and South-South geopolitical zones of Nigeria.