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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has adjourned the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till Wednesday, February 22 for hearing of the consolidated suits by 10 states. The apex court, which heard the case on Wednesday, was filled to capacity with a retinue of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, other lawyers and the governors ...

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned ruling on the bail application filed by Ali Bello, nephew of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and four others in a N3 billion money laundering trial to Monday, February 20, 2023. At the resumed proceedings on the case on Tuesday, February 14, defence counsel, Ahmed Raji, ...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria will today resume hearing in the suit brought by three states, against the federal government over the controversial currency swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria.   A seven-man panel of the apex court, last week Wednesday, granted an interim injunction as requested by the suing states of Kogi, Kaduna and Zamfara, “restraining the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that elections will not be held in about 240 polling units in 28 States of the federation between February 25 and March 11.   The Commission also said that it will not accept a situation in which two or more party agents show up at the polling places and cause confusion. ...

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has visited police stations in Lagos state and federal road safety corps (FRSC) office in his ongoing 17 days of appreciation and philanthropic impact. Today Wednesday, 8th Of February 2023, being the 11th day of the programme, the man of God visited about 10 police stations and FRSC offices in Lagos ...

The implication of this ruling is that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes remains valid after the February 10 deadline given by the CBN. Emefiele_Old-Money CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele. The Supreme Court of Nigeria has restrained the Federal Government from implementing the February 10 Deadline of the old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to stop being legal tender. ...

Officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have discovered N6 million of the new naira notes hoarded in Sterling Bank Plc, Ado Ekiti branch on Bank Road, Ado Ekiti in Ekiti State, having received the funds for over two weeks.   In a trending video on social media, seen, a man who identified himself as Oluwole Owoeye, a deputy ...

Armed security operatives have taken over Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State ahead of the rally planned by supporters of Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, billed for Saturday. “In continuation of its routine convoy patrol of the metropolis as directed by the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi is presently leading RRS team and ...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2022 June/July Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE). Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO Registrar/Chief Executive Officer who announced the release on Thursday in Minna, Niger State, said the results were released just 45 days after the last paper was written by school-based candidates. He said candidates can access their results ...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the national grid after its collapse on Monday. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. Mbah stated that the national grid experienced partial system disturbance at about 10.50 a.m. after a sudden drop in system frequency, which created system ...