Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 25th February 2023 1. Nigerians will troop out today, Saturday, to elect their leaders in a general election that promises so much. The highest office in the land, that of the President, is up for ...

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has charged Nigerians to take advantage of the N-Alerts Smart Phone Application to report security emergencies during today’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.The minister called on all Nigerians to download and make use of the App to ...

Igwe was reportedly arrested by the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, South-South Nigeria. Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has intercepted N32.4 million in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. ...

Less than 24 hours to the general elections, residents of Kaduna state have continued to flood Automated Teller Machines in the metropolis and its environs Customers waiting to withdraw money lamented that they had waited for days repeatedly without a dime being dispensed to them. Many said ...

By  Gift Habib The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, released the number of collected and uncollected Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the forthcoming elections. PVC collection ended on February 5,  after the commission extended the process twice. A total of 87,209,007 ...

By Abdulmumin Murtala Kano —Following clashes between rival political parties supporters on Zaria Road, Kano State, no fewer than 63 suspects have been arrested by men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. The rival party supporters wielded dangerous weapons during the ...

By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja—The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that troops of Operation Whirl Punch, have arrested three terrorists at Damba community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the military high command, one of the arrested terrorists confessed to being ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary OF Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 24th February 2023 1. The military, the police and the Department of State Services have begun massive raids on the hideouts of hoodlums as a pre-emptive measure to curb violence during Saturday’s ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said its attention has been drawn to what it describes as a fraudulent and misleading information circulating on some social media platforms, insinuating there is a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Katsina State from where he would proceed to Daura, his home town to participate in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Buhari’s aircraft landed at the Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua Airport, Katsina at exactly 4:40 pm. He is expected to cast ...

Popular Nigerian separatist agitator Simon Ekpa has been reportedly arrested by Finnish authorities. According to a Finland news outlet HS, the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti on Thursday. Criminal Investigator, Tommi Reen from the Central Criminal Police told the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 23rd February 2023 1. Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday, commenced the distribution of sensitive ...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. AbudulRasheed Bawa, yesterday disclosed that over N500 billion of the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes were yet to be returned to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in line with the apex bank’s directive following the naira ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied plans to shut down banking services ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. Reports had emerged that banking services will be shut down from Thursday, February 23 to Monday, February, 27 2023 The tweet reads, “Go and stock your home. Anyhow you can ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News  from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 22nd February 2023 1. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State yesterday said some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) filed a suit to challenge the Federal Government over ...

By  Naomi Chima The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Lagos State has confirmed the recovery of 3,896 litres of stolen Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol from suspected oil thieves in the Badagry area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the agency in the ...

By Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURT The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that the 2023 elections would hold without bags of money at the polling units, adding that the same would be witnessed during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls. INEC also ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of the Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 21st February 2023 1. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed that his intimate relationship with National Assembly members when he was ...

In a last-ditch effort to resolve the lingering cash crisis that has thrown the entire country into turmoil, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday met with the party leadership at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja. This was as the chief executive officers ...

Lagos tops figure with 928,951; Oyo-800,000, Kano-468,314 By Clifford Ndujihe, Dayo Johnson, Demola Akinyemi, Wole Mosadomi, Marie-Therese Nanlong, Olayinka Ajayi, Ogalah Ibrahim, Bashir Bello Shina Abubakar, Ike Uchechukwu, Steve Oko, Adeola Badru, James Ogunnaike & Abdulmumin Giwa NO ...

As Nigerians continue to battle cash crunch, prostitutes operating in Umuahia have devised new strategies. They now take lower payment for services they render to their customers. The new service offers 60% and 70% slash from their old prices. Findings conducted around some red light areas ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 20th February 2023 1. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, yesterday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, ...

Depositors of millions of old N500 and N1,000 notes are under the scrutiny of anti-corruption agencies at the Ilorin branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria, DAILY POST reports. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 19th February 2023 1. Some Deposit Money Banks on Saturday opened their branches to customers for the purpose of collecting old N500 and N1,000 notes for deposit into their accounts. This was ...

The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has directed all bank workers to stay away from work. The directive is coming as more bank branches come under attack by hoodlums across the country owing to the current naira scarcity. The association had on ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of latest Nigerian news from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 18th February 2023 1. The Presidency on Friday, said there are no plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his tenure beyond May 29, 2023, or install an interim government. A statement signed ...

The Presidency has formally reacted to speculations that an interim national government is being planned for the country ahead of the May 29, 2023 handover date, saying there is no iota of truth in the speculation. Rather, it stated that the elections scheduled for February 25 and March 11 would ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has ordered commercial banks to start collecting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from the public immediately. It stated that the maximum amount customers can swap will be N500,000. The Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, exclusively disclosed ...

By John Alechenu, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has asked the All Progressives Congress, APC, to take full responsibility for the chaos of the implementation of its policies, including the naira redesign, which has unleashed hardship on ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 17th February 2023 1. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State yesterday dared President Muhammadu Buhari on the naira redesign policy, saying the old notes remain legal tender in the State. In a ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) yesterday announced that it will commence the drilling of crude oil in Nasarawa State  from March 21, 2023. Group Chief Executive Officer of the national oil company, Mallam Mele Kyari, who spoke when he visited the Governor of the state, ...

My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and ...

By Nwafor Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Central Bank Governor, CBN, Godwin Emefiele to allow the old N200 (two hundred naira note) to circulate till April 10, 2023 when it will cease to be legal tender. Buhari made the directive on Thursday during his live broadcast on ...

By Wale Odunsi Former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke on Wednesday said the United States government has sanctioned some Justices in Nigeria. Duke made the comment in Lagos at the launch of a memoir of retired Justice Charles Archibong. He served on the bench of the Federal High ...

By Racheal Ayodele Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered the arrest of his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole for allegedly mobilising thugs to vandalise banks and disrupt the peace of the State over the naira scarcity. Obaseki, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 16th February 2023 1. The growing anger over the cash crisis resulting from the Central Bank of Nigeria currency redesign policy took another dimension on Wednesday as protesting customers torched ...

Nigeria and other major oil-producing countries could lose major markets in Europe after the European Parliament approved a law to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles across European Union (EU) nations by 2035. The continent is aiming to ramp up the production of electric cars to ...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Thursday, make a nationwide broadcast. This was revealed by a presidential aide, Bashir Ahmed. He tweeted late Wednesday night: “President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast tomorrow, February 16, 2023 at 7 am. “Television, radio ...

By Emma Ujah, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Victoria Ojeme, Joseph Erunke, James Ogunnaike & Bashir Bello, ABUJA Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, yesterday, told the Diplomatic Corps that an extension of the February 10 deadline for the circulation of the redesigned ...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed government’s policy somersault in the last 15 years for Nigeria’s inability to produce its own satellite. Obasanjo stated that without committed efforts and a custom blueprint, advancement in the country’s technological drive would continue to be a ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 15th February 2023 1. The crisis surrounding the naira redesign worsened on Tuesday as the Central Bank of Nigeria failed to clarify the legal tender status of the old notes. The development ...

All eyes would be focused on the apex court as hearing in the suit challenging the powers of the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop the use of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 begins today at the Supreme Court in Abuja. This was just as Ogun State Government has filed an ...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),  Mr. Godwin Emefiele,  Tuesday said there was no need to shift the February 10 deadline for the return of old Naira notes following the currency redesign programme. The central bank in October 2022 announced the redesign of N200, N500, and ...

By  Onozure Dania There was pandemonium on Monday at the high courts in Lagos State as lawyers and litigants were unable to file their court processes using the old  naira notes for payment. Officials at the high court  registries rejected the old naira notes, saying banks were no longer ...

By  Sola Ogundipe As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day on February 14, the Director General, of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, has called on all Nigerians, especially young people, to take advantage of the spirit of love ...

By Abdul Babajide Shock and anger took over Ondo State on Monday as banks across the State refused to accept the old Naira notes from residents. The residents, most of whom are traders, had neatly arranged the money they made all through the weekend in anticipation of depositing it in ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 14th February 2023 1. Some commercial banks and filling stations have stopped collecting the old naira notes from customers, contrary to the ruling of the Supreme Court restraining the Federal ...

Leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not have been contesting the 2023 elections with Peter Obi of ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 13th February 2023 1. Governorship candidate of Labour Party in Kano State, Bashir Ishaq Bashir, met with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on ...

By  Armstrong Bakam The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states, is dead. He died Sunday morning at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State after a brief illness. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State ...