THE Central Bank of Nigeria, on Tuesday raised the benchmark interest rate to 18 percent. The CBN during the Monetary […]
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Borno: Supreme Court affirms Marama Abba as PDP House of Assembly candidate
THE Supreme Court has affirmed Marama Abba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected candidate for the […]
Old Naira notes: Business operators in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, happy with CBN’s compliance
BUSINESS operators in Edo, Delta and Bayelsa have expressed happiness over CBN’s compliance with Supreme Court’s judgment that the old […]
Plateau Governorship ticket: Supreme Court affirms Dakum of LP’s candidacy
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Dr Patrick Dakum as the Plateau State Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Saturday […]
Rejection of old Naira notes criminal offence – AbdulRazaq
GOV. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara warned that rejection of the old Naira notes constitute a criminal offence. AbdulRazaq therefore advised […]
FCT residents commend CBN’s compliance with S/Court order on old Naira notes
SOME residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its compliance with […]
Gov. Diri urges FG, CBN to obey Supreme Court ruling on old Naira notes
GOV. Douye Diri of Bayalsa, has urged the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to obey the […]
Old Naira notes remain legal tender, says Sanwo-Olu
THE Lagos State Government says it has noted the hardship sparked by the Naira redesign policy, which has affected business […]
Osun residents decry inability to spend old N500, N1000 notes
RESIDENTS of Osogbo in Osun have decried their inability to spend the old N500 and N1,000 denominations in spite of […]
Supreme Court affirms Ruffai Hanga as Kano Central Senator elect, sacks Shekarau
THE Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Rufai Hanga as Senator Elect for Kano Central Senatorial District under the platform of […]
China’s parliament, NPC wraps up Monday
CHINA’S rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), wraps up on Monday, capping what is expected to be the biggest […]
Supreme Court affirms Udofia as Akwa Ibom APC Gov candidate
THE Supreme Court has affirmed Akanimo Udofia as the authentic governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa […]
Naira crisis: Queues for cash persist, customers ‘bribe’ bank officials
FROM Abiodun Alade, Eugene Agha (Lagos), Zahraddeen Y. Shuaibu (Kano) & Seun Adeuyi, Sunday M. Ogwu, Chris Agabi (Abuja) Long queues on Monday […]
Old notes : Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgement
STAKEHOLDERS in the energy sector have expressed divergent views on the Supreme Court judgment over extension of the use of […]
Financial experts laud Supreme Court’s judgment on naira notes
FINANCIAL and economic experts have lauded the Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court invalidating the naira redesign policy of the […]
Cash swap: Maritime stakeholders commend apex court’s ruling
SOME maritime stakeholders on Friday commended the Supreme Court’s order to extend the use of old Naira notes as a […]
Old Naira : Economists urge CBN to comply to apex court’s ruling
SOME economists have urged the CBN to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling, making the old Naira notes to remain […]
Supreme Court reinstates old Naira notes as legal tender till Dec 31
THE Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the ban on use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes as legal […]
Supreme Court affirms Edeoga as Enugu LP guber candidate
THE Supreme Court has confirmed a former Commissioner for Environment in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, as the authentic governorship candidate […]
Naira redesign: Buhari not in breach of Supreme Court injunction – Malami
THE Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not […]
Naira redesign policy: Supreme court to give judgment on march 3
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned a case instituted by the state governments against the Federal Government challenging the implementation […]
Supreme Court consolidates suits by 10 states on Naira scarcity
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday consolidated the suits instituted by the 10 state governments against the Federal Government challenging the […]
Naira redesign: Three states sue Malami, Emefiele for contempt of court
KADUNA, Kogi, and Zamfara states have filed contempt proceedings against the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the […]
Gbajabiamila, Wike fault Buhari for disregarding Supreme Court order
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday faulted the decision of the Federal Government to disregard […]
Nigerians shun Supreme Court order, reject old Naira notes
MANY business operators in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have started rejecting the old Naira notes in spite of Supreme […]
Supreme Hooliganism?
By Chidi Anslem Odinkalu IN June 2020, Malawians took to the streets and the judges joined to resist the attempt by President […]
Supreme Court dismayed over Farooq Kperogi’s criticism on its judgement, warns against attack on justices
THE Supreme Court of Nigeria, SCN, has flayed Farooq Kperogi for plunging into an abysmal pit of irredeemable ignorance by venting convoluted […]
Supreme Court dismisses appeals filled by PDP and its candidate against APC and its candidate
THE Supreme Court, Abuja, in appeal Nos. SC/CV/113/2023 AND SC/CV/114/2023, presided over by Hon. Justice Inyang Okoro, JSC, who led […]
Uncertainty surrounds cash swap as Lagos residents lament
UNCERTAINTY still persists around the cash swap among Lagos residents as the old bank notes which include N1000, N500 and […]
Supreme Court ruling on naira re-design saves Nigeria from economic shutdown- Tinubu
ASIWAJU Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, says the Supreme Court ruling on the implication of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
CSO criticises Supreme Court ban on old Naira notes withdrawal
…Urge Buhari to sign Executive Order THE Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of Nigeria has said that the Supreme […]
Extend Feb 10 deadline for old Naira notes, IMF advises FG
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to extend the February 10 deadline for the […]
Nigeria’s Supreme Court temporarily halts ban on old Naira notes
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted the move by Nigeria’s federal government to ban the use of the old […]
Supreme Court affirms Lawan as authentic candidate of Yobe North
THE Supreme Court has affirmed Ahmed Lawan as the authentic Candidate of Yobe North Senatorial District. In the lead judgement, […]
Supreme Court affirms Kefas Agbu as Taraba PDP governorship candidate
THE Supreme Court has affirmed Colonel Kefas Agbu (retd) as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in […]
Supreme Court to accelerate hearing in case of jailed Senator
THE Supreme Court has agreed to promptly hear an appeal by a serving lawmaker, Peter Nwaoboshi who was sentenced to […]