The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has declared that the seven days request made by President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the problems associated with cash crunch in the country was too long. In a press release signed…
As Nigerians continue to experience difficulties in accessing cash, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has urged major players in the FinTech space, to explore more possible ways of mitigating the current hardships Nigerians are encountering.…
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State has deployed Omituntun buses free to ease movement of residents of the state following the twin crisis of new naira-notes and fuel scarcity. This is contained in a statement by Taiwo Adisa, chief press…
Teslim Kolawole Folarin, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 11th March election in Oyo State, has said that the party’s Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would get between 1.5 million and two million…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has said that his mission to become the president of Nigeria was to rescue the country from the shackles of backwardness and set it on the path of progress…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has endorsed Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, House of Representatives member, as their preferred candidate for the Oluyole Federal Constituency. The students’ body led by Akinteye Obatunde Afeez…
Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State, has said that what Nigeria presently needs now is a vibrant judiciary. Bello stated this on Friday at the swearing in of Justice Josiah Majebi as substantive Chief Judge of Kogi State, adding that…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it will meet with the deposit money banks (DMBs) Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) and Telcos over excessive charges by Point of Sale (PoS) operators. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN said that this…
Nigeria is staring at chaos as ATMs in Africa’s biggest economy run out of new notes, days before a deadline that will render high-value currency illegal. According to a fresh report by Bloomberg, hundreds of people were stranded at a…
Kano state governor and Abdullahi Ganduje has alleged that Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele introduced the chaotic change of Naira notes because of the spectacular failure of his presidential bid. Emefiele did what many considered…
Peter Adigwe, director general, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), has called on stakeholders in the health sector to ensure the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in…
A total of 9,710 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), out of the total number of 122,697 eligible PVCs for the 2023 general elections are yet to be collected in Nasarawa State. Uthman Ajidagba, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has deployed agents to some commercial banks premises in Lafia, Nasarawa State to facilitate its new naira swap policy. Atiku Muhammed-Nasir, Director, Security Service of the apex bank, told newsmen on…
Worried by the difficulty experienced by Nigerians in getting the new naira notes, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Friday met with some players in the FinTech space, exploring possible ways of mitigating the hardship. Specifically, he urged…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday called all Nigerians and the banking public to be calm and show more understanding as the country transits from old to new naira. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN said this during a press…
Boomplay, one of the Africa’s most high-end music streaming and download platform, has rolled out plans targeted at celebrating excellence in African music at the 65th Grammy Awards, the world’s biggest global music night. Currently,…
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has disclosed that it lost between $450m to $500m revenue in one year as a result of the drop in ticket sales. Airfares have risen to almost 400 percent to all international…
Hameed Ali, the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has blamed the Service’s inability to meet its annual revenue target of N3.1 trillion in 2022 for the high rate of insecurity in the northeastern part of the country…
In a bid to mitigate the current cost of living crisis and give Nigerians access to better quality of life, Payfi, a Fintech firm has partnered FCMB and Credit Direct Limited (CDL) to introduce a new credit product, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ …
DealHQ Partners, a leading Africa-focused deal advisory and boutique commercial law firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, has launched its annual Law Undergraduate Essay Competition. The second edition of the competition is aimed at stimulating…
Twenty-two days to the 2023 Presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). BusinessDay gathered that the meeting is not unconnected with strategies to…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asks Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the cash crunch that has become a problem across the country from the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria to change high-value Naira notes with new…
Ibom Air, owned by the Akwa Ibom government, has announced plans to expand its routes to seven African countries as part of efforts to grow the brand and make it a regional operator. The airline which has seven aircraft on its fleet said…
Yoruba Ronu, a socio-political organisation in Southwest, Nigeria, has lamented the current state of the nation, wondering why the current fuel scarcity lingers on for too long and the new naira notes will be so difficult to access by…
The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) has lamented that the forthcoming elections will take place at a time when the country is facing numerous challenges. It said the challenges range from insecurity to the…
iCreate Africa, a social enterprise and skill advocate, says it is out to promote technical and vocational skills for artisans in Nigeria, describing skills as a global currency and a tool fashioned to empower young people to create…
The Lagos State government has announced a diversion of traffic, as some designated roads will be closed Saturday for a few hours for the eighth edition of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. The marathon, which will be flagged off at Teslim…
While the new naira is causing long queues at ATMs, there’s an abundance of it at parties of late. Last week, videos of people spraying the new naira notes at parties circulated on social media, while others faced long lines and waited at…
FG to close energy gap through Rural Electrification Agency– Minister Goddy Jedy-Agba, the Minister of State for Power, said on Thursday at the 2023 Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Management and Board Retreat that the projects…