NEWS TITBIT
Good day below are summary of News stories across Nigeria and abroad: 1. The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has tackled President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the new naira redesign and the current fuel scarcity. Tinubu, who spoke during his campaign rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, alleged that […]
Again Court fines Udeze-led AA N1m for challenging Tinubu, Shettima ‘s nominations
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, awarded a N1 million fine against the expelled National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Mr Kenneth Udeze, for instituting a suit in the name of the party against Sen. Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) and his vice deputy, Mr Kashim Shettima. Delivering judgment, […]
Reps summon bank MDs, ask CBN to extend deadline for old notes by 6 months
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to extend the deadline for acceptance of the old naira notes by 6 months. The House also resolved to invite some Managing Director of some banks and the CBN to brief the leadership of the House on the availability of the notes. The decision […]
NEWS TITBIT
Good day! below are News stories across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria has excluded mobile money/Point of Sales agents in Abuja and Lagos from its newly launched cash swap programme. The development came as the January 31 deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes approaches. […]
NAFDAC ALERTS PUBLIC AGAINST USE OF WEIGHT LOSS PILLS
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians against the use of the drug Weight Rapid Loss Capsule. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye stated that the drug has been found to have potential to cause cancer. The NAFDAC boss added that result of laboratory analysis showed that the drug, manufactured […]
CURRENCY REDESIGNED POLICY FUELS NAIRA STABILITY
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria has said that the naira redesign policy of the CBN has fuelled the stability of the naira at the parallel market. Aminu Gwadabe President ABCON, spoke against the backdrop of the outlook of the naira as the January 31 deadline for the swap of the old […]
Keyamo slams PDP over Northern leaders betrayal
Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson for Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress 2023 Presidential Campaign Council has slammed the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party for expecting the ruling party’s Northern leaders to betray his principal. Keyamo said the forthcoming 2023 elections will prove decisively that the North has tremendous passion for the unity and […]
NEWS TITBIT
Good day! below are summary of News stories across Nigeria and Abroad : 1. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a blind 67-year-old man, Aliyu Adebiyi, in whose house they found 234 kilograms of Indian hemp at the Sokoto village, Owena Ijesa in Atakumosa East of Osun State. Femi Babafemi said […]
Discordant tunes over CBN’s new naira notes
On the very last day of this month, January 31, 2023, old naira notes of N200, N500 and N1,000 shall cease to be legal tenders in Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that there will be no extension of the deadline for the use of the old notes. Following up on this, […]
CONUA begs FG to pay lecturers
The leadership of the Congress of University Academics has appealed to the Federal Government to be magnanimous and pay all university lecturers their eight months withheld salaries. The Federal Government withheld the salary covering eight months that the lecturers stayed away from their duty posts in the year 2022, following an industrial action ordered by […]