The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Tuesday that the old N1,000, N500, and N200 notes must be exchanged by the deadline of February 10, 2023. The deadline has been the subject of debate, with some governors taking the central bank to court and the court preventing the bank from carrying it out. Despite this, the CBN … Read more
A Nigerian mother, Mrs. Blessing Adeniran, has taken to the internet to demand answers from the administration of Chrisland High School, Lagos, after her 12-year-old daughter, Desola Whitney Adeniran, collapsed and passed away last Thursday, February 9, while participating in the school’s Inter-house sports at the Agege Stadium. The distraught mother revealed in a video posted on social … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been prohibited from extending the deadline for the use of the old naira notes by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court. The court also mandated that the CBN put the revised naira into full circulation. On Monday, presiding judge Eleojo Enenche issued the directive while rendering a decision in a … Read more
A staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is seen in a video obtaining payment from registered voters before they can pick up their Permanent Voters’ Card, or PVC. According to the video, the event happened at the PVC collection facility for the Commission in Emene, Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State. Nyscinfo … Read more
In the Ojuelegba neighborhood of Lagos State, an articulated vehicle towing a 20-foot container collided with a commercial bus, crushing nine passengers to death. According to investigations, the commercial bus lost control and plummeted over the side of the Ojuelegba Bridge while picking up passengers at the bus stop nearby. The Lagos State Emergency Management … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the phasing out of old naira notes till February 10, 2023. The CBN disclosed this in a statement it released on Sunday. According to the CBN, “a 10-day extension of the deadline from January 31, 2023, to February 10, 2023, to allow for the … Read more
Hassan Sule, the 36-year-old son of Engr. Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa State, passed away. Hassan passed away on Thursday, according to a brief statement written by Ibrahim Addra, the governor’s chief press secretary. “His Excellency Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, Executive Governor of Nasarawa State on behalf of his family, announces the sudden demise of his … Read more
Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba-Marwa (rtd), chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), reported that the agency had confiscated nine tonnes of illicit drugs worth N1.5 billion and detained 1,078 individuals in Kano State in 2022. Six cannabis sativa farms were also found and destroyed by the NDLEA, according to him, in five local government areas … Read more
Demola Seriki, Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, has died at the age of 63. His children informed him of his passing on Thursday morning. A brief announcement stated that the late ambassador passed away early that morning in Madrid, Spain, while no further information was given. The 63-year-old politician from Lagos was also a businessman, teacher, … Read more
Daniel Oladapo, better known by his stage name D’banj, has been freed from prison by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Pelumi Olajengbesi, D’banj’s attorney, posted pictures of the musician on his Facebook page on Friday. He stated, “D’banj was released on self-recognizance after the ICPC was unable to locate any evidence … Read more