Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo has said that the rejection of the old Naira notes is contrary to the Supreme Court’s stand.  As guest on TVC Business Show aired on Thursday, Onigbanjo, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said that petrol stations, banks and others who reject the old notes could be prosecuted.   …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared the operations of an elite health facility, The Lilu Specialist Hospital, frequented by wealthy Nigerians, as illegal over activities that fall short of standards in medical practices. After four years of operating in Abuja, the irregularities around Lilu Hospital, purportedly run by North Koreans, were brought to the public glare following a recent …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday flagged off ‘Imole Free Medical and Surgical Outreach’, organised by the University of Osun Teaching Hospital to mark his 100 days in office. At the outreach in Iwo, Adeleke reiterated the commitment of his administration to quality health care delivery in the state. The governor, who expressed readiness to develop the state …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration of applicants for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by one week from 15 February. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Wednesday in Abuja that the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, 20 February, while the UTME registration ends on 22 …

Pandemonium broke out on Wednesday in the Ogijo area of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State after a Police officer allegedly killed a soldier during an altercation in the community. The Police officer, who was popularly called Mopol by residents, was said to have shot the soldier, who was attached to 81 Division of Nigerian Army, after the disagreement …

The Oba-elect of Odo Nla kingdom-Ikorodu, Lagos, Prince Olusoga Olowolekomoh has lost his mother, Alhaja Falilat Olowolekomoh. She died on Monday at the age of 75, and was buried the next day, according to Islamic rites. The Fidua prayers will be held for her on 21 February at the Soga Lekomoh International Limited, Plot 314, Lagos Road, Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos, …

As Nigerians struggle to survive the hardship caused by redesigned Naira notes and swap policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the situation has been further worsened for the residents of a part of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), under Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Local Government Area of Lagos State. The residents, who spread across six streets, including Aduke …

With Naira notes-swap protests in parts of the country, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for calm among the citizens. In a statement in personally signed on Wednesday, Tinubu said he has been saddened by the reported violent protests in Delta, Oyo, Kwara and Edo States, and some other parts of …

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has said that there has been no meeting this week between the Federal Government and either the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) or the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF). In an earlier report, sourced and credited to TheCable, President Buhari was said to have met with the NGF and the PGF to resolve the legal action …

At least four protesters were feared killed on Wednesday when violence erupted in Benin and its environs in Edo State over cash swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In Delta State, irate youths set ablaze two commercial banks in protest against the continued scarcity of the new Naira notes and their rejection of the old notes. The victims …