The Jigawa State Government has vowed to enforce the Supreme Court order restraining the Federal government from banning the old naira notes as legal tender. This was contained in a public notice made available to newsmen by the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties Auwal Sankara. According to the public notice, commercial banks, corporate organisations, ministries, agencies, and traders must …

The Ministry of Interior has published the names of 8, 611 Nigerians who have yet to collect their passports across the country. The Ministry listed the names on its website with the link shared on its official twitter handle and retweeted by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2022 November/ December Senior School Certificate of Examination (SSCE) results, with 57 percent of candidates scoring five credits and above. The Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made the official announcement of the results at the NECO headquarters in Minna on Thursday, saying that 60,133 candidates registered for the examination with 59,124 of them …

Violent protests and other forms of reactions are witnessed in some areas as many Nigerians kick against the Naira notes swap policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Sporadic gun shots were heard along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway as the situation worsens. In lbadan, the Oyo State capital, residents again expressed their displeasure on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari …

The Chairman/Founder of The Address Homes, Dr Olabisi Onasanya was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) in Finance at the 7th convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) held at the main campus, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State last Saturday. The conferment was approved by the University Senate and governing council in recognition of Onasanya’s “professional excellence, illustrious persona …

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 …