Day: November 24, 2022

New naira notes fortified, difficult to counterfeit, says Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday launched the newly redesigned Naira banknotes, assuring that their features make them difficult to counterfeit. Speaking at the launch of the new banknotes, a ceremony that preceded the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, Abuja, the President expressed his delight that the redesigned currencies are locally produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPMC) Plc. According to an issued statement, signed by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled: “Why I approved the redesign of Naira notes, by President…

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Naira Redesign: “Nigerians will fill uncountable forms to withdraw large amounts” – Emefiele 

Aminu Imam

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said the apex bank will henceforth take cashless policy seriously, noting that people will fill countless forms and provide their data before they can withdraw large amounts. Emefiele also said the redesign of the N200, N500 and N1, 000 notes was not targeted at any individual or group of people in the country. He stated these on Wednesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after the launch of the redesigned naira notes by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council…

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2023: “I swear to God, I will fulfill promise on restructuring if elected” – Atiku vows

Aminu Imam

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has vowed that he will carry out the restructuring of the country if elected into power in 2023. Atiku, also a former Nigeria’s vice-president, who spoke at a meeting with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nigeria, discussed his plans for restructuring of Nigeria, enhancing the economy, and how he will tackle the multifaceted security challenges confronting the country at the meeting. Atiku promised that if he is elected into government in 2023, he would deliver on…

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PDP Crisis: IBB, Jonathan, others move to reconcile Atiku, Wike

Aminu Imam

Following the frosty relationship between the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike-led Integrity Group, a last-minute push by former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), former President Goodluck Jonathan and prominent party leaders to resolve the crisis is ongoing and is expected to yield positive results, it was gathered Atiku and the Rivers State governor have been at daggers drawn over demand for the resignation of PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Recall that the PDP presidential candidate and Wike visited IBB and Jonathan,…

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2023: “I will partner with Journalists if elected governor” – Kaduna PDP guber candidate, Isah Ashiru

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Isah Ashiru has promised to partner with Journalists if elected governor in the forthcoming 2023 election. Ashiru said partnering with journalists who he repeatedly described as the fourth estate of the realms, has become imperative because they contribute to the development of the state and nation in general. The governorship hopeful spoke yesterday, during an interactive session with newsmen at the secretariat of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State council. He also spoke on policies and infrastructures…

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2023: Islamic Tijjanniyah sect in Nigeria endorses Kaduna APC guber candidate, Uba Sani

Aminu Imam

The Tijjanniyah Sufi Order in Nigeria, an Islamic sect, has endorsed Sen. Uba Sani, the Kaduna State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate as its preferred candidate for 2023 poll. This is contained in an issued statement by the Director of Strategic Communication of the State APC Campaign Council, Ibraheem Musa, in Kaduna, Musa said that the endorsement was announced at the maiden Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Tijjanniyah Grassroots Mobilisation and Empowerment Initiative of Nigeria by one of the leaders of the group, Sheikh Tijjani Sani Inyass. He…

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2023: ‘UK is watching’, British High Commissioner 

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…Expresses worry over upsurge in violence The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Lang, has said the United Kingdom (UK), like the rest of the international community, will be watching the 2023 general elections in Nigeria very closely. This, she explained, was because of the important position occupied by Nigeria in Africa and the rest of the world. Lang said this during a meeting with the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja, yesterday. She said, “This election is very important to Africa…

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2023: “No going back on uploading of results on INEC portal” – Chairman 

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said the Commission is not going back on its decision to upload the results of the 2023 general elections on its portal. Yakubu stated this at the National Stakeholders Forum on the 2023 general elections, organised by the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room. According to the INEC chairman, uploading results to the portal would enable Nigerians to have a real-time view of the results as they are being collated. He said the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation…

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