By Correspondent in Abuja. The Supreme Court says its February 8 order barring the Federal Government and its agencies from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the use of old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes still subsist. The court made the clarification on Wednesday following complaint by lawyer to Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states,…
By Correspondent in Ilorin. The Police Command in Kwara state says it has arrested five suspects for public disturbances following their involvement in early Wednesday morning protest on new naira note swap in Ilorin. This is contained in a statement signed by SP Okasanmi Ajayi, the Police Public Relations Officer,PPRO, for the Command in the…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state. Photo credit: Vanguard news. By Correspondent in Abeokuta & Lokoja. The governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun, vowed to close any commercial bank that refused to accept the old naira notes. The governor,who gave the admonition In a brief statement on his official Twitter page. He warned:”We will shut…
By Dada Ahmed. The Nigeria Export Processing Authority (NEPZA) and the Nigeria Economic Zones Association (NEZA) have formally led the free trade zones’ community as well as serving and ex-senior officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to bid Deputy Comptroller-General of customs, Mrs Kathleen Chinwe Ekekezie tumultuous farewell, after a 35-year meritorious service. The…
DCG KC Ekekezie being given an Excellence Leadership Award by Alhaji Abdu Fanda, Chairman NEPZA board at the event.
By Correspondent in Kano. Kano State Government has warned that it would not hesitate to revoke operational licenses of major business owners or take action on anyone who refuses to accept the old naira notes as a means of transaction. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who handed down the warning…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a 51-year-old cleric, Nduka Anyanwu, to double life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating two biological sisters. Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted the Lagos-based pastor for impregnating a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old. Both girls have delivered of babies. Soladoye held that evidence of prosecution witnesses were…
