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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes remain legal tender. A statement by CBN’s spokesperson, Isa Abdulmumin, said the new directive was in...

In line with its consumer-centric approach to telecoms regulation, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for...

Tukur Buratai says the emergence of President-elect Bola Tinubu reflects the will of Nigerians. Mr Buratai, former Nigerian ambassador to the Benin Republic and a chieftain of the All Progressives...

A 26-year-old former Boko Haram insurgent, Alayi Madu, was on March 9 arrested with 10 kilogrammes of skunk, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Sunday. Mr Madu,...

The number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “The death toll...

Shuaibu Oba-Abdulraheem, the Kwara governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), says Nigeria would not be experiencing the current situation if the Independent National Electoral Commission prepared well...

Two transparency groups have threatened to drag the leadership of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) to the EFCC and ICPC over the alleged mismanagement of N146.19 billion. People Advocacy for...

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Idowu Owohunwa, has assured traders at the Ladipo Auto Market, Mushin, and other markets in the state of adequate security. Mr Owohunwa made...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, says 32 survivors of the train and bus accident have been discharged from different hospitals in the state. Mr Abayomi said...

Prices of food items have continued to rise in Bwari, FCT, amidst the fuel and naira scarcity, leaving residents groaning under intense hardships. According to residents on Friday, foodstuff prices...