The federal government through the National Population Commission (NPC) has signed a landmark N85 billion with Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand, Zinox, for the supply of the tech components and other accessories for the 2023 national census project. A statement ...
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Feed SubscriptionNPC Set For Credible, Reliable and Acceptable Census In Nigeria
By Saviour Ekpe There are many indicators that the National Population Commission (NPC) will conduct an acceptable, credible and reliable population and Housing Census in the 2023 National Census in Nigeria. One of the major indicators is the strict, intensive ...
Read More »Banks Deny Hoarding Cash, Say N100bn Invested In IT Infrastructure
Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have spurned claims by some Nigerians, including the damning verdict passed on them by President Muhammadu Buhari, that they are complacent and have been hoarding naira notes. In the past few days, the country had been ...
Read More »Naira Swap: Pains Will Soon Be Over, FG Assures Nigerians
Federal government has said the pains being experienced by Nigerians in their bid to swap the old naira for the re-designed ones is regrettable and transient but necessary for the growth of the nation’s economy. Minister of Finance, Budget and ...
Read More »Fragile Borders Fueling Terrorism, Economic Sabotage, Illicit Flow Of Arms – Buhari
Nigeria and her neighbours must place higher premium on the effective policing of borders, as the fragile nature of entry points into various countries enhance terrorism, economic sabotage, and illicit flow of arms, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President ...
Read More »Make New Naira Notes Available To Nigerians, PCC Tells CBN
The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to up its game in making the new naira notes available to Nigerians. The PCC federal commissioner representing Ekiti State, Hon. Kayode Bamisile, who made the ...
Read More »US Slams Visa Ban On Nigerians Who ‘Undermined’ Democracy
The United States government has announced visa restriction on Nigerians who “undermined” the country’s democracy, stressing that the ban was not targeted at the Nigerian people or the government but specific individuals. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, disclosed ...
Read More »New Naira Notes: NASS Fumes As CBN Insists On January 31 Deadline
Against expectation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the January 31, 2023 deadline for the higher denominations of old banknotes to cease to function as legal tender remains sacrosanct. Many had expected the CBN to extend the deadline ...
Read More »Why Uyo Senatorial District People Prefer Princess (Dr.) Victoria Ibokette
By Christian George/Happiness Amos As the 2023 elections draw closer, the Akwa Ibom North East (Uyo) Senatorial District candidate under the African Democratic Congress, Princess (Dr.) Victoria Ibokette has been given a nod to run as the people of the ...
Read More »CBN Takes Naira Sensitisation To Kaduna, Zamfara, Stresses Deadline
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the weekend in carried out sensitisation on the redesigned Naira notes to Abubakar Mahmud Gumi central market, Kaduna and Central Market in Gusau, Zamfara states, where it called and encouraged the public to ...
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