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By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Oct. 27, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised Nigerians to be wary of fraudsters who have been posting fraudulent messages relating to the eNaira launched recently. Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, Director, Corporate Communications, said in a statement posted on the bank’s website on Wednesday, …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a major overhaul of the security landscape in Anambra State ahead of the 6th November, 2021 Gubernatorial Elections in the State. The overhaul, according to a statement by CP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, includes the deployment of …

Los Angeles (U.S.), Oct. 26, 2021 Although surplus Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses in U.S. states will soon expire, the White House Vaccine Task Force has rejected the proposal to donate the unused doses to other countries. The Washington Post reported that health authorities and hospitals in Southern California’s demand for …

  By Ismaila Chafe Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Oct. 26, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ahead of the investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some members of his entourage …

The adoption of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and its underlying technology, called block chain, can increase Nigeria’s GDP by $29billion over the next 10 years, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja at the official launch of the eNaira. The President also declared that the introduction of the …

Bamako, Oct. 25, 2021 (Xinhua/NAN) The  Malian government has declared the Special Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “persona non grata” and given him 72 hours to leave the country, according to a statement. The statement issued on Monday by the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

In the build-up to the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja urged foreign envoys in Nigeria to be guided by diplomatic practices to ensure that their activities remain within the limits of their profession. Receiving Letters of Credence at State House from the Ambassadors of Japan, European …

  Despite a court ruling, the Nigerian Army is yet to reinstate Colonel Auwal Suleiman, the brain behind the establishment of the popular civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) and who coordinated the arrest of 377 Boko Haram terrorists in 2009. Colonel Suleiman was among 38 Army officers compulsorily retired by …

President Muhammadu Buhari will, today, Monday October 25, 2021, depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organized by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. The President will be joined at the 5th edition of the flagship investment event by business executives from Nigeria, bankers, Captains of industry …

The overcrowded Oyo Medium Security Custodial Centre, in Oyo State, was attacked by yet to be identified gunmen at about 2130hrs on Friday 22nd October, 2021. The Custodial Centre was established in 2007 with a capacity of 160 inmates but at the time of the attack, it had a total …

Attack aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have eliminated scores of insurgents suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), in Yobe State, PRNigeria learnt The ISWAP terrorists, it was learnt, were killed on Saturday, by aggressive airstrikes of the Air Task Force of …

By Muftau Ogunyemi Akure, Oct. 23, 2021 Police in Ondo State on Saturday confirmed the abduction of two little girls of nursery and kindergarten classes and the stealing of their mother’s car in Akure. DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, Police Public Relations Officer in Ondo State told the News Agency of Nigeria …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja urged Ogoni Leaders to sensitize indigenes on value of protecting national assets like pipelines and other oil installations, saying wilful damages usually create more havoc on their environment and hamper development in the area. Receiving some leaders and people of Ogoni Land at the …

Three attack jets of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF have bombarded scores of Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, in the North East. PRNigeria gathered that the bombardments of the jets were executed at an Island in Tumbun, near Lake Chad. A military source, said following credible intelligence that …

Pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said that the production of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in court, Thursday, October 21, 2021, is largely due to “the diplomatic engagements” of the organisation under the leadership of Ambassador (Professor) George Obiozor. A statement by  Chiedozie …

A vivid account of how a Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) passenger train was attacked by armed bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor has been given by a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official in Abuja. The official, DCC Okafor C. P, DACs Abuja District, NSCDC, in a report, said that …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Oct. 21, 2021 A Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday fixed Nov. 10 for hearing the application of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, challenging the competency of the charge preferred against him by the Federal Government Justice Binta Nyako fixed …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, October 21, 2021 received Security Briefing from Service Chiefs at the State House, Abuja. Photos by Tolani Alli shows some of those at the briefing.

….Turkey, Nigeria sign eight major agreements on energy, defence, industry, mining, others President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja heaped praises on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for opening his country’s borders to accommodate millions of refugees in dire need of humanitarian support. Speaking at a joint press conference on the …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 20, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who is on a two-day official visit to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visiting president arrived at the presidential villa at about 11.10a.m, and was …

The Nigerian troops on Monday eliminated at least 16 ISWAP terrorists in Jere Local Government of Borno State. PRNigeria gathered that the troops eliminated the insurgents while repelling an attack launched by the terror group at Chabbal community within the axis. The insurgents entered the town through the Mafa axis …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is produced in court on Thursday, October 21, 2021 to prove to the global community that he “is not only hale and hearty but that shady judicial process is not contemplated while on trial.” The pan …

… Nigerian Army refuses to reinstate other sacked Military Officers despite NASS’ Resolutions, Court orders Nine Major Generals and seven Brigadier Generals ‘arbitrarily’ sacked by the Nigerian Army in 2016 for unjustifiable reasons have been technically eased out of the service, despite interventions of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and …

In yet another recognition of his efforts since becoming the GMD/CEO of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari has been honoured with the “The Sun Man of The Year Award”, the biggest recognition by The Sun Publishing Company Ltd, publishers of The Sun Newspaper titles. Kyari, according to a statement by …