The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, ruled that the old Naira denominations of N200, N500, and N1,000 notes continue to co-exist with the new notes till further notice. The court maintained that the old and new notes should remain as legal tender beyond December 31. until the Federal Government puts a process in place for their replacement or redesign after due consultation with relevant stakeholders. The apex court had, on March 3, restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria from giving effect to the deadline on the use of old notes. However, the CBN, on November 14, extended the validity of the…
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Veteran journalist and consummate newsman, Sir Folu Olamiti, will, on Thursday, November 30, 2023, launch his new book at the University of Ibadan International Conference Centre by 11 am. The launching of the book will be chaired by former Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, himself a doyen of journalism in Nigeria. He will be supported by the former Managing Director of Daily Times of Nigeria Chief Tola Adeniyi who incidentally wrote the forward to the book. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, as standing in as the Special Guest of Honour.…
A former Executive Director, Publications, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, and member, London Institute of Journalists, Commonwealth, since 1978, Sir Folu Olamiti, has been nominated as a Fellow of the Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa(IGLSA). IGLSA, an independent international and multi-disciplinary Think-Tank led by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, and which undertakes research and capacity building on Governance, Leadership, and related issues led, has the primary goal of undertaking research on governance and leadership with a view to bringing unique ideas rooted in the African experience, both historical…
Adamawa governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has announced a N10,000 monthly bonus for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the state. He said the fresh bonus will be an improvement of N20,000 that the state government currently gives once in a service year to every NYSC member who successfully completes the service in the state. The new N10,000 monthly pay is to take effect from January next year Governor Fintiri announced the gesture Tuesday, November 28, at the orientation camp of the 2023 Batch C Stream Two deployment, comprising 1,340 corps members posted to the state. Explaining that the…
Date: 2023-Nov-29 🎯TOPIC: CHRIST’S REIGN IS OUR JOY 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK 👇 https://youtu.be/RA10FCov8jc?si=R7IPy8E3H8PTYLw2 ✝TEXT: Revelation 11:14-19(NKJV) 11:14. The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. 11:15. Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become [the kingdoms] of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” 11:16. And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, 11:17. saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The…
The State and National Assembly Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday affirmed the election of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the March 18 2023 governorship election. The Appeal Court in a unanimous decision dismissed four separate appeals filed by Tonye Cole of All Progressive Congress, Beatrice Itubo of the Labour Party, Innocent Ekwu of the Allied People’s Movement, and Lulu Briggs Dumo of the Accord Party. The court held that all the Appellants failed to prove the allegation of non-compliance with the Electoral Act. The court also faulted the tribunal for dismissing Tonye Cole’s appeal on the ground that APC…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been inundated with a barrage of complaints from well-meaning Nigerians concerning unauthorized withdrawals from their bank accounts, which investigations by the Commission have linked to Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, Debit Card swapping or fraud. The modus operandi of fraudsters involved in this nefarious practice involves keeping a debit card of the same bank, and in the guise of helping a confused bank customer at any ATM point, swaps the card in such a hurry that the customer would not notice and at the same time memorises the pin used in trying the…
The memory of the founder of The Guardian Newspaper, Dr. Alex Uruemu Ibru, was rekindled at the weekend as the Ibru International Ecumenical Centre, Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North Council, Delta State, which he established, and prominent Nigerians honored his memory and contributions to humanity and Nigeria Special lectures, thanksgiving services, memorial intercessions, and awards ceremonies were held in honor of the memory and legacies of the business and media icon. The week-long memorial activities began on Monday, November 20, with visits to some important personalities and birthday wishes to Lady Maiden Ibru, his wife. On Wednesday, a special fasting and prayer…
Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion is raising a formidable Football club to cater for the physical and spiritual well-being of the youth. It is named Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion Football Club CONAC FC. This is an offshoot of the blistering Joshua Generation International Youth Conference which is an annual youth conference for all young persons who want to discover their purpose and take up the mountain of influence being organized by the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion. At the recent General Synod of the Church, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion announced the appointment of the…
The All Africa Conference of Churches, the continent’s leading Protestant ecumenical body, has conferred its Human Rights Award on Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town. Conferring the award at the conference’s general assembly in Abuja, Nigeria, this week, it praised Makgoba in particular for his advocacy of the interests of the poor. “Although South Africa has a sound Constitution and a relatively well-developed economy, it remains a deeply divided society, wherein a high proportion of the country’s income is earned by a few and a small proportion is earned by the vast majority,” the citation for the award said. It…