Day: January 31, 2023

Old Naira Notes Will Be Accepted After Deadline – Emefiele

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By NewsBits The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has told the House of Representatives on Tuesday that commercial banks in Nigeria will still accept old naira notes from customers after the February 10 deadline. Emefiele stated this while appearing before the ad hoc committee set up by the House on the CBN naira redesign policy, although he did not state how long the expired notes would be admitted by the banks. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, had accused the CBN governor of breaching Section…

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Supporters, Protesters Gather As Ekweremadu, Wife Appear In UK Court

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By NewsBits Nigeria’s former deputy senate president and his wife appeared in a London court on Tuesday ahead of their trial for organ harvesting, but his accused daughter was unable to attend as she is in hospital. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, appeared at the Old Bailey court wearing a grey tracksuit top, speaking only to say “Yes, miss” when asked to confirm his name. He is accused along with his wife Beatrice, daughter Sonia and a doctor of bringing a 21-year-old man from Nigeria to have his kidney removed. Prosecutors said…

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Group Launches App To Track, Recover Over N150 Billion Abandoned Projects In Southeast Zone

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…Says Southeast Is Nigeria’s Capital Of Abandoned Projects By Tony Adibe An NGO, Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR), said it has launched an Abandoned Project (AbP) Application (App) to track, recover and complete over N150 billion abandoned projects discovered in Southeast Zone of Nigeria. The group described the Southeast zone as the “capital of abandoned projects” in Nigeria since the area has more abandoned projects than other geo-political zones in the country, stressing that the development was a classic example of waste and abuse of public…

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Coalition Of CSOs Urges Enugu Governorship Candidates To Prioritise WASH Services

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…Says Over 2.37m People Lack Access To Potable, Drinking Water In Enugu By Tony Adibe The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) Enugu State, has advised all governorship candidates for elections to prioritise Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services. This advice came as research finding indicated that over 2.37 million people lacked access to potable drinking water in Enugu State while there has been a price hike of over 100 per cent in the past year from water vendors, according…

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AMCON, Lotus Bank Others Join Former Kenya PM Raila Odinga, Leadership Management For Dinner

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L-R: Head, Brand Marketing and Communications, Lotus Bank Mr Oluremi Akande; Head, Corporate Communications, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Mr Jude Chiedozie Nwauzor and First Counsellor, Kenya High Commission in Nigeria Mr James Nyongesa at the dinner organised by Leadership Newspapers in honour of the visiting former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, Mr Raila Omolo Odinga at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja…. Monday   On Monday, the former Prime Minister (PM) of the Republic of Kenya, Mr Raila Odinga arrived in Nigeria to attend the 14th edition of the…

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