The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that old N200, N500, N1,000 notes will remain legal tender until December 31, 2023. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, announced this in a statement on Monday. AbdulMumin stated that the CBN took the decision based on the …
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“Why I pay taxes” By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta “As a villager, I loathed paying taxes, or what they called revenue, in our weekly open air market,” said Maitabo, the livestock trader who is now an industrialist in the big city where he established factories that turned out a basket of …
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A team of operatives from various police departments have arrested two fake soldiers allegedly planning to unleash mayhem in Delta State. The suspects, Mike Okon, 27, and Wilson Sunday, 24, are both from Cross River State. Army camouflage uniform and a pair of black jungle boots were recovered from Okon, …
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured the legal team of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that all documents used during the February 25 election would be made available for inspection. At a meeting in Abuja on Monday, Newsextra24 learnt that …
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The candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential election, Peter Obi has claimed that he won the election in Rivers State. Peter Obi who spoke while featuring on Arise TV on Monday claimed that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike worked against him during the election. According …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has explained why there were issues with the result viewing portal during this year’s presidential election. The IReV portal was introduced by INEC to improve the transparency of the electoral process. The commission had promised that polling unit results would be uploaded to the …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the issues with the result viewing portal have been rectified ahead of the March 18 gubernatorial elections. INEC had promised to upload results from polling units during the February 25 presidential elections in real-time. However, the IReV portal remained inactive for a …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has cleared the air on directing commercial banks to dispense and accept the deposit of old Naira notes amid the raging currency crisis. Dr Isa Abdulmumin, Acting Director of Corporate Communication CBN, in an exclusive chat with us on Monday, clarified that there is no …
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Following its dissatisfaction with the outcome of the just concluded presidential election, the legal team of the Labour Party has arrived at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja to inspect materials. Channels TV reports that the team are currently meeting with officials of the commission. The meeting with …
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Former House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara has refuted claims that he’s back in the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain on Monday responded to an enquiry by Newsextra24. “It’s complicated. I am supporting candidates not parties,” Dogara replied. Dogara was at the weekend seen with …
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