SIX days to the February 25 presidential and National Assembly polls, candidates and political parties are devising ways to mitigate the effects of the raging Naira scarcity on their electoral quests. Currently, there is tension in the polity on account of the scarcity of the new N200, N500 and 1000 notes, which has been worsened…
It’s exactly six days to the presidential election. If everything goes according to plan, Nigerians will be voting for candidates of their choice out of which one will be announced as President. Leading the pack of 18 candidates are in no particular order: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu…
“He diagnoses the country’s failings more precisely than his rivals, though he is not much better at explaining how he would fix them,” the paper said. London-based newspaper The Economist says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), is the best choice for Nigeria. The Economist described Obi as a sprightly 61-year old…
As the cashless policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria comes fully on stream, it has triggered a squeeze in the cash in circulation, leaving traders and buyers in Benue State stranded, with many of them now resorting to the traditional sales method of trade by barter. The method involved the direct exchange of goods between…
As Nigerians prepare to head to the polls to elect new leaders who will steer the affairs of the country, the use of election misinformation and disinformation has become a weaponized tactic employed by supporters of various political parties. This is usually in an attempt to sway public opinion and in turn influence the elections outcome.The…
Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has lamented the ugly scenes of violence that has trailed the Naira redesign policy and its attendant currency scarcity which has generated a wave of anger across the land.In a personally signed statement issued Wednesday night in Abuja, Tinubu said he was saddened by…
The epic battle over the retention or ban of old Naira currency notes in the 200, 500 and 1,000 denominations shifted to the Supreme Court last week, when the Attorneys-General of three States, Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara approached the Apex Court on the issue of the deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will not redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Lagos State, Mr. Segun Agbaje. The Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have kicked against INEC’s plan to transport electoral materials through the Lagos State Parks Management Committee chaired by Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo. Commenting…
The Central Bank of Nigeira, CBN has opened a portal for Nigerians to to deposit the old Naira notes by filling up forms. This development comes after the adjournment of the case on the legality of the February 10, 2023 deadline for the Naira Swap to February 22 by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court adjourned…
Following the crisis emanating from the scarcity of Naira notes and the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has appealed to angry Nigerians to shun violent protest. In a post on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday, the former lawmaker urged those protesting the scarcity to reserve their anger and express it during…