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President of the United States of America Joe Biden and Republican leaders have expressed cautious optimism that a deal to raise the US debt ceiling is within reach, following emergency talks at the White House but House of Representatives Speaker Kevin Mccarthy said the two sides are still far apart. The standoff has forced Biden to cut short a foreign trip because, without a deal, they could enter a disastrous […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM says the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border following the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The commission yesterday evening stated further that the students were being prepared for their departure to Abuja through the Aswan Airport in Egypt and it was reported that as of 10:15 pm, Airpeace and the Nigerian […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Has reappointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa for a second term as the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM after she was first named in November 2018. The notice of her reappointment was contained in a letter written by the President to the 9th Assembly requesting the Upper Chamber to confirm her reappointment. Dabiri-Erewa was a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has scheduled the next Monetary Policy Committee Mpc meeting between Monday and Tuesday next week. In a notice shared yesterday on Twitter, the apex bank said the 290th meeting would be held at the CBN Headquarters in Abuja. The Mpc is the highest policy-making committee of the Central bank with the mandate including to review economic and financial conditions in the economy and determine […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN yesterday night said old 200 Naira, 500 Naira, and 1,000 Naira banknotes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023. The Acting Director of Corporate Communications of the apex bank’s Isa Abdulmumin disclosed this in a statement yesterday 10 days after the Supreme Court ruled that old naira notes should co-exist with new ones till the end of the year. The CBN accordingly met with […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has called on the Federal Government to make petroleum products available to the masses. The Chairman of Enugu Depot of IPMAN, Chinedu Anyaso, while speaking to newsmen on the high cost of fuel in the South East, explained that a litre of fuel sells for as high as N350 in some petrol stations in Anambra State, while some dispense at N300 which […]
The 9th Assembly has postponed the passage of the 2023 budget and Finance Bill until Wednesday, December 28th, 2022, citing some challenges in receiving the report from the appropriations committee. The President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan who made the announcements during plenary yesterday said that the appropriations bill came to the National Assembly from the executive with some problems and when the committee came to reconcile the figures, the […]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, GODWIN Emefiele, has said that a total of 500 million units of the newly redesigned currency notes were ordered from the minting company following complaints by the banking public that banks are not dispensing enough of the redesigned Naira notes. Emefiele yesterday spoke through the deputy governor of the apex bank in charge of the Financial System Stability at the CBN, […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has revised cash withdrawal limits to 500, 000 Naira and 5 million Naira for individuals and corporate accounts respectively, while it also reviewed downward, the stipulated percentage cost for withdrawals above the stipulated limits. The Director of Banking Supervision of CBN, Haruna Mustapha in a statement yesterday said in gripping circumstances where cash withdrawals above the limits are required, they shall be subject to […]
