“In agreement with the House of Representatives resolution and subject to section 20, subsection 3 which says even after the old currency have lost its legal tender status that we are mandated to collect those monies. We will still continue to accept the old notes into bank accounts.” -CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that as from 31st January, 2023, no candidate would be registered without the provision of an email address. The Board noted that this review of its Advisory on the ongoing UTME registration is to ensure that best practices are followed in the process of capturing all…
President Muhammadu Buhari today commissioned the Dala Inland Dry Port, in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State. The President arrived at exactly 10:32 a.m., accompanied by some of his cabinet members. The President was received by the Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje and the Minister of Transportation, Jaji Sambo, and the Managing Director…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days. In a press statement issued on Sunday, Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, said the new deadline is February 10, 2023.
It was always obvious to keen, disinterested observers that Bola Tinubu’s gamble in helping Buhari to ascend to power won’t pay off in the end; that his opportunistic political love affair with Buhari won’t be requited; and that the brittle, delicately thin thread that held their relational dynamic would snap sooner or later. I wrote…
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conduct a mock accreditation exercise on February 4. According to the Commission, the exercise is to test the efficacy of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on…
She has become the cynosure of all eyes, even mine. Everyone wants to hear from her. Media houses are falling on top of each other to interview her. She is exposing what we already know about the All Progressives Party (APC); also known as All Promises Cancelled.
Ahead of the January Thirty-first deadline for old naira notes of #200, #500 and #1,000 in circulation to be returned to banks, some financial institutions have elected to work on Saturday and Sunday to beat the deadline, see below some the banks that have issued notice to that effect:
WHO, NPHCDA, other partners hail Gov AbdulRazaq as Kwara launches new health intervention
The Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu said that the capital expenditure is Fifty point two percent of the total budget estimate while recurrent expenditure stands at Forty Eight point three percent.
It is Tinubu’s Turn to Chop; Vote for Him or be Charged for Blasphemy…. It is Tinubu’s turn to chop. He has invested a lot in Nigerian politics but not in its development. He singlehandedly, or so, installed the current president into power. Not only that, he has his boys (or guys) everywhere; as law…
Kwara Speaker, Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu; his counterpart from Kogi State, Rt.Hon Mathew Kolawole and his colleagues at the 9th Kwara Assembly; Kwara APC candidates for State Assembly joined Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and other APC chieftains in Kwara State and beyond to welcome the front runner for the 2023 Presidential race, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and…
Former Zambian International footballer Philemon Mulala killed by his 3 dogs, including 2 pitbulls. People should know that pitbulls are not so intelligent, those who keep them must be very careful or better stay away from keeping them at all. Pitbulls are dangerous. Credit: @Brotherbarth Twitter page
All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary School, ANCOPSS, has expressed its determination and commitment to complement government efforts at restoring the lost glory of education. President of the ANCOPSS, Kwara State Chapter, Comrade Umar Usman Abdullahi gave the assurance during the State Executive Meeting held in Kaiama, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State….
Nigerians have been told to continue to encourage and support the Armed Forces to succeed in their duty of maintaining peace and territorial integrity of the country. Kwara State Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq made the call at this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance day in Ilorin, Kwara State While hailing the gallant effort of fallen heroes, Governor…
The Ghanaian government has signed an agreement with trade unions to increase the salaries of all public servants by 30 per cent in the year 2023. According to Aljazeerah, this was disclosed in a joint statement, as the country struggles to reduce debt and tackle rampant inflation. The cedi dropped heavily against the US dollar…
All Progressives Congress Campaign Council in Kwara State has said the opposition PDP will definitely cry out its heart next month when the President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to be in the state to commission some legacy projects executed by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Campaign Spokesperson and Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Olasumbo Florence Oyeyemi, said…
We are few weeks to the 2023 General Elections. Should the elections take place, there are fears due to the general insecurity, it might end up in jihad. Some partisan Muslim clerics consider the election a call to jihad and want it to be seen as jihad by every Muslim. But in a jihad, there…
Sudents of Arabic Schools have been advised to remain focused on Arabic Education and be of good conduct to contribute to the betterment of the Society. This was part of the message delivered by Alhaji AbdulRazaq Arema, the Principal of Darul Ulum, Isale Koto, Ilorin at the send forth programme organized by the school for…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Shao over the death of the chief Imam of the community, Sheikh Habibullaah Muhammad Jamiu Bamgbola. In a statement on Wednesday, the Governor said the death is a significant depletion in the ranks of Muslim scholars in the State and a minus to Shao…
He explained that the vacancies are being filled, essentially from pool of qualified applicants from its previous recruitment exercise of 2021.
One of the nicest legacies of APC led government, aside the multidimensional poverty and suffering, would be the recent hike in the school fee to be paid by Nigerian students. “Education” as the saying goes “is the best legacy.” But standard education comes with a cost. Previous governments, in a display of responsibility, had been…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday swore in Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara as the Acting Chief Judge of Kwara State, some hours after Justice Suleiman Durosinlorun Kawu OFR bowed out of the bench in great honours. The development reaffirmed the administration’s absolute respect for separation of powers and rule of law, the Governor said….
The ancient city of Kano was agog on Wednesday as thousands of supporters of the All Progressive Congress,APC, trooped out to attend the Campaign rally of the Presidential flag bearer of the party, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Party loyalists from the 44 local government areas of the state trooped to the state headquarters as early…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, secured a total of 3785 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-five) convictions across all its Commands in 2022. The figure, which emerged from a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows a 70.5% improvement over its record for 2021(2220). It also represents a 98.93% success…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the authorities of the Nigerian Air Force on the death of LCPL Goselle Nanpon who was killed by a truck driver at a security point in Ilorin, Kwara State. The Governor also sent a get-well-soon message to LCPL Yahaya Ayuba who sustained a spinal cord injury in…
Kwara State Police Command wishes for the umpteenth time and reminds motorcycle and keke napep operators of the illegality of operating between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. in Kwara State. This reminder is imperative in light of the wrong assumption by some political party supporters that the enforcement of the order banning the movement of…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 57TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ILORIN EMIRATE DESCENDANTS PROGRESSIVE UNION (IEDPU) HELD BETWEEN 25TH AND 26TH DECEMBER, 2022 PREAMBLE The 57th edition of the annual National Conference of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, (IEDPU), held between Sunday, 25th and Monday,26th December, 2022 with an opening ceremony at the…
