Violent protests have erupted in some states of the federation over the scarcity of old and new Naira notes. Footages obtained from netizens on Wednesday morning captured aggrieved protesters wielding clubs, matchetes and other dangerous weapons in Edo, Delta and Oyo states respectively. The aggrieved protesters were seen invading banks and destroying other public properties in the aforesaid states. Palpable […]
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BENIN City, the Edo state capital has been shut down over simultaneous protests against the non-availability of new naira notes and the rejection of old ones while apps and bank codes for mobile banking are not working efficiently. An attack at the Benin branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was foiled by a combined team of policemen, Nigerian […]
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The scarcity of new naira notes, which has been a subject of discussion across major towns and cities in Nigeria, took another dimension on Friday when customers took to major streets in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to protest. We gathered that bank customers in Ibadan have been finding it difficult to withdraw money. Our correspondent recalls that the Central […]
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Some soldiers attached to the Army Supply and Transport (S&T) Barracks, Ugbowo, Benin City, Edo, who allegedly caused disruption and assaulted students of the University of Benin at one of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) inside the school premises narrowly escaped being lynched to death by the irked students on Thursday. The soldiers, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to us, were […]
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BENIN CITY – FOR fear of the unknown, several private schools in Benin City, Edo state capital did not open yesterday as civil society groups had a peaceful demonstration in several parts of the city protesting scarcity of premium motor spirit popularly called petrol and exorbitant prices the fuel stations that had were selling the per litre. Some schools sent […]
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The Presidency has rejected the requests for the resignation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk for his comments on the recent flooding that has devastated many states across the country. The Niger Delta Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fire Ms. Farouq for her comments that […]
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Despite the cancellation of anti-government protests planned by a popular musician, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, hundreds of Nigerians, on Monday, trooped out to protest the harsh economic situation in the country. There were protests against the government in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Osogbo, Port Harcourt and Uyo. There was, however, another protest in Abuja, supporting the President Muhammadu Buhari-led […]
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Almost 20 days after President Muhammadu Buhari issued a bailout of N713.7bn to end the lingering crisis of unpaid workers’ salaries in some states of the federation, respite has not come the way of many civil servants. On Wednesday, the governors denied seeking a bailout to help alleviate the salary backlog. Though some indebted states have cleared salary arrears of […]
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