January 2023

January 31, 2023
UN condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and other top officials, have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, that left at least 59 dead and 150 injured. According to reports, a militant group ... Read More »
January 31, 2023

January 31, 2023
BUK loses former VC Umar
A former Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano, Professor Ibrahim Umar, is dead. His son, Farouk Ibrahim Umar, confirmed the death to newsmen on Monday. He said that the burial rites of the late renowned physicist would be held at Kofar ... Read More »
January 31, 2023

January 31, 2023
Pope visits conflict-ridden central Africa, first stop DR Congo.
Pope Francis embarks on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations. Thousands of well-wishers are expected at Kinshasa’s Ndjili international ... Read More »
January 31, 2023

January 31, 2023
Nigeria’s economic growth to hit 3.2%, says IMF.
Nigeria’s economy is set to grow from 3.0 per cent in 2022 to 3.2 per cent in 2023 due to measures made to address insecurity in the oil sector, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF disclosed this in ... Read More »
January 31, 2023

January 31, 2023
Tragedy averted as container falls on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Another tragic incident was averted on Monday night after an articulated truck conveying a 40ft container fell on the Kara bridge end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The truck was said to be heading inward Ogun State at top speed when he ... Read More »
January 31, 2023

January 31, 2023
EFCC arrests new naira notes hoarders in Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it arrested members of a syndicate of currency racketeers hoarding and trading in the redesigned Naira notes in Abuja. According to the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the operations were carried out in ... Read More »
January 31, 2023

January 26, 2023
CBN licenses 400 Kogi money agencies for naira swap
The Central Bank of Nigeria has licensed 400 money agents to facilitate easy swap of the newly redesigned notes by rural dwellers. This is to enable more people to meet the January 31st deadline for the final withdrawal of the ... Read More »
January 26, 2023

January 25, 2023
Tension as traders reject old naira notes in Kwara.
Barely a week to the expiration of the use of old naira notes in the country, traders in Kwara State have refused to accept the old currency notes. According to findings, it revealed that old notes are still being dispensed ... Read More »
January 25, 2023