The previous N200, N500, and N1000 notes, as well as the newly designed notes, are still valid until December 31, 2023, according to a CBN announcement on Monday. The decision was made at a Bankers Committee meeting, according to a statement made by its Acting Head of Corporate Communications, Alhaji lsa AbdulMumin. “In compliance with Read More…
Naira exchanged at N461.67 at the Investors’ and Exporters’ window on Monday, a further decline against the dollar. The exchange rate indicated a decline of 0.04 percent from the N461.50 it was trading for at Friday’s close of business. On Monday, the open indicative rate was N461.50 to $1. Prior to settling at N461.67 during Read More…
Due to a 0.01 percent decline in market indicators, Monday’s transactions on the Nigerian stock market ended negatively. The market capitalization decreased by N3 billion to close at N30.391 trillion, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), from an opening value of N30.394 trillion. As compared to Friday’s closing value of 55,794.51, the All-Share Read More…
The Coca-Cola Foundation says it is supporting Nigerian businesswomen with a $10,000 grant to acquire digital skills. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Segun Olabode, Analyst at Precise platform and made available to the newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. According to the statement, Wivesroundtable Foundation has announced the relaunch of its Digital Read More…
I woke up at the weekend to a letter written by Professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai of Bayero University, Kano. He had on March 25, 2023, performed a civic duty as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for the Tudun Wada/Doguwa House of Representative elections. He had announced with his professorial authority that Ado Read More…
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Olumide Oworu, has said that if elected he would push the agenda for qualitative education in Lagos State. Oworu, who is contesting the same seat as fellow actor, Desmond Elliot, who is the incumbent, says that a good education is key to Read More…
Over 300 units of blood were donated by Lagos people, according to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to save the lives of those injured in the train/bus disaster. On Sunday, Sanwo-Olu posted on his Facebook page that 53 people had been released in addition to those who were hospitalised. “I am pleased to report that Read More…
Tems is stunning, then blocks At the Oscars on Sunday, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the coveted best picture award as Hollywood accepted a surreal tale of a Chinese-American family resolving their issues across various dimensions. Seven honours were given to the film altogether, three of which went to the actors Michelle Yeoh, Ke Read More…
