CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement signed on Sunday.He explained that the apex bank has sought approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the deadline for the use of the old notes by 10 days.“Based on the foregoing, we have sought and obtained Mr President’s approval for the following: A 10-day extension of the deadline from January 31 to February 10 to allow for the collection of more old notes legitimately held by Nigeri...

As Advocates for Good Governance, a youth group with a mandate of good governance, has described as “sacrilegious" Tinubu’s cloning of fake bishops to add any sense, if any, to the unveiling of his Muslim-Muslim Presidential ticket.In a Thursday statement, the group said: “As Nigerians are all aware, the APC, the party upon whose platform Tinubu and his co-traveller in political comedy, Shettima, are running for the office of President of Nigeria, is notorious for c...

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will deploy the best and modern technology to end insurgency and terrorism.At a news conference on Monday, Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, spoke on the country's security challenges.The official noted that policing was no longer about the use of sophisticated weapons and other security gadgets.He said the deployment of high technology and techniques can achieve the desired goal of protecting citizens.“We are moving in tha...