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NEW NAIRA: CBN Launches Cash Swap programme for Underserved Communities

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a currency swap program, an initiative to exchange old for new Naira notes for rural and underprivileged regions, ahead of the January 31 deadline for the phase-out of old notes.

LASG announces Traffic Diversion in preparation for President’s visit

The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be restricted from Monday 23rd January and Tuesday 24th January 2023 in preparation for the visit of the President to Lagos State

Nigerian Akintola breaks the school Athletics record in the US

Nigeria sprinter and student of middle Tennessee state university Alaba Akintola broke the 20-year 60m school record when he ran a time of 6.59secs at the commodore challenge

UN chief criticizes oil companies for “big lie” on global warming

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres accused oil firms of peddling a “big lie” about their role in global warming and warned they should be held accountable

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CBN Holds Interest Rate At 26.5% As MPC Cites Global Risks And Inflation Concerns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the country’s benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 26.5 per cent, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who announced the committee’s decision on Tuesday, said the move reflected the...

144 Migrants Dead Or Missing Off Mauritania’s Coast, UN Says

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that 144 migrants are dead or missing after attempting to reach Europe via the waters off Mauritania, following three separate rescue operations carried out between July 14 and 18. The heaviest toll came from a single boat that departed Bufaloto, Gambia,...

ECOWAS Demands Release Of Detained Opposition Leader In Guinea-Bissau

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally free all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, according to a statement issued after a summit of regional heads of state in Sierra Leone. Freeing the political prisoners would...