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[This Day] The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday directed deposit money banks (DMBs) to commence payment of the redesigned naira notes over the counter subject to a maximum daily payout limit of N20,000.

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[This Day] As part of ongoing efforts by the Nigerian Army to promote local content initiative in weapon systems production, the force threw its full weight behind Major General Victor Okwudili Ezugwu to design and build the first indigenous Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, MRAP, vehicle. Done at the Command Engineering Depot in conjunction with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, the MRAP has become the game changer in the fight against insurgency and terrorism. Recently, Chiemelie Ezeobi reports t

[This Day] *NNPC says Port Harcourt refinery 64% completed

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has said it achieved significant revenue of $18 billion from 2015- 2022 from non-oil exports such as Urea Fertilizer, Ginger and Sesame.

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday congratulated the Founder/Chairman of ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena as well as the management and staff of ARISE News Channel on the 10th anniversary of the international broadcast station.

[Premium Times] The downgrade of the nine lenders also affected their issuer ratings and the senior unsecured debt ratings.

[Premium Times] Governor Badaru laments that scarcity of new Naira notes has almost crippled economic activities in Jigawa State.

[Premium Times] The governor said some polls were not conducted accurately and that Mr Obi's Labour Party is using ethnicity and religious bigotry in its campaign.

[Premium Times] "... With this deployment of Starlink, we now have 100 per cent broadband penetration in Nigeria," Mr Buhari said.

[Premium Times] The disclosure marks the first corporate action by Capital Hotels since it was acquired by 22 Hospitality Limited in late September.

[This Day] Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, recently made a historic debut in a new Hollywood flick. Titled 'Take Me Home', Ooni played a unique role that befits his throne as the custodian of Yorubaland and brings royalty, honour and authority to the silver screen.

[This Day] Ethiopia's Hayla Bazu Worku will be leading the team of foreign world-class runners that will compete at the Gold-label 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday, February 4th.

[This Day] The year 2023 will be an interesting year of hopes, hopes raised, and hopes dashed. It will also feature punters, guessers, guesstimators, prophets, pundits, pollsters and endorsers. It is a good game to predict the result of an election before the votes are cast. Diverse procedures and methods with varying accuracy can be used to achieve the same goal of telling the future. It ranges from clairvoyance to spirituality to educated and/or uneducated guesswork to mere baseless bold pontification to and unscie

[This Day] Abuja -- More than 13,500 Nigerians joined their communities in a lawsuit against Shell Plc before a landmark UK trial that could have far-reaching implications for parent-company responsibility over the actions of foreign subsidiaries, Bloomberg reported yesterday.

[Observer] For Mary Kolee, aged 18, President George Weah has failed the youth and thus does not deserve a second term. She claims that Weah has done poorly in the educational sector.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Head of National Central Bureau (NCB) INTERPOL, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Garba Baba Umar, yesterday revealed that the government of United Kingdom (UK) turned down the request of the international police organisation to repatriate former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke.

[Premium Times] The governor said the poll was not conducted accurately and that Mr Obi's Labour Party is using ethnicity and religious bigotry in its campaign which will also make him lose the election.

[Leadership] Nigerian billionaire, Dozy Mmobuosi, is closing in on a deal to buy Sheffield United for around £90million amid the club's recent transfer embargo.

[Premium Times] "On the agenda of the governors are issues of the nationwide fuel scarcity and the new Naira notes that have caused social and economic stress for Nigerians especially small businesses who rely on daily cash transactions," the post reads.

[UN News] The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, while urging the authorities to ensure counter-terrorism operations are conducted in line with international human rights and humanitarian law.

[Premium Times] The bank stated that the new mode of payment is subject to a maximum daily payout limit of N20,000.

[Premium Times] "... these glitches started well early in 2022. It has nothing to do with this election period," the NNPC boss said.

[Premium Times] Nigerians say multiple political parties are needed to provide voters with a genuine choice and once elections are over, the losing side should accept defeat and work with the government.

[Leadership] Nigeria and her neighbours must place higher premium on the effective policing of borders, as the fragile nature of entry points into various countries enhance terrorism, economic sabotage, and illicit flow of arms, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission says an attack Wednesday on its offices in southeast Anambra state destroyed hundreds of ballot boxes and other election materials. Authorities say armed men also attacked a police station in the area and killed a teenager.

[Afrobarometer] Findings suggest a desire for change and a widening political field.

[The Conversation Africa] Universal, safe and reliable water access is a pressing need in the global south. One-quarter of the world's population don't currently have access to clean drinking water. In Ghana, about 5 million people out of a total population of about 31 million lack access to clean, safe water. One person in ten has to spend more than 30 minutes to get drinking water.

[Greenpeace] A coalition of civil society groups have called for the immediate cancellation of a massive oil and gas auction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following news of a secret deal between Oil Minister Didier Budimbu, Nigerian gambling tycoon Chukwuma Ayodeji Ojuroye, and US consultancy GeoSigmoid.

[AI London] Reacting to the news that two Nigerian communities, which have been devastated by oil spills, have filed claims against Shell at the High Court in London, Amnesty International's Head of Business and Human Rights Mark Dummett, said: