The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reacted to the statement of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, claiming that her ministry has no knowledge about the redesigning of the Naira Notes. Naija News had earlier reported that Ahmed stated this on Friday when she appeared before a Senate committee.
Ahmed had faulted the process of the apex bank, which she described as ill-timed.
The spokesman of CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, while reacting to the statement of the Minister said the apex bank remains a very thorough institution.
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) started the year with a loss as investors experienced a decline in market capitalisation for the first time in 2024. At the end of trading on Wednesday, the market cap decreased by approximately N638 billion, settling at N44.885tn, Naija News understands.
This occurred just a day after the market cap surpassed the N45tn mark.
However, despite the fact that the All-Share Index, the exchange’s benchmark index, remained above 80,000 points, it dropped by 1,167.
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has been charged not to claim glory for the successes recorded by the administrations of former Governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode. A chieftain of the party, Tunde Bank-Anthony on Wednesday said the administration of Fashola was more visible than Tinubu’s eight years.
Bank-Anthony made this claim during an interview on Channels TV.
He further stated that Ambode was performing but was hindered from returning to the office for the second term.
In Netflix's 'The Imperfects,' experimental gene therapy has some monstrous consequences. Let's talk filming locations. Source: NetflixWhat if your body, your precious temple, was used for intricate scientific experimentation? As if your helpless flesh vessel was probed by a bug-eyed alien without the slightest bit of consent. And besides being inherently violated — as if that's not bad enough — what if the wacky, controversial experimentation changed you? Perhaps you became .
The wreck of the Clotilda, the last ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States, remains buried in mud on the bottom of the Mobile River in Alabama, exactly where I discovered the long-lost ship three years ago.
When I found the Clotilda in April of 2018 with a team from the University of Southern Mississippi, I felt certain that the ship would be raised from the riverbed and put on display in a world class museum in short order.
With the release of HBO Max's adult cartoon series 'Velma,' the internet seems to have one burning question: Is Velma Black? Here's what we know.
Velma Dinkley is indisputably the best Scooby-Doo character. She's smart, she's confident, she's the voice of reason, and she's certainly full of sass. Though they don't always show their appreciation for her, the Mystery Inc. gang is lucky to have Velma. Heck, we're not so sure any spooky mystery would actually get solved without her sharp and snappy direction.
After Ivory Coast, the hosts of the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), proved that there are still minnows in football by beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 on the opening day of the tournament, the giants that played on day two proved otherwise. Nigeria, Egypt, and the worst of them all, Ghana, all made it look like the AFCON 2023 would be an edition for the minnows.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria opened the floodgate for a disappointing outing for the giants by drawing 1-1 with a lowly-rated Equatorial Guinea.
In Marvel Studios’ new series “Secret Invasion,” Nick Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury and his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill, and the Skrull Talos. Together, they race against the clock to save Earth and humanity.
Samuel L. Jackson again plays Nick Fury in this six-episode Marvel Studios film series along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos.
Network: Disney+
First Episode Date: June 21, 2023
What then, was the real story behind this transformation? Was Medusa always as hideous and deathly as the legends portrayed her to be? Well, it’s not uncommon to read of people whose stories have been left untold or misunderstood. So, what is Medusa’s side of the story and how did a once strikingly beautiful woman turn into something so frightening? Medusa’s story ADVERTISEMENT
In a version of the myth recounted by the Greek poet Pindar (517–438 BCE), Medusa was a strikingly beautiful woman.
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