By Toyin Saheed Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to make the old 200 Naira-Notes a legal tender till the 10th of April, commercial banks in Ilorin the Kwara State capital shut their branches to customers today. Our Correspondent who went round the ilorin metropolis confirmed that no commercial banks open for operation in the state capital as the naira scarcity
Continue ReadingBy Dare Akogun President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release old N200 notes into circulation to co-exist with the new N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes for 60 days. The President, who made this known in a nationwide broadcast on Thursday, directed the CBN to allow the new notes available to all citizens
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By Dare Akogun Six persons have been killed in a fatal road accident which occurred on Wednesday at Ganmo along Ilorin/Omu-Aran highway, Kwara State on Wednesday. An eyewitness account revealed that the multiple accidents involved an ash colour commercial Suzuki bus with registration number BDJ-134XB and a blue colour DAF (ABC435XN) loaded with onions coming from Sokoto State. The Eyewitnesses
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By Dare Akogun The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has maintained a lead in a third and final nationwide opinion poll commissioned by Anap Foundation and conducted by NOI Polls Limited (NOIPolls). The result of the fresh poll was released on Wednesday by the President and Founder of Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside. The third poll which
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By Dare Akogun The Social Democratic Party candidate for Ilorin East and South Federal Constituency, Hon. (Dr) Abdulganiyu Saka Cook-Olododo has announced tentative suspension of his campaigns across the 23 wards of the constituency. The suspension, according to a statement by the Director Media and Publicity of Ganiyu Saka Cook-Olododo Campaign Council, Ibrahim Sheriff is as a result of the
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By Dare Akogun The Gubernatorial Candidate of the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) in Kwara State Alhaji Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal has condemned the insensitivity of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the lingering fuel and naira scarcity that have subjected the masses to untoward hardship. Lawal via a press statement signed by the Deputy Director, Media and Strategic Communications of
Continue ReadingBy Tajudeen Raji ( Olofamojo) *My foundation was set up to help humanity, some old men and women can no longer go to the farm and they have to eat and access medical care no matter how little. The Gbenga Power Foundation has given out free JAMB forms to no fewer than 1,800 candidates across Ifelodun, Offa and Oyun Federal Constituency
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By Toyeeb Omotayo Some aggrieved residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Wednesday trooped to major roads protesting over the hardship imposed on them by the new naira-notes and persistent fuel scarcity. The protesters, in their hundreds, blocked the Ogidi-Oko Olowo road, Geri Alimi, Oja Oba, Apata Yakuba and the UITH road. The protesters obstructed the major roads, thereby
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
