Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, said in Abuja on Thursday that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) produced more than 1.7 million passports in 2022.
Read more: Immigration produced more than 1.7m passports in 2022 – Aregbesola
Read more: Trial of P&ID commercial director stalled in Abuja over lawyer’s illness
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline of the use of the old naira notes, especially for those in the rural areas.
Read more: Naira: Gov. Ortom backs NASS for extension of deadline
The Senate on Wednesday at plenary, confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Mr Solomon Arase as Chairman,Police Service Commission (PSC).
Read more: Senate confirms ex-I-G Arase as Chairman, Police Service Commission
Traders in Adamawa have stopped business transactions with the old Naira notes of N1,000, N500 and N200 ahead of the official deadline of Jan. 31.
Read more: Adamawa traders reject old Naira notes, close businesses
The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mrs Christiana Munduate has urged state governments to prioritise social protection policy alongside education and healthcare programmes.
Read more: UNICEF urges states to prioritise social protection programme
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has commenced the sensitisation of the populace on the Plateau to the need to deposit their old Naira notes before it ceases to be legal tender on Jan. 31.
Read more: NOA sensitises Plateau public to need for redesigned Naira notes
The Minister of Defence retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi has called for a new border template to minimize cross-border crimes.
Read more: Regional security: Defence minister seeks new border template
