BREAKING: CBN suspends e-Naira, Give Reason Information reaching Ibom Focus that CBN suspends e-Naira The Central Bank of Nigeria has suspended the launch of its digital currency, called e-Naira, hours before its earlier scheduled Independence Day roll out. The suspension was announced by CBN spokesman Osita Nwanisobi on Thursday while addressing the press in Abuja. The shift in events is to allow other events slated for the country’s 61st independence anniversary to take place. No new date has been announced for the launch yet. The CBN had earlier announced the launch of its digital currency (e-Naira) pilot program in October,…
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JUST IN: FG Finally Fix Date Teachers Will Start To Enjoy New Salaries Information reaching Ibom Focus that FG Finally Fix Date Teachers Will Start To Enjoy New Salaries Teachers will from January 2022 enjoy the new salary structure as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said. Mr Nwajiuba made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja at a symposium organised by the Ministry of Education. The symposium is part of activities to mark the forthcoming 2021 World Teachers Day with the theme “Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery”. “The President has approved…
BREAKING: Fed Lawmaker Escapes Death As Gunmen Attack His Convoy; Driver Shot Dead Ibom Focus reports that Fed Lawmaker Escapes Death As Gunmen Attack His Convoy; Driver Shot Dead Unidentified gunmen, Thursday, at about 3:15 pm attacked the convoy of Honourable Chris Azubogu, the member representing Nnewi North/Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, killing one of his drivers. An eye witness said that the gunmen were driving in two Sienna vehicles and one Lexus jeep. Hon. Azubogu was attacked on Nnewi–Nnobi Road on his way back to Nnewi from Awka after his formal declaration for the All Progressives Congress,…
Bandits Have Taken Over My Constituency, I Can’t Go There Anymore, – Lawmaker Cries Out Lawmaker Cries Out Over Buhari Government’s Failure says Bandits Have Taken Over My Constituency, I Can’t Go There Anymore A lawmaker representing Sabon Birni South in Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Saidu Ibrahim, has urged the Nigerian and state governments to rescue Sokoto East Senatorial District from bandits. Ibrahim said bandits have completely taken over his constituency. He, however, noted that he is ready to lead soldiers to their hideouts in the forest whenever they are willing to go and confront the bandits. Ibrahim…
BREAKING: WTO: Okonjo-Iweala Set to Resign Following the WTO position, information reaching Ibom Focus that Okonjo-Iweala set To Resign If There Is No Headway On Critical Issues Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the leader of the World Trade Organization, began the year with a plan to score quick negotiating victories that she said would help reboot the dysfunctional Geneva-based trade body. Now, seven months into her 4 1/2-year term, Okonjo-Iweala has fully grasped the frustrating reality of the WTO’s historical inertia, even privately floating the idea of resigning if no headway can be found on critical issues, according to five trade officials in…
It’s Easy To Be Safe With Bandits If You Develop Relationship With Them, Says Gumi, Reveals How To Develop Relationship With Bandits Popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Gumi says it’s easy to Be Safe With Bandits If You Develop Relationship With Them Bandits can be won over by showing them respect and understanding, says controversial Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi. Mr Gumi, a self-appointed mediator for the brigands that have been wreaking havoc in many northern states, says his interaction with the bandits have been easy because he always “go(es) through the door.” To Be Safe With Bandits “I go through the…
Independence Day: Banks In South-East Down Nigerian Flags, Full List Following the Independence Day Sit-at-home order by IPOB, information reaching Ibom Focus that Banks In South-East Down Nigerian Flags Commercial banks in the South-East region of Nigeria have started bringing down the Nigerian flag from their poles, Ibom Focus has learnt. This comes a few days after the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) urged its members to remove all Nigerian flags mounted in “Biafra land.” The group had also declared another sit-at-home on October 1, 2021, when Nigeria will be celebrating its 61st Independence anniversary. Meanwhile, sources in the region…
VIDEO: HAPPENING NOW: Massive Killing As Gunmen Set Ablaze Police Station With Officers Inside Information reaching Ibom Focus that Massive Killing As Gunmen Set Ablaze Police Station With Officers Inside Unidentified armed men Thursday stormed Ajali police station in Anambra State, killing some police officers while setting the station alight. Ibom Focus has learned that the attackers on 30 September trapped officers inside the station located in Ajali town, headquarters of Orumba North local government area of the State, before setting it on fire. Some residents attempting to break open a wall for the trapped officers to possibly be rescued.…
HIGH COST: Pure Water Producers Announce Major Price Increase Information reaching Ibom Focus that Pure Water Producers Announce Major Price Increase Sachet water sellers in Abuja have announced a major price increase, following up with a trend of constantly rising prices of goods and services as Nigeria battles high inflation. Without a reliable supply of safe and hygienic water, millions of Nigerians rely on the popular “pure water” for their daily drinking needs. A 50 cl sac sold for N10 in Abuja before now. The producers, under the Association of Table Water Producers Association of Nigeria, said they have imposed…
Man Drags Wife To Court After Getting Pregnant For Another Person Information reaching Ibom Focus that Man Drags Wife To Court After Getting Pregnant For Another Person An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday granted a 65-year-old businessman, Akinola Ikudola, divorce from his wife, Funsho, on grounds that she got pregnant for another man while still living with him. The President of the Court, Adeniyi Koledoye, said that it was proper for both parties to go their separate ways since they were tired of living together as husband and wife. “Since both parties consented to the dissolution of the…