January 2023 - Sahara Gist

Massive rejections for PDP in Kwara North, Babanloma as Saraki threatens to dethrone Kwara monarchs

Sahara GistJanuary 31, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 31, 202301942

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has been greeted with a sea of rejections among traditional institutions as the 2023 general election draws...

National

DMO issues fresh N360bn bond

Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023065

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced the issuance of four N90 billion bonds totaling N360 billion. The office stated in a statement on Wednesday...

National

US announces visa ban on Nigerians undermining democracy

Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023050

The United States has announced visa restrictions on some Nigerians accused of undermining democracy, noting that this was part of the action to advance democracy...

Politics

Fuel Scarcity, New Naira Notes: Stop blackmailing Buhari, PDP taunts Tinubu

Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023059

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’s presidential candidate, has come under fire from the Atiku-Okowa campaign organization for allegedly attempting to blackmail President Muhammadu...

Metro

Osun church seeks help for abducted housewife, child

Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 26, 2023042

Mrs Tosin Olayinka, a housewife, and her child were kidnapped by gunmen in Otaefun, Osogbo, Osun State. The victims were reportedly abducted around 6 p.m....

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NPC Begins Training Of 786,741 Workers For Census

Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023040

The National Population Commission has said 786,741 workers will be trained for the 2023 census. In a statement on Monday, the NPC’s Director of Public...

Education

Kano varsity denies registration fee hike

Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023037

Bayero University Kano has debunked a purported fake letter currently in circulation on social media announcing increment in registration fees. A statement issued on Monday...

National

Buhari sets to inaugurate Lagos Blue Rail, others

Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023043

President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the first section of the Lagos Blue Line Rail. It is the second of several events planned for the President’s...

Politics

Senate Directs CBN To Extend Mop Up By 6 Months

Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023056

The Nigerian Senate, Tuesday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to extend the mop-up of old Naira notes to 31st July 2023. The upper...

National

Buhari Appoints Former Police Inspector General, Arase As Police Service Commission Chairman

Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023

by Sahara GistJanuary 25, 2023038

Solomon Arase, a former inspector general of police, has been nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to serve as the chairman of the Police Service Commission....