The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the first digital N100 paper note, which will be officially issued into circulation on December 19.
The new Commemorative Centenary banknote, introduced by the CBN governor Godwin Emefiele at the Federal Executive Council meeting, also has features for the visually impaired, Premium Times reports.
Commenting on the new note's features, Emefiele said it was designed to enhance security in order to prevent counterfeiting.
"We have produced a banknote which is the first of its kind, but most importantly it has been designed and produced with most advanced technologies in the world. Read More...
January 14, 1911 — President John F. Kennedy’s attributes included his intelligence and his association with the great minds of his era. One of these was professor of law J. Skelly Wright who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on this day. As a district judge during the 1950s Wright forced the desegregation of public schools in New Orleans, as well as the city's public transportation system. He also ordered desegregation of Louisiana State University's Law School. Read More...
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has lambasted members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), pushing to have former President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s 2023 presidential candidate. Lamido in his submission said such persons are nothing but hypocrites.
Explaining his submission, Lamido said the APC members were those who tagged Jonathan as weak and clueless when they wanted to push him out of power in 2015, so for them to want to pick him as their candidate leaves a question on whether APC does not have any qualified person to present in 2023. Read More...