The Informant247 Nigeria News has compiled a list of the top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, February 16, 2022.
2023 UTME: JAMB extends registration by one week
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday extended the registration of applicants for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by one week from February 15.
The Head of Public Affairs and Protocol JAMB Dr. Fabian Benjamin made the statement in a statement in Abuja, saying the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, February 20, 2023, while the UTME registration ends on February 22, 2023.
Gunmen shot popular PDP chieftain dead in Lagos
Gunmen have killed a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Toyin Adeniji. The 47-year-old politician was reportedly gunned down in front of his house in the Agege area of the state.
4 die, banks vandalized in Edo protest over naira notes scarcity
A protest in Benin and its environs has reportedly taken the lives of at least 4 protesters.
The demonstrators stormed the streets of Benin and its environs in Edo State to protest the cash swap policy put forward by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Tell CBN to reverse naira redesign policy now: Gov. Akeredolu tells Buhari
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has told President Muhammadu Buhari to order the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, to discard the policy on the new naira notes.
The Governor said the apex bank should allow the use of both the old and new notes in circulation.
Protesters storm Ondo, Kwara, Delta over scarcity of new naira notes, rejection of old notes
There was a protest in Ondo town in Ondo West local government area of Ondo State, on Wednesday, as residents stormed the streets over the scarcity of new naira notes.
