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Video: Nigerian governor, Nasir El-Rufai, dares President Buhari, insists old notes remain valid by law

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Following a nationwide address by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday morning where he maintained that the old ₦500 and ₦1,000 Nigeria’s Naira notes ceased to be legal tender on 10th of February, 2023 despite an existing opposite position of Nigeria’s apex court.

A governor of one of Nigeria’s Northern states, Nasir el-Rufai, who is also a member of the same APC as President Buhari, in a state address, urged residents of his (Kaduna) state to disregard the president’s directive and continue to use the old ₦500 and ₦1,000 as the law as interpreted by the Supreme Court guarantees the continued use of the currencies.

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Video: UN Chief Guterres wants more South-South cooperation

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In this video, the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, reacts in commemoration of the day for South-south cooperation in global relations.

He stressed that only through cooperation could developing countries, a category to which many African countries belong, secure multilateral support and realize shared prosperity.

The cooperation refers to an exchange of expertise between governments, organizations and individuals in developing nations. Through this model, the developing countries help and support each other with knowledge, technical assistance, and/or investments.

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Video: Nigeria’s Dangote boasts ‘environment is cleaner’ with his petrol

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In this video, Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group and owner of a 650,000 barrels per day capacity refinery, presented the first sample of locally-produced petrol to the public after over two decades since local refining of crude products by government-owned refineries last happened, leaving the country with no option than importation of refined crude.

He explained why the first product sample from his refinery was clearer than the ones already in use.

“We Nigerians must celebrate right now that the environment will be cleaner, also people having issues with their health, especially in industries people having issues with their vehicles will now have the real product”

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