Year: 2022
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I Will Unbundle Transmission To Provide Steady Power Supply – Tinubu
The Nation Newspaper WITH an assurance to drive economic activities with steady power supply, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday laid his action plan for the country before the business community in Lagos. He said his administration, if elected into office, would grow Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to double digit, which…
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Prospective Corps Members To Undergo Fitness Test in Camp – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said prospective corps members will henceforth undergo fitness tests in camp to ascertain their fitness status for some of its activities during the three-week orientation. A statement by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, yesterday in Abuja, reads: “In view of the regimentation and physical…
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Naira Fall: BDC States Position on Naira Redesign, Arrest of Operators by EFCC in Abuja
Premium Times Dozens of black market currency dealers in Abuja were arrested on Tuesday during an operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a bid to halt the free fall of the naira. The EFCC at about noon raided the Sheraton Hotel area of Wuse Zone 4 in Abuja, where dozens of…
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Alleged Certificate Forgery: Why Police Didn’t Prosecute Tinubu – IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has told a Federal High Court Abuja that the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Ahmed Tinubu, has no pending petition or criminal matters with the police anywhere in the country. The IGP also clarified that Tinubu is not a suspect to the Nigerian Police. The…
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One Burnt To Death, Seven Injured, as Fire Guts Lagos Bank
A yet-to-be-identified person was reportedly burnt to death while seven others sustained varying degrees of injury, on Tuesday, in Lagos State, as fire gutted a commercial bank at Adeola Odeku in Victoria Island. Some personnel of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, attached to the area were said to have escaped being burnt while their operational vehicle…
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After Backlash, Elon Musk Slashes Proposed $20 Monthly For Verified Accounts
The new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk is now considering charging $8 per month for verified accounts after backlash from Twitter power users. The world’s richest man had tasked his workers to work out plans to begin charging verified accounts $20 per month in order to retain their blue check-mark badges. Musk had…
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Police Confirm Death of Davido’s Son, Ifeanyi, Grill 8 Peoples For Questioning
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, the three-year-old son of famous Nigerian popstar, Davido. The PPRO in a telephone conversation stated that after the incident, eight people were brought in for questioning and after a thorough investigation, anyone found culpable of the child’s death…
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Tinubu: Adebanjo under fire over Southwest stand
The Nation Newspaper Afenifere Acting Leader Chief Ayo Adebanjo yesterday came under criticisms for rejecting the endorsement of All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, by Southwest leaders. The leaders, including chieftains of Afenifere, Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) and other associations, said Adebanjo, who had in his private capacity endorsed Labour Party…
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3-year-old Davido Son Drowns in Swimming Pool, Celebrities React
Nigerian music star, Davido and his partner, Chioma might have lost their three-year-old son, Ifeanyi. According to reports widely published in major news outlets, Ifeanyi drowned in a swimming pool at his residence in the Banana Island area of Lagos State. Ifeanyi who was born in 2019 was said to have been underwater for a…
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Unilorin Bags World Best in Subject Rankings
The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has been listed among the world best universities in 11 subjects/disciplines, as contained in the Time Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings released on Oct. 25. Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Chairman, Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), confirmed this according to the Unilorin Bulletin issued on Monday. Okebukola is the Chairman,…