Month: July 2023
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Emefiele: Court Issues Order to DSS
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to charge the suspended Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele to court within one week or release him. The court gave the order during hearing in the fundamental human rights suit Emefiele filed to challenge his arrest and detention by…
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CBN directs payment of dollar receipts in Naira
From the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday came a directive to International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs): pay dollars received through Diaspora remittances to domestic beneficiaries in naira. A circular to banks, IMTOs and the public by CBN Director, Trade and Exchange Department, O.S Nnaji, listed 62 approved IMTOs to carry out the directive. In…
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Reps Make Fresh Move To Extend Validity of UTME Results
The House of Representatives has kicked off fresh moves to extend the validity of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. The green chamber on Wednesday, following a motion moved by Akintunde Rotimi (APC, Lagos), resolved that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) should extend the validity of the UTME result from the current…
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26 Sit-at-home Enforcers Arrested in Imo (Photo)
The Imo State Police Command said it has arrested 26 enforcers of the illegal sit-at-home order by some suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The police also arrested 53 other suspects involved in criminal activities ranging from conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, defilement, kidnapping, child trafficking, unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, car…
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Thunderstrike Kills Three Suspected Kidnappers In Kwara
Thunderstrike has reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers in the agrarian Oro Ago community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident, linked to the efforts of the local vigilance team in the Igbomina Kwara axis aimed at checking security challenges in the area, happened three days ago. In…
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Headies: Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Others Make List of Nominees (Full List)
Nominees for the 16th Headies Awards were announced on Tuesday, with an interesting lineup of artistes set to battle it out for the award. Established in 2006, the Headies Awards recognise outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industries. Heralded by fanfare and much anticipations and hot takes, the award show features performances from top music…
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Naira Declines Against Dollar To Lowest Level In Nine-month
Following increasing demand for the dollar on the parallel market, sometimes known as the black market, the naira sank on Tuesday to N800 per dollar, its lowest level in nine months. Comparing this to N795, which was the price of one dollar stated during Tuesday’s intraday trade, the value of the naira has decreased by…
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Police Neutralize Two Sit-at-home Enforcers in Ebonyi, Others Arrested
The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed that its operatives killed two hoodlums, who were allegedly enforcing sit-at-home order, in the state. The hoodlums were said to have shot sporadically into the air within the Okposi Court Area in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state, on Monday, when operatives of the Command engaged them in…
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Stop Implementation of Hike in Federal Varsities’ Tuition Fees – Reps Direct NUC
The House of Representatives has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to immediately halt the implementation of hike in tuition fees by federal universities. It also mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and Services (when constituted) to probe the increase of fees by federal universities so as to finding lasting solutions to the challenges in…
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Education: What Nigerians Should Expect From Tinubu’s Administration – Lawmaker
Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that Nigerians should expect a rejig in the education sector under President Bola Tinubu- led government, assuring that the Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Senate will ensure adequate budgetary funding for the sector. The Senate Leader explained that proper funding of the sector would go a long in rescuing…