Category: News
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Atiku, Obi, Saraki, Lamido begin 2027 coalition talks
Major opposition figures yesterday kicked-off coalition talks ahead of 2027 general elections , barely one year into the Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi held meetings with his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. He also met with two PDP chieftains, former Senate President…
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FG Sets To Begin Reformation, Restructuring of NYSC
The federal government through the Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, has announced plans to begin reformation and restructuring of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme, NYSC. The Minister also revealed that, over 5,000 corps members will have their entrepreneurial ventures funded with about N10 million and that a team to spearhead the review, restructuring,…
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Flash: Rivers Governor Vows To Probe Wike’s Administration
Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara has vowed that his administration will set up a panel of inquiry to probe the last administration of former Governor Wike. Fubara spoke on Monday, May 13, after inaugurating Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, as the Attorney-General of the state, following Iboroma’s screening and confirmation by the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly.…
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UN expert condemns unfair treatment of pro-Palestinian student protesters in U.S.
A UN independent human rights expert, Farida Shaheed, has warned that the recent increase in student protest attacks across campuses in the United States indicates an “erosion of intellectual freedom and democratic principles within educational settings. Ms Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, said this in a statement at the end…
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Latest Report Shows Status of Naira Among World Currencies
Punch Newspaper Nigeria’s naira has experienced a reversal in its recent gains, emerging as the world’s worst-performing currency over the last month, according to a new Bloomberg report. The Friday report emphasised that this development places increased pressure on the Central Bank of Nigeria to continue raising interest rates. The naira has depreciated to 1,466.31…
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NIMC Uncovers Persons Selling Fake NIN Numbers
The National Identity Management Commission,NIMC, says it has uncovered a syndicate of questiontionable individuals parading themselves as staff of the commission and issuing fake National Identity Numbers, NIN, to unsuspecting Nigerians. It said some offenders have been arrested and are undergoing prosecution with relevant security agencies. The NIMC Director General, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this at…
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Yahaya Bello: Lawyers Petition UN, UK, Other International Bodies , Seek Visa Ban Against EFCC Chair
A group of lawyers, on Friday, said they have written petitions to both the United Nations, the government of the United Kingdom and other international organizations to seek a visa ban against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Olanipekun Olukoyede. The legal practitioners, who made the disclosure during a press conference…
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Bandits Invade Varsity, Abduct Scores of Undergraduates
Bandit Terrorists on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some Undergraduates. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the bush,…
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Reps Directs CBN To Withdraw ‘Ambiguous Circular’ on Cybersecurity Levy
Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the circular directing financial institutions to commence implementation of the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy, describing it as “ambiguous”. The development was in response to a motion on the urgent need to halt and modify the implementation of…
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Naira Depreciates Further as Dollar sales to BDCs Wobble
Vanguard News The declining fortunes of the Naira persisted yesterday with further depreciation in the parallel and official markets due to the re-emergence of speculation and hoarding, even as some Bureaux De Change, BDCs withdrew from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s, dollar sales program. Vanguard also learnt that despite the sustained nationwide raids and…