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Customs Releases Guidelines for Zero Duty Implementation on Food Imports
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday released guidelines for corporate organisations interested in benefiting from the zero duty rate policy of the Federal Government on imported food items. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, the Customs said that only companies incorporated in Nigeria and…
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Tribunal Sacks Lawmaker, Declares LP Candidate Winner
The by-election petition tribunal yesterday sacked the House of Representatives member representing Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency, Simon Atigwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The tribunal, which sat in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, declared the candidate of the Labour Party, Dennis Agbo, winner of the rerun election held on February 3, 2024. Agbo earlier won the…
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NAHCON Chair, Secretary in EFCC’s Net Over Alleged Mismanagement of N90bn Hajj Subsidy
The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday. In a document sighted by our correspondent on Wednesday, the…
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Electricity Tariff: ASUU Sends Message To FG
Punch Newspaper The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has cried out against the huge power bills paid by universities in the country estimated at N275bn annually, following the recent increase in electricity tariffs. The National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, called for per-unit billing as the universities’ power bill rose by 300 per cent,…
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FG Blocks N83bn Protest Funds, Arrests Political Collaborators
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has traced at least N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channelled towards the recent nationwide protests, The PUNCH reports. They include $50m of cryptocurrency — $38m of which were blocked in four cryptocurrency wallets — and N4bn contributed by various political actors in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Katsina. This…
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Student loan: NELFUND Gets N50 Billion Looted Funds, as Six Varsities Receive N2.026b as Tuition
The Nation Newspaper EFCC gives NELFUND N50b from funds recovered from looters Many universities have confirmed receipt of tuition payments for successful student loan applicants by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Six federal universities, according to the chart from NELFUND, received N2.03 billion for the 2023/2024 academic session. Each of the students will also…
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Falana Reacts To Withdrawal of 101 NYSC Certificates Over Fraudulent Mobilization
Legal luminary cum human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has vowed to take legal action against the management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) over allegations of fraudulent mobilization of graduates for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The allegation, which has caused a stir in academic circles, centers on claims that the university’s authorities…
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NYSC: Policy Change Threatens HND Graduates’ Participation
Leadership Newspaper Some graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) academic programmes across the country are at the risk of exclusion from the national service due to the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) latest policy of demanding Industrial Training (IT) certification for those seeking to fulfil their national service obligations.NYSC, on its official Facebook handle, announced…
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Dangote Refinery May Crash Petrol Price – Independent Marketers
Punch Newspaper Independent petroleum marketers in Nigeria are hoping that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery will sell its Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at N600 or N650/litre when it is finally released into the market. Dealers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria said they believe that the Dangote refinery would…
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FG, Governors Reach three-month Agreement on LG Allocations
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government and state governors may have agreed to a three-month moratorium on Local Government autonomy, over concerns arising from its impact on salary payments and operational viability, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. The development means Local Governments may wait till October before the implementation of the law in the direct payment…
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