CBN Extends old Naira Swap Deadline to February 10
From Victor Osula, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has extended the deadline for the swap of old Naira …
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Media Rights Agenda Releases Sensitisation Video to Commemorate Data Privacy Day
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today released a sensitisation video to commemorate the global Data Privacy Day, which is celebrated yearly …
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NBA to CBN: Law Allows Nigerians to Redeem Old Notes after January 31
From Victor Osula, Abuja The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA has urged the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele …
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Labour Issues Governor Makinde with Strike Notice
By Ayo Kehinde The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and the Joint Negotiating Council in Oyo state …
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Committee On Fuel Scarcity: CNPP Urges Buhari To First Purge NNPC of Corrupt, Incompetence Leadership
Chief Willy Ezugwu, Secretary General, CNPP Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has commended the move by President Muhammadu Buhari …
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FMBN Inaugurates 100 Housing Estate for Federal Workers
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, on Thursday, inaugurated 100 Housing Estate in Lokoja built for …
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Aba Power Tells Customers: Watch out for Fake Money Collectors
Aba Power Limited, Nigeria’s newest power distribution firm, has advised consumers in nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State which it supplies electricity to watch out for a syndicate of criminals demanding payment for not only power supplies but also prepaid meters, so that they will not fall prey to the criminals. The warning is contained in a statement this morning signed by the Aba Power Limited managing director, Patrick Umeh, who notes that the “criminals are trying to cash in on the enthusiasm of Abia people to acquire both single-phase and three-phase meters to commit fraud against unsuspecting electricity consumers”. Displaying copies of fraudulent demand notices, Umeh, a former commissioner with the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission …
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United Nigeria Airlines Boss Tasks FG on Special Funding For Local Operators
Prof Obiora, standing, while delivering his address at the Airline’s Staff retreat in Lagos on Thursday. Chairman United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), Prof. Obiora Okonkwo has urged the federal government to leave a legacy by providing a window of “Special Funding “for the aviation sector operators. Okonkwo made the call in Abuja on Thursday while speaking at a retreat organised by the management of United Nigeria Airlines to mark its two- year operation in the aviation industry. The retreat, which has “Positioning United Nigeria for Value Creation and Retention,” was organised for management staff of the company. Okonkwo said the call for provision of a window of special funding for operators in aviation became necessary given its essential duty nature and …
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DMO: Alarm over national debt unnecessary
Mrs Patience Oniha The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the alarm created around the country’s projected public debt by a segment of the media was unnecessary. The Director-General, Mrs Patience Oniha, said this in a statement to react to reports by a segment of the media that the next government would inherit N77 trillion debts. Oniha stated that Nigeria’s debt would only attain that level when the Ways and Means Advances from the CBN were securitised. According to her, the securitisation of the Ways and Means Advances will enable the DMO to include the debt in the public debt stock thereby improving debt transparency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the public presentation of the 2023 Appropriation …
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NDE Empowers Trainees of School-On-Wheels Vocation in Kogi
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has embarked on settlement of no fewer than 10 beneficiaries of its School-On-Wheels Vocational training in Kogi state to commence their various trades with ease. The settlement scheme began with the distribution of basic equipment as starter packs to the beneficiaries who have undergone vocational training in hair dressing, electrical installation, fashion and design as well as carpentry and plumbing. The Director General of the National Directorate of Employment, Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo who was represented by the Kogi State Coordinator, Mallam Abubakar Zakari, during the distribution ceremony held in Lokoja on Wednesday, said that the gesture is targeted at tackling the menace of unemployment in Nigeria. “The scheme which …
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NDE Trains 25 Kogi Youths On Solar Power Installation, Maintenance
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced the training of 25 Kogi Youths On Power Installation and Maintenance. The Kogi State Coordinator of NDE, Mallam Abubakar Zakari while speaking at the flag off/Orientation ceremony in Lokoja on Tuesday, said that the effort is aimed at making the beneficiaries become self-reliant. Zakari said that the 5 days’ workshop was organised in partnership with the Abuja Graduate School for the participants drawn across the 21 Local Government Areas of Kogi State. “This training is the second batch designed for last year and I urge all beneficiaries to see it as rare privilege to put in their best as it will go a long way in enabling them …
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US Police Killing of Black Man: Tyre Nichols not seen to resist in police beating video
Footage of a traffic stop that has seen five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder shows them kicking and punching …
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Tribunal Verdict: Osun Coalition of Parties Urges Adeleke To Remain Focused, Expresses Support
Mr Wole Adedoyin, ACPP leader The Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) under the leadership of Wole Adedoyin, has urged …
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PDP To Conduct Fresh Primary in Abia State, Feb 4, Expands Ekiti Caretaker Committee
From Victor Osula, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has released timetable for the conduct of fresh governorship primary in …
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Governor Adelele Rejects Tribunal Verdict, Vows to Appeal
Governor Ademola Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has rejected the verdict of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal which …
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Tribunal Removes Adeleke, Returns Oyetola As Governor of Osun State
Oyetola in the midst of supporters before the polls The Osun State Election Tribunal has declared former Governor Gboyega Oyetola …
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Anambra records 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever, one death
Anambra confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday. “In Anambra, we have recorded 15 suspected …
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Plateau Ex-speaker asks court to declare his impeachment illegal
From Yakubu Busari, Jos Former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Nuhu Ayuba Abok has approached …
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N450 fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-Minister Bulama’s Till March 21
Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, has adjourned the trial of a …
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EFCC Arraigns Former NSITF GM, One Other, For N60m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former General Manager and Head of Legal Services of the Nigeria …
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Dalung, SDP Candidate Declares Free Water Day in Constituency
Dalung Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development and the Social Democratic Party candidate for Langtang North and South Federal …
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