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Nigeria is seeking $1.5bn aid from the World Bank to tackle the severe dollar shortage contributing to the decline of the naira. “We’re hoping to get $1bn or $1.5bn from the World Bank” for budgetary support, Finance Minister Wale Edun said Wednesday to Bloomberg. According to the minister, Africa’s largest economy may also issue a […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its plan to bar Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days. In a statement on Thursday, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, said the commission decided to suspend the action after the telcos agreed to resolve all outstanding issues between them. Earlier the regulatory body said […]
The Federal Government has approved a new taxation deal with the United Arab Emirates that aims to eliminate double taxation between the two countries. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, made the disclosure to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the […]
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Central Police Station (CPS),Onitsha, Mr Rabiu Garba has advised lawyers wishing to defend their clients to desist from writing what he called,”Bogus Petitions” to the police in a bid to outwit defendants brought before the police. In a statement written by Mr. Ononye VC, Mr Garba who is […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has paid the examination fees for candidates of the Onitsha Custodial Center of the Correctional Services, who sat for the NABTEB GCE and Technical examinations. This was in fulfilment of his promise to ensure that the inmates of the center left it better citizens than they joined. Handing over […]
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of the FCT. The court said Emefiele must, however, remain in the country. On his bail terms, he was restricted to the FCT. Emefiele, through his lawyer, Mathew Bukka, […]
The death toll from the explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo state capital, on Tuesday, January 16, has risen to five, the state government has said. Many houses were damaged in the explosion, which spanned a 14-kilometre radius. Last night, the state governor, Seyi Makinde, while giving an update said two deaths were recorded on Tuesday, […]
The Royal Court in Jersey, an island of the United Kingdom, has seized nearly $9 million embezzled by Nigerian government officials under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The funds, hidden in a Jersey bank account, were part of a broader corrupt scheme involving the misappropriation of government funds intended for arms and aviation equipment purchases to combat […]
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned residents to be cautious against the purchase of fried plantains, popularly known as “Plantain Chips,” amid unwholesome practices in the processing and frying for sale. The warning is coming after a viral online picture posted by an eyewitness shows a “plantain chips” seller allegedly adding polythene, […]
The Kaduna State Fire Service on Wednesday confirmed a fire incident at the popular Panteka market in Kaduna. Mr Paul Aboi, Director, Kaduna State Fire Service, said that the fire incident affected the timber section of the market. Aboi said that the fire department received the first distress call from Mr Sadiq Mohammed who rushed […]
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