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Nigerian students numbering over 1,262 have appealed to the Federal Government to evacuate them from the Republic of Sudan where a fierce military confrontation between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support…
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The Federal Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement…
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As the world celebrates the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD), it is important to take a look at women participation in politics. Again, like the gender constitution of the previous and current National Assembly (NASS), Nigeria’s 10th…
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The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023. The apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports making the rounds that it has authorized deposit money banks to collect the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes. This was contained in a statement issued by Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director…
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Fighting broke out Friday morning in some areas of the well-traveled Lagos–Ikorodu highway in Lagos State over the difficulty the new naira notes have caused Nigerians. The PUNCH learned on Friday morning that suspected thugs attacked…
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The past few weeks have been a challenging one for Nigerians especially our SME’s, poor and vulnerable masses and those whose very survival depend on daily cash transactions. They have felt the brunt of the combined problems of scarcity of…
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Barely one week after the Warri-Itakpe train derailed in Kogi forest and left around 300 passengers stranded, the Kaduna-Abuja train has also fended off its track. It was learned from sources that the incident happened on Friday…
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The National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission says it has initiated process for the review of the National Minimum Wage. NSIWC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Njoku, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Njoku said…
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Federal Government has challenged experts, directors of town planning and other relevant stakeholders on the development of functional physical planning standards for Nigeria. The Director, Urban and Regional Development (URD), Federal…
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