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Ramadan: Sultan urges Muslims to pray as fast commences today
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared today (Monday) March 11, 2024, as the first day of the month…
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Herbert Wigwe, wife, son buried in Rivers State
Tears flowed as the remains of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe; his wife, Doreen Chizoba,…
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Ramadan, Lent: Be vigilant in public gatherings – DSS tells Nigerians
The Department of State Services (DSS) has advised Nigerians to remain vigilant against public threats such as Improvised Explosive Devices…
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Coup plotters: defense minister reacts, issues new directive
Dr. Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, has instructed the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to pursue individuals advocating…
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Niger Republic border will be reopened soon – Customs
The Area Controller of the Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs, Comptroller Kamal Mohammed, has assured stakeholders at the…
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FG to review Pension and Severance Packages of Retired Police Officers
President Bola Tinubu has said that he will ensure an immediate review of the pension and severance packages of retired…
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Troops clear enclaves in Katsina, neutralise notorious terrorists
The Nigerian Army troops on Monday neutralised a notorious terrorist leader, Maikusa, who is identified to be the second-in-command in…
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SIM-NIN Linkage: Over 40m lines to be forfeited — NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that the over 40 million telephone lines barred after failing to link to the…
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RCCG City of David snubbed: Wigwes release burial programme
The family of the late Herbert Wigwe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, has omitted Redeemed…
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Network outage Caused by Multiple Fibre Cuts – MTN Explains
The telecommunications company MTN Nigeria has explained that the network outage experienced by its subscribers for the major part of…
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Energy Supply: FG unveils Light Up Nigeria Programme
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, unveiled the Light Up Nigeria programme in the South East, aimed at accelerating power…
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COMMISSSION’S PLAN: EFCC Approves 3,000 Cases For Probing
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, said it had approved the commission’s plans to…
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NCDC Records 2,122 Lassa Fever Cases in 21 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a total of 2,122 suspected cases of Lassa fever outbreaks…
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Illegal Detention: Court Orders CBN to Pay German ₦63.7m, $10,000
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay a German, Martin Gegenheimer, the…
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Food Crisis: Customs Begin Distribution of Seized Food Items Today
The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has said that the distribution of seized food items would commence on Friday.…
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Economic Hardship: Sanwo-Olu approves work-from-home, slashes transport fare
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, announced a 25 percent rebate on fares for government-owned transport schemes. The…
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FG, States, LG Share N1.15tn As Revenue Rises
Total revenue accrued to coffers of the government increased to N2.07trn in January 2024 out of which a total sum…
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Oil Production: P’Harcourt Refinery to Produce 2m litres of fuel daily – Minister
The Federal Government on Thursday said the Port-Harcourt Refinery would begin operations by producing two million litres of Premium Motor…
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Pres. Tinubu pledges to support judicial reforms across West Africa
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, he…
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Security: Lagos, Ogun police begin joint patrols on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Lagos State and Ogun State Police Commands have commenced a joint patrol on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to prevent crime…
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Senate To Probe Failed Agreements To Produce Prepaid Meters Locally
The Senate has resolved to probe the operations of DISCOs to ascertain the current status of metering and their extent…
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Insurgency: Troops smoke out terrorists in Yadi Forest
Troops of the Nigerian Army said it had conducted deep clearance operations into Yadi Forest in Kaduna State on Tuesday…
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Ondo Gov. Declares Two-Day Holiday For Akeredolu’s Funeral
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has declared Thursday, February 22nd, and Friday, February 23rd, 2024, as public holidays in…
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30years Projection: FG To Earn $2.1tn From Zungeru Hydropower Plant Concession
The Federal Government will, for the next 30 years, earn a total of $2.1 trillion for the concession of the…
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Economic Hardship: Gov. Sanwo-Olu to Address Lagosians Thursday
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Thursday, February 22, 2024, address the state over the current economic hardship in the…
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Industrial Action: Niger workers begin indefinite strike
Niger State workers on Wednesday embarked on an indifinite strike following a directive by the state chapter of the Nigeria…
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Naira Fall: FG seeks $10bn to Stabilise Exchange Rate
The Nigerian Federal Government is planning to raise $10bn to improve liquidity in the foreign exchange market. On Tuesday, the…
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N23trn Ways & Means debt: FG reveal audit plan
The Federal Government has revealed its intent to audit the N23 trillion Ways and Means debt. The Minister of Finance…
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Senate Kicks Against ₦17tn Loss On Tax Waivers in 5years
The Senate Committee on Finance, on Monday, kicked against the loss of N17 trillion to tax waivers in the last…
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FG to install biometric gates at int’l airports in March
The Federal Government has concluded plans to install biometric clearance gates for the Nigeria Immigration Service at the international airports…
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Federal High Court orders DSS to release Sowore’s passport, others
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, struck out the treasonable felony charges filed by the Federal Government against…
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Abuja DisCo to disconnect presidential villa, 86 MDAs over N47bn debt
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company on Monday said it will disconnect electricity in the Presidential Villa and 86 Federal Government’s Ministry…
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Project 774 LG Connectivity: FG To Create 300 Direct Jobs, Boost Digital Access
The Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has unveiled a strategy called ‘Project 774 LG Connectivity’, to create no…
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SEC approves N200bn Ava infrastructure fund
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the N200bn Infrastructure Fund of asset management firm, AVA Global Asset Managers Limited.…
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Economy Crisis: Makinde Extends Wage Award In Oyo For Six Months
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced an increase in the wage award for workers in the state for six…
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Dele Giwa’s Killers: Court Orders AGF To Re-Open Investigation
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of…
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State Of The Nation: Borno Declares Statewide Fast To Seek Divine Intervention
Borno State Government has declared a one-day statewide fast for Monday, February 19, to seek divine intervention on the rising…
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Fraud Allegation: Obi Demands LP Accounts Audit
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for an audit of the accounts of the party…
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Pres. Tinubu Reappoints Adeyeye amid Suspension Call
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, announced the reappointment of the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs…
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State of the Nation: President Bola Tinubu with Governors, others
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting all 36 state governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum at the…
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