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NIN/SIM linkage: September deadline sacrosanct, says NIMC

6 September 2024

The commission said its equipment and workers in the over 10,000 registration outlets across the country and in the diaspora are working seamlessly without hitch for enrolment, verification and authentication, as well as modification of data. A statement by its Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, said its over 10,000 NIN enrolment centres across the […]

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Only Nigerians With NIN To Benefit As FG Begins Sale Of ₦40,000/bag Rice

6 September 2024

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari while flagging off the exercise, said the move is to curb racketeering, and is part of efforts to crash the prices of food in Nigerian markets. Represented by President Bola Tinubu, Kyari said the intervention will be sold strictly one man to one bag or one […]

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Tinubu Meets with President Jinping in China, Seeks Strategic Partnership

4 September 2024

Disclosing this in a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said both leaders announced the elevation of Nigeria-China ties to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership. According to the statement, the duo agreed to build a high-level Nigeria-China community with a shared future. Tinubu also spoke on his […]

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NLC accuses Tinubu of betrayal over fuel price hike

3 September 2024

In a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, and made available to our correspondent in Abuja, the Labour Centre expressed shock and dismay at the clandestine increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit ,PMS, describing it as a deep sense of betrayal. The NLC recalled that one of the reasons for accepting […]

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Governor Idris swears in 21 LGs chairmen in Kebbi

2 September 2024

The ceremony which was held at the presidential lodge in Birnin Kebbi was attended by the governor and top political echelons in the state. Chief Judge of the state, Umar Abubakar administered the Oath of office to the elected chairmen who are expected to reign for 3 years after it was extended by Kebbi State […]

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Slash Legislators, Executive Salaries By 30/40 Per Cent’, Electoral Committee Proposes

2 September 2024

This was proposed during an interactive session with Judiciary and political parties led by the Chairman, the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters,  Sharafadeen Alli on the National Assembly Review and amendment of the Electoral Act 2022. According to them, the salaries of legislators should be reduced by 30 per cent while that of the executives […]

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Save Nigeria from total collapse, Afenifere tells FG

2 September 2024

Afenifere, in a communique by the Deputy Leader, Oladipo Olaitan and Deputy Secretary General, Alade Rotimi-John after the regular quarterly meeting at Isanya- Ogbo, Ogun State, maintained that the state of the nation has left the people perplexed. Afenifere noted that the Nigerian people are sorely troubled by the pervasive hardship, crippling hunger, unremitting insecurity […]

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Court summons CBN gov over detained Binance executive

1 September 2024

At the previous court sitting, the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, had adjourned the matter to October 11, but the defence counsel had approached the court for a date change, which the court granted by bringing the trial forward a month early. Binance USA’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigan Gambaryan, and the exchange’s British-Kenyan […]

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Relocate from flood-prone areas, Kaduna urges residents

28 August 2024

The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency, Usman Hayatu-Mazadu, addressing newsmen last night, stated that the state government had taken measures to mitigate the impact of the flood, including desilting drainage systems and conducting sensitisation campaigns. Mazadu noted that despite predictions and warnings, some residents refused to relocate, leading to the destruction […]

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External auditors to examine NNPC N2.6tn subsidy claim

28 August 2024

The yet-to-be-named auditor will assist the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in determining the real amount owed by the government. This development comes five months after the plan was proposed at the monthly Federation Allocation Accounts Committee meeting in April 2024. NNPC claimed an outstanding of N6tn but was reduced to N2.7tn after […]

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