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Kuje Prison Escapees Still at Large- Aregbesola

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has revealed that many of the escaped Kuje prisoners were still at large. Aregbesola made this known at the fourth edition of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration Scorecard press conference, held in Abuja on Tuesday. He stated that while information regarding the investigation into the July 5 Kuje Prison attack could not be made public, findings had been submitted to the office of the President […]

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News

Court Refuses to Grant Request for Extension of Voter Registration 

A Federal High Court in  Abuja, has refused to grant the request of four plaintiffs who sued the Independent National Electoral Commission for discontinuing the voter registration exercise on July 31. In his ruling, the presiding Judge, Inyang Ekwo held that going by the 90 days window period set by the Electoral Act before which the electoral body cannot discontinue voter registration, INEC would have had just a few days […]

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News

USAID to Ensure Formulation of Development Plan for Ebonyi

The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, State2State project has ensured the formulation of a sustainable development plan for Ebonyi State. Team Lead of the project in the state, Sam Onyia, made this known during a one-day Validation Workshop on the final draft of the State Development Plan. Onyia noted that the process commenced in February with critical stakeholders such as traditional rulers, political leaders, civil society organisations, government […]

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News

Finance Minister Commissions Mobile Scanners to Boost Customs Operation

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has commissioned three newly installed mobile scanners to boost operations of the Nigeria Customs Service. The minister made the disclosure in an event at the APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos on Tuesday. According to her, the commissioning of the three new scanners is a milestone in the efforts to expedite Customs operations, facilitate trade, prevent port congestion, increase revenue generation to […]

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News

Buhari to Unveil New naira Notes

President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the designed Naira notes on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele made the disclosure at the CBNs Monetary Policy Committee monthly meeting in Abuja. Recall that Emefiele had announced in October that the apex bank would issue redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, effective December 15, 2022, According to him, the deadline for returning the old Naira notes […]

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Sports News

Saudi Arabia Defeats Argentina 2-1

Saudi Arabia in a shocking performance defeated World Cup favourites Argentina 2-1 in a display of resilience at the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After a dominant first half, Argentina failed to secure all three points after having two goals cancelled before the half time whistle. Seven time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi, scored the only goal of the match for his side through a penalty in the first […]

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Entertainment News

Ayra Starr Becomes First Female Artiste to Record 11 Entries on Turntable Charts

Ayra Starr has become the first female artiste to record 11 entries on aggregate charts passing Tiwa Savage for the most entries among female artistes. Starr becomes the first female artiste to record multiple top ten entries in a week – 3 on this week’s top 10. She joins Asake, Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Olamide and Omah Lay as the only artistes to have at least three top ten entries […]

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Business

CBN Increases Interest rate to 16.5%

The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised its benchmark lending rate to 16.5 per cent in a sustained push to control inflation and ease pressure on the naira. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele, made this known at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Emefiele announced that the committee also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio at 32.5 percent, and the liquidity […]

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World

Death Toll in Indonesia Earthquake Rises

Many of those killed and injured in a major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java were children, as the death toll soars to 268. According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency on Tuesday, more than 1,000 people were wounded, adding that 151 people were still missing. It also said that 22,000 houses had been damaged, and that more than 58,000 people had taken shelter in several locations in the […]

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