Group threatens to file lawsuit, insists FG sacks internet service provider over incompetence Customs yet to ascertain cause of server disruptions, restore normalcy Port operators have bemoaned the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the recurring server failure in its operations at the ports, which has caused importers and freight forwarders to pay over N200 billion […]
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The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of violating the laws guiding the Federal Character Commission (FCC) with appointment of northerners into key positions in the country. It was gathered that the FCC is the agency saddled with the responsibility of enforcing Section 4 of the […]
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APGA hails Appeal Court for upholding justice Urges INEC to publish Soludo’s name now Okeke heads for Supreme Court The Court of Appeal, Kano Division, has dismissed the judgment of Jigawa High Court, which declared Chukwuma Umeoji and Jude Okeke as candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6 governorship poll, […]
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Nigeria, undeniably, is at war with itself and delicately mangled between brutal terrorists in forests and inept leadership at the peak. Nowhere perhaps is the war more evident than in the Nigerian Middle Belt, particularly in the Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger and Zamfara states axis. The persistent and methodical killings of natives in that […]
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Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Indonesia over the maltreatment of an unnamed diplomat in Jakarta by that country’s immigration officers. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, confirmed the video of the abuse that had gone viral on social media at the weekend. He said: “When we saw the […]
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The Chairman, House Committee on Health, Tanko Sununu, yesterday, expressed hope that the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) would be called off before the week runs out. He also urged the Ministry of Health to initiate payment of outstanding salary arrears of doctors as well as residency training funds for […]
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Unveils modalities for deployment of Moderna Lagos records 42 COVID-19 deaths in eight days Experts explain why fully vaccinated persons still get infected As concerns mount over the different brands of vaccine being imported amid resurgence in confirmed cases of COVID-19, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), yesterday, said it was, in conjunction with […]
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This August makes it 20 years of telecommunications revolution in the country. This revolution stirred up many changes in the history of the country. Notably, Nigeria moved from meager 400,000 NITEL lines in 2001 to 297 million connected telephone lines within the space of two decades. This feat, among others, made the sector a ‘star […]
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Heavy reliance on importation and weak Naira-to-Dollar exchange rate have been blamed for the spike in aviation fuel, currently pegged at N315/litre. Fuel marketers, yesterday, said besides the local charges and fees that are fixed, fluctuations in the global price of crude oil and the exchange rate would continue to affect the price of fuel, […]
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NEC to constitute convention, zoning committees next week Tambuwal: APC lacks structures of a political party APC Governors back Buni’s committee on congresses, national convention The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, yesterday, survived raging onslaught against his continued stay in office and got a soft landing a week after […]
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