Reserves fall behind South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Libya ‘Contract-crude swap robbing economy of rising crude gains’ Low confidence worsening investment outlook Nigeria’s economy could be leaning against the wind as the country’s external reserves fell to a 13-month low last week, tumbling quickly to $30 billion, the level it was between 2015 and 2017. Last […]
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Super Eagles Former Coach, Samson Siasia, does not accept the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) verdict on the match-fixing charge brought against him by world football governing body, FIFA, an associate of the Olympic silver medallist, Waidi Akanni, has said. In 2019, FIFA banned Siasia from all football related activities for life over an […]
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President of Edo State chapter of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Dr. Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin, has assured patients of free breast cancer screening, as it unveiled its first Mini Wellness Clinic in Benin City. Urhoghide-Edigin, who gave the assurance the commissioning of facility, said the clinic would cater for health matters and provide free […]
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The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Christopher Isiguzo, on Monday reiterated the position of stakeholders in the media towards the National Press Council (Amendment) Bill currently before the National Assembly. He said a stakeholders’ meeting was important to settle the grey areas. He added that any regulation that tended towards the control of […]
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, has said a former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is under investigation “You asked me a question earlier about arresting people before investigation and now you are saying why didn’t we […]
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The umbrella body of pro-democracy groups in Nigeria, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), has formally written a ‘Save our Souls’ letter to the United Nations (UN), asking the international body to prevent perceived collapse of the country. The letter made available to the media, yesterday, and signed by NADECO’s General Secretary/Spokesman, Mr. Ayo Opadokun, was […]
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Oyo NUJ condemns killing, urges CP, govt to fish out killers Investigations have commenced, say police As residents of Oyo State are trying to get over the killing of Rahmon Azeez, a phone seller along Iwo Road, and that of six persons at Inalende area, all in Ibadan, a former presenter and On-Air Personality (OAP) […]
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State governors during the National Economic Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja 130 secondary schools in Zamfara deserted communities shut No school safe until govt negotiates with bandits – Sheik Gumi North-West states are currently battling with the problem of inadequate security agents to man schools as fears of bandits’ attacks rise. It was […]
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The Federal Government has resolved to adopt the dialogue option in settling the escalating insecurity in the Southeast region. This resolution was disclosed to State House Correspondents over the weekend by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, have said restructuring is in the best interest of Nigeria and its citizens. They argued that since calls for restructuring and national dialogue had gained traction, the Federal Government ought to act speedily on them. The PDP and Afenifere were referring to the dismissal of […]
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