The Federal Government has declared Monday as Public Holiday to mark the 2019 Eid-ul-Mawlud in commemoration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Interior, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.He said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, congratulated
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The federal government, through the Nigeria Customs Service, has directed that petroleum products should not be supplied to fuel stations within 20km of the borders.Hameed Ali, Customs comptroller general, issued the directive in a memo dated November 6 and seen by TheCable on Thursday.
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The Abuja division of the Federal High Court on Thursday, cleared the coast for the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Natasha Akpoti to participate in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State after holding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the constitutional powers to disqualify her from contesting the election.In
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The court of appeal sitting in Kaduna has nullified the election of All Progressive Congress,APC Senator Dayo Adeyeye and order the independent National Electoral Commission to issue certificate of returns to his challenger, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senator Biodun Olujimi.The election Tribunal had nullified the declaration of Dayo Adeyeye as
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has disqualified ‘Lionheart', Nigeria's first ever entry for the Oscars in the ‘Best International Feature Film' category, for featuring too much English, which happens to be the official language of the country.Directed by and starring Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji, the film has been streaming on Netflix,
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in London signed the amended Deep Offshore Act.“Today I signed into law the amended Deep Offshore Act. Nigeria will now receive its fair, rightful and equitable share of income from our own natural resources for the first time since 2003,” Buhari’s spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement.“In
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The Government of Japan has named former Minister of National Planning and Budget, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, as one of the foreign recipients of the 2019 Autumn Imperial Decorations.A press statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the Embassy of Japan said that Udoma would receive “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver
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Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says the bumper harvest recorded this farming season will help stabilise the price of rice in Nigerian markets.Bagudu, who is the Chairman Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat Production in the country, made the statement on Monday in Argungu Local Government Area of the state in an
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Nigeria’s banking landscape is currently undergoing a huge transformation. For years, the country has been heavily cash-reliant with low levels of financial inclusion. But ever since the Central Bank of Nigeria unveiled plans for a nationwide cashless policy scheme in March 2019, more and more citizens have been engaging in digital transactions.A number of
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A disease suspected to be Yellow fever has killed 10 persons in different communities of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.Two health workers working at the Tipchi Primary Health Care Centre, have been infected with the disease which affected communities of Tipchi, Deru, Sabon Gari, Tudun Wada and Barawo, all of which
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