The auditor general for local government, Yobe State, Alhaji Idris Yahaya, is to spend five years in prison, following his conviction, yesterday, by Justice Muhammad Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court.He was convicted after being found guilty of a one count charge of criminal misappropriation to the tune
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Nigerian Army has said it remains nationalistic in its make-up and apolitical.The director, Army Public Relations Brig. Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, stated this yesterday when he reacted to a media report alleging a plot by the CBN Governor using military officers to truncate president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu's success.The report alleged that
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced a new framework agreed upon with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to improve the quality of service, accuracy, and speed of passport services in the country.This, according to the agency, would be done through the timely verification of the National Identification Number
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The legal team of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi on Monday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to inspect materials used for the February 25 presidential election.The legal team was led by Dr Livy Uzoukwu to INEC headquarters and received by the
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the federal government one week ultimatum to resolve the issues causing the prolonged scarcity of naira notes and petrol.Addressing journalists in Abuja Monday, on the decision of the Central Working Committee of the NLC, its leader Comrade Joe Ajaero, said that the labour movement
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The Presidency on Monday revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari did not tell the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to obey the Supreme Court order on the validity of naira notes.“It is therefore wide off the mark to blame the President for the current controversy over the cash scarcity, despite
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The Support Group Coordination of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (APC) has asked security agencies to caution Labour Party’s activities.Tosin Adeyanju, secretary of the group, made the call in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.According Adeyanju, the leadership of the Labour Party had threatened to truncate the
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked a report alleging that its governor, Godwin Emefiele, doled out N500 million new notes to support the Labour Party (LP) governorship campaign in Lagos State.In a statement signed by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, on Monday, March 13, the apex
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Anambra State governor Chukwuma Soludo said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to dispense old naira notes.Soludo said CBN governor Godwin Emefiele made the disclosure to him in a phone conversation on Sunday night.“Commercial banks have been directed by the Central Bank to dispense old currency notes
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that international runways 18R and 36L at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos would be shut for repairs.FAAN disclosed in a statement on Monday that the runway will be closed for 8 weeks for maintenance.The agency stated that Taxiway B-18L will be
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