The World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, has revealed plans to work with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure a smooth implementation and registration process for digital national IDs for all Nigerians.Chaudhuri said the goal is to issue digital national IDs to at least 148 million
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The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has commenced a probe of the Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhyi Rimingado.This is even as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned the Director of Finance of the Kano anti-graft body to Abuja to furnish
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The Federal Government on Saturday debunked a viral report that the country’s Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, Mohammed Usman has been expelled from the country.In a statement signed by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, urged the general public to disregard such news.The statement read “The attention
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Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa has disclosed that the purported new Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named BA.2.86 is not in Nigeria and there has not been an increase in cases of COVID-19 in the country.In an official statement on the
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded a growth of 2.51 per cent in real terms in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023.In its Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report Q2 2023, released on Friday, the NBS revealed that the growth contrasted
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that Port Harcourt Refinery will start working By December 2023.Lokpobiri said this during an inspection tour of the rehabilitation work progress at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd. plant, in Port Harcourt on Friday.The minister, who
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The Labour Party (LP) has described as false and misleading the claim by Lamidi Apapa that he has been affirmed by the Appeal Court as the authentic National Chairman of the party.Clearing the air during a press conference in Abuja on Friday, National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk, said
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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) late evening on Friday inaugurated the newly nominated members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, amid defiant opposing protesters.Women groups from Cross River, Edo as well as protesters from Kogi and Abia APC Stakeholders had
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The Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) has announced that its customers in Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe states would experience power outage from August 28 to September2.The planned outage will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. within the period.The organisation made the announcement in a statement issued by its Head, Corporate
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The Students Solidarity Group against Fee Hike will hold a peaceful protest against the planned hike in school fees by the University of Lagos.The protest scheduled for September 6, 2023 which will involve all students of the University of Lagos, will attract all students based in Lagos and will be
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