The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, says 53,836 inmates in the 253 correctional centres across the country are awaiting trial as at December 18.The spokesperson of the service, Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Abubakar Umar made this revelation to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.Umar said the summary of the inmates across
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Nigeria’s public debt hit N87.91 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2023, following a marginal increase from N87.38 trillion in the second quarter, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Wednesday in its third quarter 2023 public debt reportThe office also informed us that the total external
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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the reduction as well as free train rides for Nigerians starting Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, while announcing this gesture to State House correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday, said Nigerians willing
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The Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum (RELF) has said that the resolutions and subsequent directives issued after Monday’s peace parley on the political crisis in Rivers State, at the instance of President Bola Tinubu, cannot override the subsisting orders of the Court on the issues.RELF disclosed this in a communiqué
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One hundred and thirteen Generals of the Nigerian Army have retired or would be retiring from the Service this year, even as the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has praised them for their sacrifices and unwavering commitment to the nation’s stability.The Minister also assured them of prompt payment of
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The defected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, have withdrawn their impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.The development is said to have followed the peace pact reached on Monday night in Abuja.In the Pact initiated by President Bola Tinubu, one of the 8-point resolutions
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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has administered the oath of office to the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong, for Plateau South.Lalong of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who took the oath of office on Wednesday at 11.56 am, is replacing Senator Napoleon Binkap
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Zenith Bank Plc has been listed in the World Finance 100 2023, released by World Finance Magazine, making it the only Nigerian company on this esteemed list.The bank stands out as the sole Nigerian firm and one of three African companies to receive this honour, joining industry giants like Apple,
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed the country’s telecom operators to fully block any SIM cards that have not been registered with a customer's National Identification Number (NIN) by February 28, 2024.In a statement, mobile market leader MTN said the directive also applies to NINs that have been submitted
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of State for Power, Olu Agunloye.Agunloye was a minister under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government between 1999 and 2003.The EFCC had declared Agunloye wanted over his role in the $6 billion Mambilla hydropower contract.Former President Obasanjo had accused Agunloye
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