The United Nations has said that the cash crunch in Nigeria which lasted for months mostly affected the informal sector.“In Nigeria, a shortage of cash, triggered by the replacement of the highest denominations of the country’s currency, hobbled the economy, especially the informal sector,” part of the report tagged “Trade
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President Muhammadu Buhari has commended his chief personal security officer (CPSO) and other security officers and personnel on the excellent work in ensuring his safety and that of his family.Speaking at a short event yesterday in the State House to decorate the CPSO, Aliyu Abubakar Musa, with his new rank
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Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday struck out an interim order of forfeiture he earlier granted seeking to forfeit 14 properties linked to the Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello to the federal government.Justice Oweibo struck out the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes
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Ten years after landowners at Zaudan Pazeri and Filindabo Layouts in Dei-dei under the auspices of Zaudan Pazeri Land Owners Association instituted a case against the minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT High Court 42 sitting at Kubwa District under Justice Adelaja has commenced hearing of the matter. The
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National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has given the boards, commissions, agencies and State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare managers till Friday to remit all 2023 hajj fare.The chairman of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, gave the ultimatum yesterday during a decisive and marathon meeting with chief executives of state pilgrims’
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A group, Ekere Pya Ogoni Initiative (EPOI) has threatened to file charges against the federal government if President Muhammadu Buhari visits Ogoniland in Rivers State to flag off some projects of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP).Buhari is expected in Rivers State tomorrow to flag-off the construction of Centre of
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Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma has assured the labour leaders and pensioners that his administration is working out modalities for the payment of gratuities and pensioners’ check-off dues.He said he had directed the immediate release of the promotions of the civil servants who were recently evaluated for elevation after
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Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa said the state would partner with investors in its vast oil and gas deposits as the country grapples with economic crisis.Okowa said his administration had provided the enabling environment, including peace and security, for businesses to thrive, and assured the sustenance of development in the
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The National Examinations Council (NECO), has rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE), for admission into Federal Unity Colleges, from Saturday, April 29, 2023, to Saturday, June 3, 2023.Azeez Sani, the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, said the Examination was rescheduled to give States with low registration of
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The president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has moved into the Defence House in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja ahead of his inauguration as Nigeria’s president on May 29th, 2023.Tinubu and the vice president-elect Kashim Shetttima are expected to stay at the Defence House where they will move into the Presidential
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