Men of the Kano State Hisbah Board have confiscated a truck loaded with at least 8,600 bottles of beer in Kwanar Dangora village along the Kano-Kaduna Expressway.The Officer in Charge (OC) of Intoxicants on the Board, Idris Ibrahim, said operatives of the command had been tracking the vehicle right from
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Tributes have continued to pour in over the deaths of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and five others who died in a helicopter crash in the US.President Bola Tinubu, in a condolence letter, said, ‘’After receiving an official confirmation of events, I receive with shock
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The International Monetary Fund has said that Nigeria is grappling with a compounding cost-of-living crisis, worsened by stagnant per-capita growth, poverty, and heightened food insecurity.In its report titled ‘IMF Executive Board Concludes Post Financing Assessment with Nigeria,’ the organisation underscored the escalating challenges amidst mounting inflation, currency devaluation, sluggish economic
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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, to the tune of N250 million in the sexual harassment and gratification case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaIn the heart of Nigeria's economic struggles lies a critical challenge: the dwindling value of the national currency, the naira. The official exchange rate of about N1400 to $1 reflects a stark reality that permeates the lives of ordinary Nigerians.As a nation heavily dependent on imports, the devaluation
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The Peace In South-East Project (PISE-P), an initiative of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) for the Community Enterprise Digital Hub, CEDIH, to be established across the five states of the
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, announced yesterday that MTN and Globacom have amicably resolved their interconnect debt issue that accumulated into billions of Naira.In a statement released yesterday by NCC and signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka, NCC said it had already withdrawn
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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, ordered the immediate release of more than 102,000 metric tons of various grain types from the Strategic Reserve and the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria.The President warned that those hoarding foodstuffs would be dealt with.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has defended the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, against corruption allegations levelled against him in recent times.Gbajabiamila was recently accused of underhand dealings in the scandals that swept away the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Content, said on Thursday, during a session with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), that $400 million in intervention funds has been lying dormant in banks and financial institutions for several years, which raises questions about transparency and
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