Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, has expressed deep concern over the escalating insecurity plaguing Nigeria.Citing staggering statistics, Obi, in a statement released on Monday via his X handle, claimed that over 7,000 Nigerians have been abducted in
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have announced a joint effort to streamline National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage processes.The recent attention on the NIN-SIM linkage underscores the necessity of connecting SIM registrations with individuals’ national identification numbers, sparking national dialogue.NIMC and NCC see the
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited, a cryptocurrency company, to release comprehensive data of all persons trading on its platform to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim order after ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by the EFCC’s
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Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union have begun a nationwide strike today (Monday) over alleged unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government.Last Monday, the unions threatened to shut down hostels and power supply in universities across
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The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party took on a different dimension on Saturday after the National Working Committee of the opposition party accused the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, of desperately seeking to replace its National Chairman, Julius Abure.The allegation was a response to an
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Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the last general elections, said Nigerians must vehemently condemn the decision of the accountant-general’s office to hold a workshop in London, saying that “the decision is not only unacceptable but also deeply troubling on multiple levels.”Obi said this in a statement on
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In the early hours of Saturday, terrorists launched a fresh attack on the Dogon-noma community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and abducted 15 women and a man.The attack came barely three days after one person was killed, and eight women were kidnapped in the Banono Angwaku community of
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A Middle Belt group, the Middle Belt Patriots, has urged state governors to reject pressure from the federal government to cede lands in their states to herders for grazing, adding that yielding to such demands will worsen the security situation in the region and indeed other parts of the country.In
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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the “Ounje Eko” food markets will begin sales of food items at discounted prices in the five divisions of the state on Sunday, March 17.Sanwo-Olu had stated that the food markets would operate exclusively on Sundays from 11am to 4pm across
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Gunmen kidnapped the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Mr. Tony Aziegbemi, on Friday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aziegbemi was kidnapped at a spot close to his residence at the Government Reservation Area in Benin City.His abduction happened less than a month after the
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