The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, requesting that the alleged unlawful drug deal charge against him be dropped.Kyari had filed an appeal against the March 22 ruling by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court,
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The Nigeria Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, on Thursday, stopped the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, from embarking on a protest in Abuja.As soon as the leadership of JAC started addressing members for the
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The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached an agreement that will enable Nigerians to access UAE visas.The agreement takes immediate effect, allowing Nigerian passport holders to travel to the UAE.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement at the Presidential
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A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu has perpetually restrained Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other deposed Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as Emirs.Delivering the judgment on Monday, Justice Aliyu further restrained the 15th Emir of Kano and four other dethroned Emirs
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Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has urged Nigerians to engage in peaceful protests as a means of conveying their grievances to the government.In a video clip, the Islamic scholar recounted that former President Muhammadu Buhari protested against the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.According to Gumi: “Politicians are very stubborn, it
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate suspension of the proposed enforcement of the electronic central motor registry registration (e-CMR) till further notice.The e-CMR process, earlier commenced by the Police, has its proposed enforcement initially scheduled to begin on July 29th, 2024.Force Public Relations Officer
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The Federal Government has said the next stage of the recruitment exercise for the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Fire Service would begin in August.The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Ahmed added
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President Bola Tinubu is set to launch the long-awaited student loan scheme on Wednesday, July 17, at the State House in Abuja.This will effectively mark the start of the implementation of the scheme.The scheme will initially benefit 70,000 students with a total sum of N35 billion already approved by the
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in goods and services, further rose to 34.19 percent in June compared to 33.95 per cent in May, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.Year-on-year, headline inflation was 11.40 per cent higher than 22.79 per cent recorded in
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) said it now owns a 7.2 per cent stake in the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery.Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC Ltd, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.The NNPC Ltd made this known in reaction to reports
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