South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul. Yoon expressed condolences to the victims, mostly teenagers and people in their ...
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All Our Courses Are Accredited – NOUN
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has said all its academic courses are accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC). This is in reaction to a statement made by Ahmed Isa, proprietor and chairman of Abuja-based broadcast outfit, Human ...
Read More »Nigeria To Get Drones, Helicopters From Turkey
Nigeria will soon receive drones and helicopters from Turkey to fight insecurity in the country. Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, made this known during the commemoration of the 99th National Day of the Republic of Turkey in Abuja on ...
Read More »Naira Redesign: CBN Insists It Followed Due Process
In an apparent response to claims by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, that her ministry was not carried along by the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the ongoing process of redesigning three series of the ...
Read More »Terror Alert: Julius Berger Shuts Operations In Abuja
Julius Berger, a construction company has closed down operations in the capital city. The closure was in response to the ongoing security concern within the Federal Capital Territory and Central Abuja. In a statement made available to the press on ...
Read More »Flood: It’s Unsafe Returning To Submerged Homes – NEMA Warns
…Bayelsa IDPs need food, not soap or clothes, state tells FG The National Emergency Management Agency said on Friday that flood water in some of the affected states was receding, but warned that owners of submerged houses should not be ...
Read More »Terror Alert: Special Forces Soldiers, Policemen, DSS Agents Flood Abuja
The growing apprehension in the Federal Capital Territory over the terror alerts issued by the United States and the United Kingdom persisted on Friday, even as the Federal Government heightened security in the capital city. Saturday PUNCH observed massive deployment ...
Read More »FCT Stakeholders Seek Inclusion Of Indigenes In Governance
Newly inaugurated leadership of the FCT-Youth Network (FCT-YN) has called for more inclusion of FCT indigenes in governance. Leader of the youth network, Hon. Ibrahim Umar Makeri who made the call after being inaugurated as the youth leader said indigenes ...
Read More »CBN, NMfB Sweep Debtors’ Accounts To Recover Loans
… Offer restructuring window to defaulters The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in conjunction with the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, (NMFB) has started recovering their loans from Nigerians. Yesterday, many Nigerians started receiving debit alerts from their phones by mid-afternoon. The ...
Read More »Confusion As Finance Minister Disowns Naira Redesign Policy
…Warns CBN of consequences …It’s our duty to redesign notes, says CBN …Idea misplaced, outrageous -Experts …LCCI: New policy on naira disruptive, insensitive The plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the Naira is enmeshed in confusion ...
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