The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced that it has lifted economic and financial sanctions against Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. The three nations had been under ECOWAS sanctions since military coups took place in each country ...
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Feed SubscriptionHardship: NLC’s Planned Nationwide Protest Is Gross Contempt, Affront — FG
The attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide protest slated for February 27 and February 28, 2024. In a letter to NLC counsel, Femi ...
Read More »I Have Not Left Labour Party – Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has declared that he has not left the party. There were reports of Obi parting ways with the Labour Party, but he said his ties ...
Read More »NIMC Targets 124m NINs Registration By 2024
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is targeting about 20 to 25 million National Identity Numbers (NINs) registration by the end of 2024, even as it has revalidated and given licences to 96 Front End Partners (FEPs) to fast track ...
Read More »CBN Reduces Import Duty Rate By 7.3%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, slashed the exchange rate for computing Customs duties at the nation’s seaports by 7.3 per cent. The slash, analysts argued, was as a result of the naira that strengthened against the dollar ...
Read More »Probe $3.4bn COVID-19 Loan, Petrol Subsidy Savings, CSOs Tell N’Assembly
A Coalition of prominent Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Friday, called on the National Assembly to probe the $3.4billion loan collected by the Federal Government from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic ...
Read More »VP Shettima To Flag Off Light Up South-East Initiative Monday
Vice President Kashim Shettima will, on Monday, February 26, launch the Light Up South-East Initiative to accelerate power supply to industrial clusters in the region. The event billed to hold in Enugu, the Enugu State capital, is in continuation of ...
Read More »Lassa Fever: NCDC Confirms 476 Cases, 84 Deaths In 23 States
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 476 cases of Lassa fever and 84 deaths in 23 States across the country. The NCDC said it was also responding to other disease outbreaks including meningitis (507 cases and ...
Read More »Super Falcons Battle Cameroon’s Lionesses For Olympics Ticket
Nine-time African champions, Super Eagles, will resume their quest for a spot in Paris 2024 Olympics’ women football event when they lock horns with their Cameroonian counterparts in Douala, the commercial capital of Cameroon on Friday. The Super Falcons’ last ...
Read More »Tinubu Appoints Gbenga Alade As New AMCON MD/CEO
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, the appointees ...
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