Ajuri Ngelale Steps Down as Presidential Spokesman
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Alleged Rape: Court Remands Herbalist, Accomplice In Kwara
An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court in Kwara State on Tuesday ordered the remand of an Ibadan-based social media influencer and herbalist, Sultan Ojuwoni Atakoro and one Olaitan Ibrahim Olalekan. The duo were ordered to be...
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Alleged Rights Violation: Court Orders Benin Republic To Pay Igboho 20m CFA
A three Member Panel of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court of justice has ordered the Government of the Republic of Benin to pay Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Igboho, 20...
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Naira Strengthens To N806.73/$ At Official Market, Stable On Parallel Window
Nigeria’s Naira strengthened to N806. 73 to the dollar at the official foreign exchange (FX) market on Tuesday, as against N837.77 to the greenback which it closed at, on Monday.Dealers said the local currency’s...
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Iran Court Orders US To Pay $50bn For Soleimani Assassination
A Tehran court has ordered the United States government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, nearly four years ago, the judiciary said on Wednesday. Then-US...
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FG’s Deficit Spending Rises 11% To N7.88trn
The Federal Government recorded an 11 per cent, year-on-year, YoY increase in deficit spending to N7.88 trillion in seven months, from January to July, from N7.13 trillion in the corresponding period of 2022. The rise...
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ASUU Decries Lecturer Shortage, Infrastructure Decay In Varsities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The academic body...
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Kaduna Village Bombing: Death Toll Hits 120, Villagers Allege Military Bombed Twice
Survivors of the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday said they were bombed twice by the Nigerian Army. It was also gathered that the...
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FG Budgets N138m To Tackle Fake News, Print Calendars
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, will be spending N138,066,187 to combat fake news and print calendars. Part of the sum will also be used to facilitate media...
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It’ll Cost $2bn To Lay Fibre Cables Across Nigeria — Minister
Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says it will cost about $2bn to lay fibre optics cables across Nigeria. The minister, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme...
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