Ibadan Funfair stampede: President Tinubu Demands Perpetrators Prosecution as Death Toll Hits 40
December 19, 2024
Ibadan Funfair Stampede: MURIC Demands Probe as Death Toll Rises
December 19, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
22 December 2023
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N-Power Beneficiaries Receiving Arrears, Says Betta Edu
The Federal Government has resumed payment of arrears to beneficiaries of the N-Power programme. The beneficiaries were being owed some months’ salaries by the former President Muhammadu Buhari administration. However, the Minister of Humanitarian...
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JUST-IN: ‘Buhari’s Nephew, Not Former President Approved Naira Redesign – CBN Investigator
The Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria and Related Entities, Jim Obazee, has indicated that the recent naira redesign wasn’t expressly approved by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Obazee had gathered that the...
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CBN Probes Banks, PoS Operators Over Naira Scarcity
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it is investigating collusion between the banks and Point-of-Sale operators over the lingering cash scarcity in the country. It said this in a statement titled, ‘CBN cautions banks,...
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Sad As Baby, One Other Trapped In Lagos Building Collapse
It was a sad moment when the reports came in that at least three yet-to-be-identified persons including a baby and one adult were trapped in a collapsed building in the Ebute Meta area of...
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JAMB Hikes UTME Fees For 2024, Releases DE Application Schedule
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an adjustment in the registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for the year 2024. According to an official statement by JAMB, the...
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UK Economy Shrinks In Q3 Ahead Of Election
Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, raising fears of a potential recession before an election due next year. Gross domestic product contracted 0.1 per cent between July and...
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Tinubu Arrives Lagos For Christmas Holiday
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening, arrived in Lagos from Abuja ahead of the Christmas celebrations. The Presidential Jet NAF 001, which conveyed the President, touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala...
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FG Targets 15 Million Out-of-school Enrolment By 2027
The Federal Government has expressed commitment to return 15 million out-of-school children back to the classroom by 2027. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a one-day...
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Emefiele Operated 593 Illegal US, UK, China Accounts – CBN Investigator
The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, illegally lodged billions of naira in no fewer than 593 bank accounts in the United States, United Kingdom, and China without the approval of the...
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Passengers Storm Train Stations, Inter-state Luxury Buses Cut Fares
There was heavy human traffic at Lagos and Abuja train stations on Thursday following the Federal Government’s announcement of free rides for passengers as part of the Yuletide celebration. In addition to the free...
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