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Nweke extols Late M.I Okpara; calls for shared vision for the Igbo race; addresses Biafran agitators

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Frank Nweke Jr, former minister of information and national orientation and the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, on Thursday, January 19, 2023, delivered a lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was received in the school by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Professor Patrick … [Read more…]

Netflix co-founder quits, subscribers hike to 230 million

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United States streaming giant Netflix ended last year with more than 230 million global subscribers, it said Thursday, beating analysts’ expectations as hits such as “Wednesday” and “Harry & Meghan” enticed new viewers. “2022 was a tough year, with a bumpy start but a brighter finish,” the company said in a letter announcing bumper fourth-quarter … [Read more…]

NLC President debunks alleged attack on civil servants

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked media reports alleging that its president physically assaulted some civil servants on Wednesday at the Congress’ Headquarters. The NLC described the report as an untrue and malicious allegation sponsored by some miscreants posing as workers’ representatives with the aim of spinning false narratives. It claimed to have video … [Read more…]

CBN to sanction banks over new naira notes scarcity

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As public anger over the scarcity of new naira notes persists, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday stormed various banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to ascertain their level of compliance with dispensing the redesigned naira notes. This was even as the CBN said it has waived conditions for Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) across … [Read more…]

Ugwuanyi launches scheme to end multiple taxes on commercial vehicles

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2023: Ugwunta salutes Ugwuanyi, congratulates PDP Guber Flag-bearer, Mbah, and other candidates

The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has taken a bold step towards promoting uniformity in the application of road tax laws in the state and across states in order to avoid double or multiple taxation. The administration through the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), yesterday, launched the Single Inter State Road … [Read more…]

FEC approves N1.9trn to NNPCL to construct 44 roads, allocates N215.3bn in S’South, S’East roads

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…. FEC okays 2023 budget proposal The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, approved the proposal for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. Of this amount, N215.3 billion would be spent on … [Read more…]

IGP presents N13bn cheque to families of deceased, injured police officers

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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has presented cheques amounting to N13billion to the families of deceased and injured Police officers. The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, presented the cheques to the families of Police officers killed between 2012 to 2019. The IGP said about 6,184 families of slain and injured personnel will benefit from … [Read more…]

Usain Bolt defrauded of $12m life savings

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Jamaica’s Olympic sprinting icon, Usain Bolt has lost millions of dollars in his account with Stocks and Securities Ltd, an investment company based in Kingston. The lawyers of the track star said they are prepared to file a lawsuit if that will make it possible to recover the $12 million that mysteriously disappeared from Bolt’s … [Read more…]

NLC president engages in fight with civil servants, threatens to sack them

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President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, yesterday, engaged in fisticuffs with the chairman of NLC/TUC Good Homes Scheme, Chief Emeka Anuna, threatening to sack his wife from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), now known as International Trade Union Congress (ITUC). Anuna and a handful of federal civil servants had protested in … [Read more…]

Edo Train attack: 2 traditional rulers, 5 Others Arrested

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The Edo State government has said that two traditional rulers and five other persons have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 20 passengers from Igueben train station in Edo state on January 7. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed this yesterday in Benin while briefing journalists shortly after the state … [Read more…]

Osinbajo Presides Over First FEC Meeting Of 2023

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The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is presiding over the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting this year at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. Present are the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Doctor Folasade Yemi-Esan; and the Deputy Chief … [Read more…]

I’ll neither step down nor join forces with Obi -Kwankwaso

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Presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed the prospects of stepping down or joining forces with Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr. Peter Obi to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso who spoke, yesterday, at Chatham House, London, UK said he was the candidate to beat … [Read more…]