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NIN’ll make identity of Internet users known to FG, says Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said the National Identification Number will enable the Federal Government and security agencies to know the identity of Internet users in the country. This is as he stated that NIN will be the foundation of the economy and the security of the country. Pantami said…
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UN chief welcomes China, US pledge to cooperate on climate action
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the announcement that China and the United States have agreed to collaborate more closely on climate action, saying it is an important step in the right direction. News of the joint declaration between the two countries, both major emitters of greenhouse gases, came on Wednesday at the ongoing 2021…
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Deal decisively with bandits, kidnappers, COAS directs troops
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to deal decisively with bandits and kidnappers who threaten the security of the nation. Yahaya made this call on Wednesday during an operational tour of the Army Headquarters 1 Division in Kaduna State. The Army Director of Public Relations,…
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Kanu’s US lawyer to drag FG before ICC over rights’ violation
Bruce Fein, the American lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to drag Nigeria to the International Criminal Court over alleged gross violation of his client’s rights. Fein was in court on Wednesday to monitor the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, but was denied access into the courtroom. Speaking with journalists…
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Soludo: Umeoji, other defectors free to return to APGA, says chairman
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Victor Oye, says that aggrieved persons who left the party in the build-up to the November 6 Anambra State Governorship Election are free to return to the party if they choose to. He spoke in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday shortly after the…
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Five killed, nine injured in Bauchi road crash
Five persons were killed in an auto crash in Bauchi State on Wednesday, the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed on Thursday. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Yusuf Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that nine other persons sustained serious injuries in the accident. He said that the accident occurred in Nabordo community…
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Igboho: How UK firm paid for Cotonou-Hamburg flight ticket
The Nigerian activist and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, paid for his botched Cotonou-Paris-Hamburg flight through a United Kingdom-based travel company, findings by The PUNCH have shown. Further findings also revealed the ticket was paid for in British pound sterling using a cheque as means of payment. Igboho, following a security raid…
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Speculators lose billions as naira appreciates, exchanges for 540/$
The naira has appreciated further in the parallel market as the dollar was sold for N540 on Wednesday, with traders saying speculators hoarding dollars would be losing a lot of money. The dollar, which was bought and sold for N578 and N580 as of the end of September, was bought and sold for N540 and…
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Constitution review: Reps addressing gender balancing in political participation, says Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has noted that gender balancing to give fair participation in governance to both men and women in Nigeria is an important part of the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution by the 9th National Assembly. Gbajabiamila said the federal character principle, as currently captured in the…
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Sanwo-Olu condoles with Taiwo Odukoya over wife’s death
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has condoled with the senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya, over the demise of his wife, Nomthi. Nomthi died on Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer. Taking to his verified Facebook page on Thursday, the Governor expressed his condolences to Pastor Taiwo, encouraging him to…
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