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Why accounts of 50 firms operating loan apps are frozen –FCCPC boss
Babatunde Irukera is the Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, formerly known as the Consumer Protection Council. A lawyer by training, Irukera became the FCCPC helmsman in 2019 when the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act was enacted. In this interview with Odinaka Anudu, he disclosed that the agency…
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Protection Act: FG may fly prosecution witness abroad for safety reasons
In an effort to protect Nigerians who provide information to security agencies during an investigation and prosecution of offences, the Federal Government has made a provision that allows Nigerians to be kept in foreign countries under witness protection. Similarly, there is a provision that allows foreigners to be kept in Nigeria under witness protection. This…
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Wizkid announces completion of next album
Globally-recognised Nigerian singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has announced the completion of his upcoming album, More Love, Less Ego. The Essence crooner made the announcement on his Instagram story late Sunday, as he also appreciated the contributors in the album. Wizkid told his fans that he made the album with lots of love…
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Ex-convict returning from Brazilian prison arrested for importing cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 24 parcels of cocaine concealed in 12 tyres of lawnmowers imported into the country through the Port Harcourt International Airport. The items were brought to Nigeria by a Brazilian returnee, Amaechi Okechukwu, who just finished serving his jail term for drug trafficking in Brazil. A…
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Arepo Okada riders trick PoS operator, steal N30,000
A point-of-sale operator, Zainab Adediran, has reportedly lost N30,000 after she was allegedly tricked by motorcycle riders at Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Adediran, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Sunday, said one of the suspects was later caught by members of the Oodua People’s Congress (New Era). Our…
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Singer 2Baba visits late Sound Sultan’s grave
Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has paid a visit to the grave site of his late colleague, Sound Sultan. In the video shared via his Instagram page on Monday, Idibia was joined by other friends of the late singer to pay tribute to the deceased by laying flowers on the tomb…
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Umahi rates Buhari’s performance, says insecurity in South-East not imported
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has claimed that insecurity in Ebonyi State and the South-East is politically-motivated, noting that insecurity worsened after he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for All Progressives Congress. While appearing as a guest on Channels TV, Umahi ruled out foreigners as the masterminds of insecurity in the South-East. He also argued…
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Why FG approved tax reliefs for tech startups – Pantami
The Federal Government approved tax reliefs for tech startups to enable the implementation of strategies to encourage and support the development and growth of more Innovation-Driven Enterprises. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, said this in a statement Sunday by his technical assistant, Femi Adeluyi. Pantami also said the tax reliefs…
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Reps summon water resources minister as agency auctions N2bn assets for N13.6m
The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation has queried the management of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority for selling off government plant, property and equipment valued at over N2bn at a paltry sum of N13.618m. The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has consequently summoned the Minister of Water Resources and…
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Mechanic union ex-chairman assaults two Lagos panel beaters, victims go dumb
There was pandemonium in the Amule area of Ayobo, Lagos State, on Saturday, when members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Ayobo unit, reportedly engaged in a fight over land. PUNCH Metro gathered that a former chairman of the unit allegedly assaulted two panel beaters, Matthew Idowu, and Sunday Olowolaiyemo, over the land allocated to…
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