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Student group rallies support for Tinubu
Nigerian students on Tuesday expressed commitment to work for the victory of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in the 2023 elections. The Coordinator, Tinubu/ Shetima Students Vanguard, Sunday Asefon, who is the immediate past president of National Association of Nigerian Students, said that their support for
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Oil thieves seeking Defence chief sacking, CSO alleges
An environment protection coalition, Our Habitat, has thrown its weight behind the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, over the destruction of an illegal oil bunkering vessel. The PUNCH had reported how the CDS had defended the destruction of the vessel, saying there was nothing sinister about the swift destruction of an oil bunkering
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Naira may devalue by 20% in 2023- BoA
Nigeria’s local currency unit is set to weaken further next year as its current exchange rate to the dollar is well above fair value, according to Bank of America. According to a report by Bloomberg, economist Tatonga Rusike said in a note to clients on Tuesday that, “three indicators, the widely-used black-market rate, the central
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Nigeria records 10,745 cholera cases, 256 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced a total of 10,745 suspected cases of cholera, including 256 deaths, so far in 2022. The NCDC disclosed this on its Cholera Situation weekly epidemiological report for week 39 posted on its official website, on Tuesday. The report revealed that 31 States have reported suspected cholera cases
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Lassa fever spreads to 104 LGAs
The number of confirmed Lassa fever cases increased to 937, up from the previous 933, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The Lassa fever outbreak has killed 173 people in the country so far this year. The Situation Report for week 40 obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday showed that the
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Prioritise knowledge-based economy, expert urges Oyebanji
The Chief Executive Officer of Axxess, a healthcare technology company, John Olajide, has urged the new Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, to make the promotion of the knowledge-based economy his number one priority. He said for Ekiti to prosper, achieve prosperity and actualize her dream of becoming a land of wealth and prosperity, the
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Fuel subsidy: Digitise public transport, firm urges FG
Ahead of the removal of fuel subsidy come June 2023, an Indigenous leading Tech-powered mobility Company, NAIRAXI, has said that digitizing Nigerian public transportation systems would help to mitigate future effects. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Kingsley Eze, who said this in a statement, explained that the vision was to consequently improve accessibility
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Qatar readies for most expensive World Cup
The bill being paid by Qatar for the most expensive World Cup ever held is set to rise to fantasy levels in the one month left to the November 20 kickoff. Gleaming new stadiums that cost more than $6.5 billion are ready, a driver-less metro system with a price tag of $36 billion serves five
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Flooding: Rescue IDPs, Anambra community tells NEMA, SEMA
The Umueri community in Anambra State has raised concern over the absence of both the National Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Management Agency in the management of the Internally Displaced Person camps in the state. Anambra was said to be one of the worst affected states in this year’s flood disaster with many
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I’ve been sidelined, PDP woman leader cries out
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party appeared to have worsened with its National Woman Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe, raising the alarm that she had been sidelined and her office undermined. The allegation came as the party battled to wriggle out of crises that erupted since its presidential primary. Effah-Attoe raised the allegation in a
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