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JUST IN: IGP meets CPs, others over election security
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, is currently meeting with Commissioners of Police and heads of police formations, in Abuja, to strategise on the forthcoming 2023 general elections, and the security situation in the country. The security meeting, ongoing at the Force Headquarters, is being attended by CPs, Assistant Inspectors General of Police, Deputy Inspectors
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2023: Ensure free elections, Biden tells African leaders
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday met the leaders of African nations that hold elections in the new year to press for a free vote. On the sidelines of a summit that has brought most African leaders to Washington, Biden and his top aides met separately with a group of six leaders as part
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Afreximbank, Eximbank sign $500m deal to revive African airlines
The African Export-Import Bank and US Eximbank have signed a $500m Memorandum of Understanding to boost trade and investment, especially to help revive and strengthen African airlines through re-fleeting. Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the
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Seriki: Facts about late Nigeria’s envoy to Spain
Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, has died. He died in Madrid, Spain in the early hours of Thursday. Here are the seven things you should know about the late Seriki: 1. Demola Seriki was born on Lagos Island on 30 November 1959. 2. Until his death, he was the Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom
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Kwara fixes January for completion of Tanke flyover
The Kwara State government says the ongoing N2.4 billion Tanke flyover will be completed by January 2023, to ensure the free flow of traffic and stimulate economic activities. The state Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr Rotimi Iliyasu, disclosed this on Wednesday while inspecting the ongoing project at the Tanke area of Ilorin. He put
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UK nurses break 106-year record, protest poor pay
United Kingdom nurses on Thursday staged an unprecedented one-day strike as a “last resort” in their fight for better wages and working conditions, despite warnings it could put patients at risk. Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are stopping work from 0800 to 2000 GMT
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22 Indians die after drinking toxic alcohol
At least 22 people have died and several others have been hospitalised in India after drinking toxic alcohol, authorities said Thursday. The deaths happened mainly in two villages in the eastern state of Bihar, where the sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. Such bans are in force in several Indian states, driving a thriving
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LASTMA nabs fake traffic official in Lekki
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Wednesday nabbed a fake traffic official in the Lekki area of the state, who was on fake duty and was kitted in the official LASTMA uniform. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Thursday by the Director, Public Affairs Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s envoy to Spain, Demola Seriki, dies at 63
Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, is dead. The Lagos politician was said to have died in Madrid, Spain. He was aged 63. His death was announced in a notice signed by his children on Thursday. The notice said that he died in Madrid, Spain in the early hours of the day. “It is with
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Nigeria lost N16.25tn crude in 12 years – NEITI
Nigeria lost 619.7 million barrels of crude oil valued at $46.16bn or N16.25tn in 12 years, from 2009 to 2020, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, has said. It disclosed this in a statement issued by its Head, Communications and Advocacy, Obiageli Onuorah, on Thursday night. It also welcomed the decision of the Federal Government
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