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Naira Swap: Pains regrettable, transient, necessary for economic growth – FG
Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja The Federal Government has described the pains being experienced by the people in their bid to swap the old naira for the re-designed ones as regrettable and transient but necessary for the growth of the nation’s economy. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this
Fireworks expected as Flying Eagles tackle Junior Chipolopolo in Abuja
Egypt-bound Nigeria and Zambia U20 teams clash in a prestige encounter at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Friday evening, in what promises to be a fierce encounter with both gearing up for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations starting in the North African nation in a fortnight. A 35-man delegation of
JUST IN: Court stops INEC from conducting Imo PDP Reps rerun
An Appeal Court in Owerri has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from going on to conduct a rerun primary election of the PDP for the Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency of the state. An Abuja federal high court had last week cancelled the PDP primary election
JUST IN: Two-storey commercial complex collapses in Abuja
…over 50 people trapped, 7 rescued Caleb Onwe, Abuja A two-storey commercial complex under construction in Gwarinpa District of the FCT, collapsed Thursday afternoon, trapping over 50 people. Confirming the incident, Director Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Muktar Galadima said that rescue operations were ongoing with combined team
Emefiele directs banks to pay new notes over the counter
Abdulwahab Isa, Abuja To address the glitch associated with new currency notes, Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has directed deposit money banks (DMBs) to commence payment of the redesigned naira notes over the counter, subject to a maximum daily payout limit of N20,000. He, in addition admonished members of the public
Share blue, red line rail links to airport, experts beg Lagos
Wole Shadare A group of aviation professionals under the aegis of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRT) has expressed the hope that the newly commissioned Blue and Red Line Rails in Lagos State would share links with the airport terminal building as the experts lamented the lack of connectivity of the
US Rep introduces resolution to relist Nigeria as a ‘country of particular concern’ for Christian persecution
Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., introduced a bipartisan resolution to add Nigeria to the State Department’s annual list of countries that violate religious freedom on Tuesday. The resolution comes as Secretary Antony Blinken omitted Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” (CPC) in the State Department’s 2021 and 2022 International Religious Freedom
Shell announces record annual profits of £32.2bn
Shell has announced annual profits of $39.9bn (£32.2bn), doubling from a year earlier and far exceeding the previous record of $31bn in 2008. The London-listed company also posted record fourth-quarter earnings of $9.8bn (£7.9bn), reports Sky News. The profits – which were even higher than the $38.17bn (£30.8bn) analysts had expected – came thanks
Barca miss out on Araujo deal by 18 seconds, says director
Barcelona missed out on signing LA Galaxy defender Julian Araujo on transfer deadline day as they were 18 seconds late in registering the paperwork, director of football Mateu Alemany said. Barca had been trying to sign the 21-year-old right back for $6.5 million in a deal until 2026, Spanish newspaper Diario AS reported.
US secures deal on bases to complete arc around China
The US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines – a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese in the South China Sea and around Taiwan. With this deal, Washington has stitched the gap in the arc of US alliances
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