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BREAKING: Supreme Court stops old naira notes ban
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted the move by the Federal Government to ban the use of the old naira notes from February 10, 2023. A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro halted the federal government plan in a ruling in an exparte application brought by three northern states of Kaduna, Kogi and
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Buhari appoints rectors, principal officers for three federal polys
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointments of rectors and some principal officers for three federal polytechnics in the country. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Federal Ministry of Education, the rectors and their institutions are Dr Paul-Darlington Ndubuisi for the Federal Polytechnic Isuochi, Abia State; Professor Mohammed
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Ighalo gets N122m as Saudi Al-Hilal reach club W’Cup final
Saudi Arabia billionaire prince, Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, has promised to give Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo, and other players of Saudi club Al-Hilal one million Saudi Riyal (£222,000) each for reaching the Club World Cup final. The Saudi Prince also pledged one million to each player if they win the tournament. This is
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Embrace effective monetary system, MAN tells CBN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has implored the Central Bank of Nigeria to embrace an effective monetary system to inverse the poor economic condition in the country caused by the naira swap. This call was made by the president of the association, Francise Meshioye, on Tuesday at the annual MAN reporter of the year
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Air Force to train officers in election duties
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has disclosed that officers of the service participating in the 2023 general election will undergo special training. Amao described the exercise as a “realistic pre-induction training”, adding that the training would be held for officers that would be deployed for election duties in all its units.
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JAMB cancels UTME registrations of 817 candidates over impersonation
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it cancelled the registrations of no fewer than 817 candidates that registered to sit the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Direct Entry examinations, The PUNCH reports. The examination body said it made the decision owing to the discovery of certain infractions such as use of strange biometrics
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AAC to phase out parties behind environmental problems
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, during a town hall at the University of Abuja on Tuesday said climate change and other environmental issues could be solved if people had sustainable lifestyles. This was as he said the AAC would also phase out parties creating environmental problems. “Our lifestyles, if properly
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*-marriage-today/ Anglican church to debate same-s** marriage today
The Church of England will on Wednesday debate contentious plans enabling priests to offer blessings to same-s** couples, amid deep Anglican divisions over the issue in Britain and beyond. Hundreds of members of the General Synod — the Church’s elected governing body, which meets two or three times a year — will discuss and vote
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Naira scarcity may push Nigerians into depression, suicide —Psychiatrist
A Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Taiwo Sheikh, has warned that the scarcity of the old and new naira notes will push many Nigerians into frustration and depression. He also said the situation would worsen the cases of suicide in the country
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LeBron James breaks NBA all-time points-scoring record
LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in the National Basketball Association history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be beaten. The Los Angeles Lakers star, playing in his 20th season in the NBA, passed Abdul-Jabbar’s longstanding total of 38,387 points after nailing a
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