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How we’ll curb illegal mining – Parties
Three leading political parties participating in the February 25 general elections have suggested measures that they would take to check illegal mining activities in Nigeria. They made the suggestion during a programme titled, ‘Policy options for the next administration in Nigeria: Curtailing Illegal Mining in Nigeria’. The parties were the All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic
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New naira: Misguided elements against court judgement, says Matawalle
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mattawalle, has described the comments trailing the decision of the Supreme Court to listen to and act on the demand of the governors on the Naira swap as mere political vendetta. Matawalle, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media, Zailani Bappa, said he was fully convinced that those against
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PICTORIAL: One dead in fatal accident on Kara bridge
One person has been confirmed dead in a fatal accident involving an 18-seater commercial bus belonging to GUO motors, a MAC truck and an SUV car which occurred on the Kara bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident which happened on Thursday morning has caused heavy gridlock on the bridge inwards Opic and has also extended beyond
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Kaduna govt deploys WhatsApp platform for tax payment
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service has confirmed that it will deploy the use of WhatsApp, a social media platform and the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data service to enhance less cost effective method of payment of tax. The Executive Chairman of the state revenue service agency, Dr. Zaid Abubakar, made this known on Wednesday during
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Australia to remove Chinese-made cameras from defence sites
Australia’s defence department will strip its buildings of Chinese-made security cameras to ensure they are “completely secure”, the government said on Thursday. It follows similar moves in the United States and Britain, which have taken measures to stop government departments installing Chinese-made cameras at sensitive sites. Both countries have expressed fears that Chinese companies could
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New naira: Ogun gov visits victim hit by stray bullet
The Governor of Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, paid a visit to Gabriel Michael, who was hit by a stray bullet during the naira and fuel scarcity protest in Abeokuta, on Tuesday. Michael is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta. The PUNCH reported protesters had stormed the Ogun
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‘Journalists’ arrested for buying rice with fake bank transfer
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two men, parading themselves as journalists, for allegedly defrauding a rice trader of N33,000. The 30-year-old suspects, Mujahid Kabir and Abba Imam, were alleged to have, on February 2, 2023, generated a fake bank transfer alert of N33,000 to buy a bag of rice at a Plaza at
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Naira gains 0.07% at investors, exporters window
The naira on Thursday exchanged at 461.17 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation by 0.07 per cent compared to the 461.50 it exchanged for on Wednesday. The open market indicative rate closed at N461.50 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N462 to the US
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Grammy: I don’t take it for granted, Tems appreciates fans’ support
Singer Temilade Openiyi, also known as Tems, has appreciated God and her fans days after she clinched her first Grammy Awards. The singer on Monday won the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for her contribution on Future’s ‘Wait For U’ featuring Drake. She tweeted late Wednesday, “What God has done for me, I can’t even
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Only Kano, Jigawa, FCT safe for elections —CLEEN Foundation
CLEEN Foundation has said only two states and the Federal Capital Territory are presently safe for the conduct of the forthcoming general elections in the country. The Executive Director, CLEEN Foundation, Gad Peter, on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the ‘2023 Election Security Threat Assessment’, named the two safe states as Jigawa and Kano alongside
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