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JUST IN: Supreme Court joins nine states on naira swap suit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday joined nine states as parties in the suit filed by Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara challenging the naira swap deadline. This is as the Governors Nasir El-Rufai and Yahaya Bello of Kaduna and Kogi respectively attended the court proceedings. The Justice John Okoro-led nine-member panel joined the Attorneys General of Katsina
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UN seeks $5.6bn for aid to Ukraine
The United Nations said Wednesday that $5.6 billion was needed to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine and to the millions who have fled the war-ravaged country. Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN estimated that 21.8 million Ukrainians were now in need of humanitarian assistance. “The war continues to
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Poll: FG summons Finnish envoy over Simon Ekpa’s threat
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday summoned the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Leena Pylvanainen, over “hate speech and incitive comments” by a Nigerian-Finnish lawyer and Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa. The Ekpa-led faction of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra had reportedly declared that elections will not be allowed to hold in the South-East and
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UK inflation stays above 10%
British annual inflation dropped further last month on easing transport costs, official data showed Wednesday, but remains above a historically-high 10 percent. Inflation around the world is easing after striking the highest levels in decades last year as the invasion of Ukraine by Russia fuelled energy and food prices. The UK Consumer Prices Index fell
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Nigeria’s daily oil production rises to 1.235 million barrels
Nigeria’s oil production increased month-on-month by 1.9 per cent from 1.235 million barrels per day recorded in December 2022 to 1.258 mb/d per day in January 2023. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries revealed this on Tuesday, in its February 2023 Monthly Oil Market Report. According to the report, Nigeria surpassed Angola that produced
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Gbajabiamila reveals those behind naira, fuel scarcity
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has ascribed the current fuel and naira scarcity to the activities of saboteurs. He said this in Lagos on Tuesday, during the launching of the second phase of a transport initiative called “Gbaja ride.” The initiative was designed to empower his Surulere constituents. The
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NEMA receives 150 Nigerians from Niger Republic
The National Emergency Management Agency has received a batch of 150 Nigerians repatriated from Niamey, Niger Republic. It was learnt that the returnees were voluntarily brought back to Nigeria in a chartered aircraft, Sky Mali UR-CQX with registration number FMI 6001, which landed at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, on Tuesday.
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Gridlock as two containers fall on Mile 12 bridge
There is gridlock on Ikorodu Road as two containers fell off the back of a trailer on the Mile 12 bridge outbound Ikorodu. Many commuters have resorted to trekking as a result of the traffic on the bridge. The traffic has extended to as far as Majidun area of the road. Our correspondent, who was
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Pictorial: Gridlock as protest resumes in Ibadan over fuel, naira scarcity
Some yet-to-be-identified persons have blocked the ever-busy Eleyele junction in the Ibadan North-West Local Government Area of Oyo State to protest the scarcity of fuel and new naira notes. The PUNCH reported that a similar protest rocked the city on Friday, February 3, where some hoodlums within the popular Araromi Spare parts, Gate, took advantage
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Joe Cole knocks four PSG players for Bayern’s victory
Former Chelsea player, Joe Cole has criticised four Paris Saint Germain players for their actions in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first-leg loss to Bayern Munich on Tuesday night. The players blamed for the defeat include: PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma; PSG backline, Sergio Ramos; Presnel Kimpembe; and Nuno Mendes Cole said,“Sergio Ramos
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