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Nigeria’s Debt Profiles decrease by 43.04 percent in the 2nd quarter of 2023 – Debt Management Office revealed
Nigeria has serviced its N87.38 trillion public debt with N849.58billion in the second quarter of 2023. With this, Nigeria debt…
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UK Officials arrested Man for trying to invade Buckingham palace early Saturday
News reaching Nigeria Standard indicated that a yet to be identified man had been taken into custody by UK Authorities…
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FCT Police Arrest NURTW President, Baruwa For Alleged Murder
Tajudeen Baruwa, president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory…
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Just In : Tinubu appoints Yemi Cardozo New CBN Governor
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
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Ogun NUJ Eulogizes Alake of Egbaland @ 80
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State council has congratulated the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun…
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Labour Party fires back over comment on 2023 Polls at Soyinka, says “He erred, we expect him to be statesman”
Labour Party, LP has slammed Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over his comment that Peter Obi lost the 2023 presidential…
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Tinubu redeploys Special Adviser on Revenue, Zacch Adedeji to oversee FIRS as erstwhile chairman, Nami proceeds on terminal leave
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed his Special Adviser on Revenue, Adedeji, as the new Chairman of the Federal Inland…
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My govt won’t give you excuses – Tinubu assures Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu says he will not be a president that gives excuses. He said he would work hard with…
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13 States to experience Heavy Rainfall, excess flooding – FG
The Federal Government has released a weather prediction of heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding and may hit about…
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NIS Clears Backlog of 60,000 passports in 4 days – Interior Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says about 60,000 passport backlogs have been cleared by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS,…
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Ogun Assembly Recieves Additional List of 10 Commissioner Nominees, To Undergo Screening
Ogun State House of Assembly has acknowledged the receipt of a list containing the names of additional ten Commissioner Nominees…
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I have troubles keeping a Man, they always leave after having sex with me – Mandy Kiss
Popular Nigerian skit maker and brand influencer, Mandy Ayomiposi Oluwada, popularly known as Mandy Kiss, has bemoaned her struggle with…
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NSCDC Arrests Pastor Over Alleged N1.6m Visa Scam in Ondo
An Ondo State based acclaimed man of God, Michael Ogundepo has been arrested by Operatives of the Nigeria Security and…
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Lagos Police Parades Fake Commissioner Of Police, 12 Others
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Nwagu Emmanuel for parading himself as a commissioner of police. To make…
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Tribunal sacks Jerry Gana’s Son, Orders rerun in 26 Polling Units
The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal, on Monday, sacked the son of Prof. Jerry Gana, Rep Joshua…
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PEPT Verdict : Ogun YII Coordinator, Congratulates Tinubu, Nigerians
The State Coordinator of Youth Inclusive Initiative, YII, Ogun State, Comrade Akinpelu Abdullahi has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on…
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FG to raise Education funding by 25%
As part of the efforts to make education remains the bedrock of technological advancement of any nation, the administration of…
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2023 NDIC/FICAN Conference : Shonubi, Danbata, Bello Others to grace conference
The Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Mr. Folashodun Shonubi; Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar…
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UAE Lifts Visa ban on Nigerians, to invest Billions in Nigeria’s economy after progressive discussion with Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu…
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Late Akintola’s demise spells end of an era – Ogun Governor
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has described the passing of Nigeria’s pioneered Chartered Accountant, Akintola Williams, as the end of…
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Just In: Nigeria’s First indigenous Chartered Accountant, Akintola Williams bade the world farewell @ 104
Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Akintola Williams, is dead. The older brother of Frederick Rotimi Williams (SAN), popularly known as…
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Just In : Tribunal affirms APC’s Salisu Ogun Central Senatorial Poll Victory
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday, affirmed Senator SHUAIB AFOLABI SALISU as the winner…
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Alaafin stool: Conflicting interests set to tear Royal Family apart as Prince Salman drags Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu into mud
One of the Princes jostling for the vacant Alaafin of Oyo stool, Prince Lekan Salman has dragged retired Methodist Archbishop,…
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Gunmen Kill 2, Abduct 7 In Kebbi
Two persons were killed while six others were abducted at the weekend when gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded Kwarikwarasa…
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