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CBN resumes Dollar sales for SMEs, school fees
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced the resumption of sales of foreign exchange to all commercial banks for…
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Arts & Entertainment
At 50: Gani Adams pledges to devote the rest of his life to charity, service to humanity
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, has said he would devote the rest of his life…
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Business and Economy
Shell’s under-reporting of spilled oil from Well 13 in Angiama, Bayelsa delaying JIV report
The disparity in the volume of oil spill from Shell’s field at Angiama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area…
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Arts & Entertainment
Remembering the rebel writer, Obi Egbuna By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is astonishing to me that the Nigerian media bore no testimony to the passage of one of Nigeria’s greatest…
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Health
Obi hails Okonjo-Iweala on WHO appointment
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated Nigeria’s former Finance…
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Local
Covid 19: EFCC raises the alarm on fake lockdown funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has cautioned members of the public against fraudulent activities of spurious dispenser and…
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Ooni presents 3 motorized fumigators to LASG …Sanwo-Olu praises Monarch’s local solutions to COVID-19
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Tuesday presented 3 locally made motorized modular fumigators to Lagos State Government as…
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Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm RMAFC, FCC nominees, others (see names of nominees) …Adjourns plenary indefinitely
The Senate has received three requests from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of nominees to serve on the Revenue…
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Adamawa, Imo, Plateau states get new Police Commissioners
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, has ordered the posting of the following Commissioners of Police to States/Formation…
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Africa
ECA mourns, as ex-Economist, Teriba, buried in US
By Kamal Tayo Oropo Lagos, April 28, 2020 The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has joined others in mourning the…
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Business and Economy
IMF approves US$3.4bn emergency support for Nigeria to address COVID-19 pandemic
By Kamal Tayo Oropo Lagos, April 28, 2020 The Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$3.4 billion…
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Local
Inferno at NNPC retail affiliate station emanates from underground tank, says NNPC … Affirms station observes required safety standards
All stations under the brand name of NNPC Retail Limited operate under very high safety standards as endorsed by the…
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Ohuabunwa advocates special COVID-19 allowance for media professionals
By Sam Oditah Umuahia, April 28, 2020 Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, who represented Abia North Senatorial District between 2015 and 2019,…
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Arts & Entertainment
Konga, Unilever partner to offer shoppers genuine products at zero delivery cost
Foremost composite e-commerce giant, Konga has launched a partnership with renowned Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturer, Unilever which will…
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UK government wants English Premier League back “as soon as possible’’
London, April 27, 2020 UK government’s cabinet minister responsible for sports on Monday said he had been in talks with…
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Local
Probe NDDC over N2.9 bn Lassa Fever, Cholera contract, Ijaw Youths Council demands; Seeks transparency in Commission’s Interim Management
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Monday said that the opaque style being adopted by the Niger Delta Development Commission…
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Business and Economy
Bayelsa community issues 14 days ultimatum to Agip; Decries neglect; Demands renewal of lapsed MoU
The people of Okoroma Clan in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Monday demanded that a lapsed agreement with…
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Health
Borno confirms Shehu of Bama’s demise; Buhari mourns
Borno State Government has confirmed the death of His Highness, the Shehu of Bama, Kyari Ibn Umar Elkanemi who passed…
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Ibeju Lekki youths protest FG’s lockdown, restrictions …Set trucks, vehicles ablaze
There were serious protests in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State on Monday as irate youths and other residents of the…
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COVID-19: Borno finds 2 positive patients earlier at large … No more patients on the run, says commissioner
A male and female who tested positive to COVID-19 have been found on Monday in Maiduguri after they were declared…
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Health
COVID-19: Buhari Lockdown of Lagos, Ogun, FCT to ease from May 4 -Buhari; Regrets molestation of Nigerians
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, April 27, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown…
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Business and Economy
NIMASA investigates cause of dead fish along Niger Delta coastline · Cautions public
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced a scientific inquiry to identify the cause of the recent…
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Business and Economy
Random thoughts on Nigeria in a post-COVID-19 World By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
Every plague in history has an expiry date and the black swan COVID-19 is no different. COVID-19 has dramatically…
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Health
COVID-19: New York state to reopen with phased strategy – Governor; Testing needs to be doubled before U.S. reopens economy – Fauci
New York, April 27, 2020 The U.S. state of New York will restart its economy after the peak of the…
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Health
Buhari will determine when to lift lockdown, says Health Minister; President meets Minister, DG NCDC
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, April 26, 2020 Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, on Sunday said President Mohammadu Buhari…
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