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23 Dec
The Executive Director, The Guardian Newspapers Limited, Ms Anita Ibru, has commended the Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Passport Control Office (PCO), FESTAC Town, Lagos, Mr. Kayode Adedigba for bringing sanity to the Passport Office.
23 Dec
The Coalition for Sustainable Political Leadership (COSPOL), Ogun State Chapter, has implored former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, to focus on the job of legislation and ensure that the people of his constituency get the dividends of democracy they deserve, instead of spending his little might on needless political vendetta.
23 Dec
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has signed the state’s 2024 Appropriation Bill pegged at N342 billion into law.
23 Dec
The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, has revealed that the Federal Government has approved N51b for 2024 basic healthcare provision fund, saying it is a step towards achieving Universal Health Coverage in the country.
23 Dec
In what could be described as the biggest development in the Nigerian crypto industry for 2023, the Financial Policy & Regulation Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced in the late hours of Friday, a lift on the ban placed on crypto transactions in the country’s financial system. Recall that in February…
23 Dec
The Federal government has been advised to respect the majority opinion of Nigerians by halting any further transaction on the revitalisation of Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill, which is aimed at transferring its ownership to foreigners.
23 Dec
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will conduct reruns and bye-elections across the country on February 3, 2024. 
23 Dec
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said collaboration among emergency responders is critical to response efforts being effective, swift, and harmonised, leaving no room for vulnerabilities and halting casualties from disasters.
23 Dec
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has expressed satisfaction at the performance of Sermatech Construction Company on the ongoing remediation work on the Calabar-Itu Federal Highway.
23 Dec
The Chancellor, Mountain Top University and the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has said Mountain Top University (MTU) will continually commit to research and innovations to help extend the frontier of knowledge.
23 Dec
Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to adopt Sweden’s tobacco harm reduction (THR) approaches / regulations and implement effective policies to achieve a smoke-free society.
23 Dec
James Hope Business School has hosted a delegation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) on a resource verification exercise, in preparation for the kick off of the university’s Executive Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme in January 2024.
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Banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.
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Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, discharged former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) and six others.
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Nigeria has been left in darkness, as the electricity grid, controlled from Osogbo, Osun State, collapsed at about 4:30 pm yesterday.
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Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set a revenue collection target of N5 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT). 
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There was tension yesterday, in Anambra, as a gang of hoodlums set ablaze the Neni Police station and the headquarters of the Anaocha Local Council of the state.
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Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has lamented that even though his state is part of the Niger Delta region, and ought to benefit from the Niger Delta Ministry and Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) statutory mandate, Abia is rather a major beneficiary of abandoned NDDC projects.
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Probably for her optimism about eradicating Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria in 2030, for which she donated N1 billion as support, the Global Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, has inaugurated the wife of President Bola Tinubu, Oluremi, as the Global and National TB Champion.
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Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has asserted that prioritising the adoption of community police over the proposed establishment of state police will be more effective in addressing the current security challenges in the country.
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has tackled the Federal Government and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for letting the Plateau Christmas Eve killers go unpunished.
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The Chief of Staff (CoS) to Lagos State Governor, Tayo Ayinde and Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, have agreed to peace following their initial face-off and instituted court cases over character defamation and threats.