THE Federal Government has announced unemployment benefits for graduates with qualifications from NCE upwards. The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, disclosed that the programme would see unemployed Nigerian youths being paid stipends. He stated this on Monday while addressing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council …
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By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE United Nations on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to support Borno State Government in its restoration drive resulting from the over one decade of destruction by Boko Haram insurgents. The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Mustapha Malik Fall, who is also …
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WHAT is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 26th February, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …
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PREPARATORY to his exit from power last year, President Muhammadu Buhari warned all of us to let him be after office: “Nobody should ask me to come and give any evidence in any court; otherwise whoever it is, he will be in trouble because all important things are on record.” …
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CONSEQUENTLY, it announced the merging, subsuming, scraping and relocation of several agencies of government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House Correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. “So in a very bold …
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VETERAN Nigerian singer, Wasiu Alabi Odetola, popularly known as Pasuma, has revealed that he began his career as a footballer but turned to music after he failed to make the Nigerian squad for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China. The fuji musician disclosed this in a recent interview …
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TWO suspects have been taken into apprehended by the Nigerian Navy at Forward Operation Base, Ibaka, in Akwa Ibom, for allegedly smuggling fuel. Newsextra24 reports that the men of the Forward Operation Base seized their wooden boat containing 5,100 litres of fuel. The suspects the boat and the petrol were handed over to …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) revealed on Sunday that it has tracked down members of an organized criminal network responsible for the recent shipment of two containers filled with illicit drugs. Newsextra24 reports that NDLEA’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, detailed that various weapons and ammunition were …
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THE Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said his predecessor, the late Rotimi Akeredolu, had wanted him to be the next governor. The governor stated this at a meeting with the officials and the members of Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers in Akure on Saturday. He noted that his …
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THE Federal Government and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have committed to a $1 billion partnership to revolutionise Nigeria’s healthcare sector. This initiative falls under the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking Healthcare Value Chains, PVAC, with a view to comprehensively strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare sector. In a meeting with Afreximbank President, Professor Benedict …
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