The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday in Abuja insisted that no eligible voter in Nigeria will be allowed to cast vote in the forthcoming general elections without a Permanent Voter Card, PVC, even as he gave an assurance that the Bimodal Voter …
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Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has attributed the high demand for passports in the past few years to the massive exodus of Nigerians out of the country in search of greener pastures. He made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday at the 64th session of the State House Ministerial briefing …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has threatened to sanction any commercial bank hoarding new naira notes in Kogi State. Deputy Director, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Rekiya Opemi Yusuf gave the warning on Thursday in Okene where she flagged off the cash swap programme in the Central Senatorial District …
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The Federal Government has disclosed that 309 Nigerians applied to renounce their citizenship through the minister of Interior. Those who applied to renounce their Nigerian citizenship between 2006 and 2021 were 150 with a further 159 renunciations recorded in 2022. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, gave the …
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Barely a few days before the deadline of January 31 set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the deposit of old notes of the newly-redesigned naira denominations, traders across markets in Kwara State are rejecting old N200, N500 and N1,000. According to findings by Newsextra24, some traders in Ilorin, …
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A 25-year-old man identified as Adebowale has been apprehended by operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps for theft of a motorcycle. The motorcycle, the security outfit disclosed is the property of a residence of Aratumi Community, Kelebe Area Osogbo. The Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi said Adebowale was …
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The Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, ASSPT, has alleged increasing ethnic profiling of voters in the ongoing distribution of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Lagos State. The group also accused INEC staff of colluding with politicians to deny some registered voters …
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists has deleted the names of the National Orientation Agency staff and Local Governments Information Officers from the list of its members. The NUJ took the decision at its recent delegates conference in Kano State. The body during a recent delegates conference in Kano State took …
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The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has commiserated with the government and people of Abia State over the death of the former Vice Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Prof. Uchenna Ikonne. Kalu, in a condolence message on Thursday, prayed for eternal rest for the late academician. The former governor …
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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Prof. Charles Igwe, on Thursday, raised concern over the level of brain drain among medical practitioners in Nigeria. Newsextra24 reports that over 500 medical consultants are said to have left Nigeria within the last two years. Igwe spoke at the …
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