NIGERIA and Spain signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on political consultations in Madrid on Tuesday, strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. Both countries also signed agreements to establish mechanisms for regular dialogue to advance areas of mutual interest and consolidate cooperation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf …
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GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria, as Chairman of the Governing Council of the Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan. Makinde made this announcement in a letter signed by his Chief of …
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THE Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, is saddened to announce the resignation of the Head of Service, Rivers State, Dr George Nwaeke, FCA, Mni. His Excellency, The Administrator appreciates the immense contributions he has shown this administration in the short period he served and …
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AFTER several months of delay, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) may have a reason to smile as the Federal Government on Monday promised to pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance. The federal government increased corps members’ allowance from ₦33,000 to ₦77, 000 in September …
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THE naira appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,531.19 to a United States dollar on Monday, March 24, 2025. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website showed that the naira gained N5.70. This represents a 0.37 per cent gain when compared to the N1,536.89 per dollar recorded …
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SENATOR Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has formally filed a petition before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), seeking the disbarment of Senator Nedamwen Bernards Imasuen from the Nigerian Bar. Imasuen is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. The petition, grounded on …
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A former Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Professor Wale Are Olaitan, is dead. The brilliant academic, who was VC between 2009 and 2013, died at the age of 60 on Monday in a protracted illness. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State …
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THE Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos on Tuesday, handed over 287 seized bags of foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Navy Capt. Oyeleye Omotayo, the FOB Commanding Officer, said the bags of rice were seized by the operatives in different operations along …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigating Okorie Sunday, arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with $578,000 by the Nigeria Customs Service. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, saying that the suspect would be charged to court following the …
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Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, on Saturday, presented certificates and staff of office to 66 new traditional rulers in the state. In a speech at the event held at the Government House, Owerri, Uzodinma charged them to serve and treat their subjects in a manner that pleases God. He urged …
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