The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has stated that a section of Nigerians are disqualified from owning Subscriber Identity Module, SIM. This is contrary to a report by Punch on Wednesday. The commission made this clarification in a statement made available to Newsextra24 on Thursday morning signed by its Public Affairs …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has lamented the impact of inflation on the N30, 000 national minimum wage. NLC President, Aliyu Wabba, noted that the wage, passed into law in 2019 by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had been reduced to nothing by inflation. Wabba spoke during the 2021 …
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Commercial transport operators across Nigeria have resolved to withdraw their services from all parts of Ebonyi State, beginning on Thursday, October 07, 2021, Igbere TV has learnt. National chairman of the Association of Mass Transit Operators (AMTO) Chief Gregory Inyaba who made the declaration in Enugu today, on Wednesday said …
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Ahead of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) scheduled for October 30, two former Senate Presidents, David Mark, and Bukola Saraki, have declined interest in contesting for the national chairmanship position of the party, Daily Independent has gathered. While Mark is hoping to succeed Senator Walid Jibrin as …
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The General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Liberation Ministries, (a.k.a By Fire By Fire), Nnewi, Anambra State, Bishop Abraham Chris Udeh, has urged South-East governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and National Assembly members of Igbo extraction not to fold their hands and watch the deteriorating security in the zone. Bishop Udeh …
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Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with growth expected to expand by 3.3 percent in 2021. This is one percent higher than the April 2021 forecast according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse. This rebound is currently fueled by elevated …
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2022 BUDGET SPEECH Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Thursday, October 7, 2021 PROTOCOLS 1. It is my great pleasure to be here once again to present the 2022 …
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The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman has revived a notorious unit of the Nigeria Police Force, which was disbanded last year after #EndSARS protests, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS was notorious for brutality, extrajudicial killings, and human rights abuses. In a statement obtained by Newsextra24, the IGP was …
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the National Assembly is committed to passing the 2022 Appropriation Bill before the end of this year. Lawan, in his opening speech at the budget laying ceremony, recalled how the 9th National Assembly promised to return Nigeria to a January-to-December budget cycle …
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Security within and around the National Assembly Complex in Abuja was tightened Thursday morning ahead presentation of the 2022 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had on Wednesday written the both chambers of the National Assembly intimating the lawmakers that he will be presenting the 2022 budget estimate before them …
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