The Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, and importers are currently at loggerheads over foreign exchange differentials, Vanguard investigation has revealed. Customs is insisting that importers pay duties for their goods, which Form “M” was opened before the introduction of flexible exchange rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Customs CG, …
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Violence reportedly continued in Godogodo and Sanga Districts, both in Jema’a and Sanga Local Governments areas in the Southern part of Kaduna State two days after the visit of Governor Nasir el-Rufai following the killings and burning of some villages. El-Rufai, who was in some of the affected villages of …
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No fewer than 4,395 prospective couples wishing to participate in the Kano State Government’s mass wedding have so far registered for the programme. The state government had directed the Hisba Board to register all interested prospective couples in the state. Dr Abba Sufi, the Director-General of the board, made the …
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Tourists who suffer from vertigo need not apply. The world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened Saturday in China’s spectacular Zhangjiajie mountains — the inspiration for American blockbuster Avatar. Some 430 metres (1,400 feet) long and suspended 300 metres above the earth, the bridge spans the canyon between two mountain …
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The Bring Back Our Girls BBOG advocacy movement has announced its plan to commence a series of marches on the presidential villa to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast in rescuing the abducted Chibok girls. Following the recent release of a proof of life video by the Boko Haram …
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An Egor Chief Magistrates’ Court, Benin, has admitted a 14-year-old housemaid, Blessing Danjuma to bail in the sum of N400,000 for allegedly stealing gold necklace and wristwatch valued six million naira. Danjuma was arraigned on Thursday with two others, Peter Dapar, 22, and Amos Gomos, 32, on a two-count charge bothering …
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Dr Alatishe Muhammad, an expert in Dentistry in Ilorin, has warned that using toothpick to remove food remnant from teeth could harm the teeth and gums. Muhammad told newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin that what was medically recommended was cleaning between the teeth at least once a day, using an …
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The Niger Delta Avengers on Thursday threatened that it will declare a Niger Delta Republic on October 1 should President Muhammadu Buhari fails to restructure the country. It also said the group is praying for the Buhari-led federal government to discover oil in commercial quantity in the northern part of …
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A 23-year-old church member, Elochukwu Nnoruga, on Wednesday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged theft of N214,000 from church tithe box. Nnoruga no fixed address is facing a one-count charge of theft. Prosecutor Ben Ekundayo told the court that the accused committed the offence on Aug. 14 …
Read More »13 people have been confirmed dead on Wednesday, a local official said, after they apparently drank toxic homemade liquor in India’s eastern Bihar, despite a state-wide ban on alcohol. At least 18 people were taken to hospital late Tuesday due to severe stomach ache and vomiting. “Thirteen people have died …
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