The value of the naira fell further by 1.68 per cent against the dollar at the official market on Thursday. At the Investor & Exporter foreign exchange window, the local currency opened at 413.15/$1 on Thursday but closed at 422.07/$1. The naira had depreciated by 0.19 per cent to 415.10/$1 …
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NAFDAC arrests suspect over fake injection water in Zamfara The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has arrested one Mr Obinna Chigbo for producing fake injection water in Gusau, Zamfara. The NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Mr Hamis Yahaya, disclosed this while addressing newsmen …
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Ekiti state has a higher gross domestic product (GDP) than Gambia and several other African nations. Osinbajo advised that states in Nigeria “must think like sovereign nations” to improve the livelihood of their residents. The vice-president spoke at the Fountain Summit held in Ekiti on Thursday. …
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LinkedIn is closing down its social networking site in China, marking the departure of the last major US social media company from the country. The Microsoft-owned company announced on Thursday that it was closing down the localised version of its popular networking website after “facing a significantly more challenging operating …
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The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Nami, has decried the inefficiencies in the current stamp duty and capital gain tax collection system. According to him, these inefficiencies have led to poor revenue generation from these taxes. Nami disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 2021 …
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South-East pain spreads to Lagos, IPOB sit-at-home becomes Monday of horror, transporters, traders count losses, blood flows in Igboland Although a separatist group in the South-East, the Indigenous People of Biafra, has suspended every Monday sit-at-home it ordered in the zone, operators of buses, which ply Lagos-South-East lament effects of …
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The federal government says all television stations across the country will be directed to adopt the use of sign language interpreters. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2021 annual lecture organised by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in partnership with the …
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the resources expended on security by state governors can be used to fund state police. In recent years, governors and key stakeholders have been at the forefront of the increasingly vocal clamour for state policing. In March, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had argued that a …
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted sunny skies to prevail over the northern region on Friday with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the morning hours. According to the weather …
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The Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called for the assistance of orphans across the country, saying there is a need to serve humanity. Osinbajo noted that being an orphan does not determine the greatness of a child’s future. He said many great men in Nigeria and the world …
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