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980CBN Hints at ‘Flexible’ Forex Policy, Recession
Details of a new foreign exchange policy in Nigeria should be expected in a few days. The policy, according to the Central...
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NEITI: NNPC Should Refund $12.9bn
An audit report of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) unveiled on Monday shows that, between 2005 and 2013, the Nigerian...
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1.0K3 Factions Emerge in PDP, as Crisis Deepens
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ali Modu Sheriff on Saturday announced the suspension of the party’s national convention slated...
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Emeka Enejere Reported Dead
A former pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Dr Emeka Enejere, has reportedly died of cancer. He...
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2 Chibok Girls Found in 48 Hours
Two of the missing 219 girls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria, have been found this week. The first,...
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Nigeria: Partial Strike as Workers Divided
Nigerian workers were divided in their response to their union’s directive that they should commence an indefinite strike today, to protest a...
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No Devaluation of Naira — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has not devalued the naira, contrary to speculations. The apex bank’s acting director of...
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Hell Let Loose as Fuel ‘Subsidy’ Goes
At last, Nigeria has removed one huge source of corruption: subsidy on petrol. But it has left ordinary people at the mercy...
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Catholic Bishops Meet Buhari over ‘Herdsmen’ Attacks
Representatives of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Monday night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It...
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Oba of Benin’s Death Announced
The death of the king of Benin Kingdom, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, has been announced. Governor Adams Oshiomhole made the...