IN THE NEWS…
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Buhari’s Ministers, Their Portfolios
President Muhammadu Buhari, after swearing in his 36 ministers on Wednesday, allocated the following portfolios to them: Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)–Justice Geoffrey Onyeama...
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Magu Replaces Lamorde at EFCC
A new chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been appointed. He is Ibrahim Magu, a foundation staff member of...
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Alhassan Declared Nigeria’s First Female Elected Governor
Just days before she is to be sworn in as a minister, Mrs Aisha Jumai Alhassan has been declared elected governor of...
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1.1KNo BVN, No Forex
Sanity is coming to the foreign exchange (forex) market, as enforcement of the “No BVN, no forex” policy of the Central Bank...
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‘N5, 000 Per Month Per Jobless Nigerian’
It was one of the campaign promises of the ruling APC of Nigeria: Every unemployed person would be paid N5, 000 per...
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Russian Plane Crashes in Egypt, 224 Feared Killed
A Russian charter plane carrying 224 people crashed in a mountainous part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Saturday, killing all on board. The...
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1.4KUnimna for Burial Nov. 7
A committee of friends has unveiled a programme for the burial of Mr Dan Unimna who died on October 22 at age...
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Media People Examine Ways to Report Violent Extremism
No fewer than 40 editors and reporters working in Nigeria converged on Abuja Tuesday to begin talks on how to counter terrorism...
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51st Ooni of Ife Named
Mr Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, 41, is the 51st Ooni of Ife-designate. Upon his coronation, he will succeed the late Oba Okunnade Sijuade...
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1.5KRosehill, Labiofam Plan Anti-Malaria Factory in Nigeria
Rosehill Group of Nigeria and Labiofam S. A. of Cuba have signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at tackling malaria in select...