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Mar
08
2024
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By Jafaru Tatai
PLATEAU STATE GOVERNMENT TO PARTNER WITH NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE FOR EFFECTIVE BORDER SECURITY

PLATEAU STATE GOVERNMENT TO PARTNER WITH NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE FOR EFFECTIVE BORDER SECURITY

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The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has pledged to work closely with the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, to ensure effective border security and curb criminal activities in the state. Governor Mutfwang made this remark during a courtesy visit to the new Comptroller-General in her office in Abuja. He congratulated her on her appointment, saying that she would contribute positively to the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He said Plateau State, as the Home of Peace and Tourism, welcomes visitors, especially foreigners who come to invest in…
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Mar
06
2024
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By Jafaru Tatai
Appeal Court reinstates Julius Abure as LP National Chairman

Appeal Court reinstates Julius Abure as LP National Chairman

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The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, has affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party, LP. The appellate court on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory which restrained Abure and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. However, in the judgment on Wednesday, Justice Hamman Barka held that the high court was wrong to have assumed jurisdiction on the matter. Delivering judgment in the appeal filed by Abure challenging the decision of the high court, Justice Barka, leading a three-member panel of Justices of the Court…
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Mar
06
2024
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By Jafaru Tatai
BREAKING: Edo Assembly serves Gov Obaseki’s deputy, Philip Shaibu impeachment notice

BREAKING: Edo Assembly serves Gov Obaseki’s deputy, Philip Shaibu impeachment notice

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Members of the Edo State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment process against the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. The petition for the impeachment of the deputy governor was read on Wednesday at a plenary session of the house. The Majority Leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who read the impeachment petition during plenary, said the petition was signed by 21 out of 24 members against the deputy governor. Aiguobarueghian, who said the petition was dated March 5, 2024, noted that the number of members who signed the petition were more than the two-third requirement stipulated in Section 188 (2a) of the constitution…
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Feb
29
2024
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By Jafaru Tatai
Ten unlicensed currency dealers have been apprehended by Edo State police.

Ten unlicensed currency dealers have been apprehended by Edo State police.

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Ten unlicensed forex operators, or Bureau de Change, have been taken into custody by Edo State Police Command agents. Funsho Adeboye, the command's commissioner of police, revealed this to reporters on Thursday in Benin City. He said, "We apprehended ten forex hawkers, or individuals who engage in the illicit trade of foreign currencies. They have been exposed for engaging in illicit foreign exchange transactions. "We didn't interfere with our legitimately operating Bureau De Change operators. We only detain people who peddle foreign exchange," he declared. Adeboye stated that it was shameful for the nation that, in the twenty-first century, we…
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Feb
29
2024
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By Jafaru Tatai
The Senate approves four people to serve on the CBN Board of Directors.

The Senate approves four people to serve on the CBN Board of Directors.

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President Bola Tinubu put forward five people to serve on the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On Thursday, the Senate accepted four of them. In a report given to the Chambers by Senator Mikhail Adetokunbo Abiru, who is the Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions and represents the Lagos East Senatorial District, the nominees were screened successfully. The senator said that President Tinubu's choice of them was in line with Section 6(1)(10)(D) of the CBN Act. Abiru told his coworkers that there was no petition against any of the nominees…
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Feb
27
2024
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By Jafaru Tatai
Economic Hardship:  High attendance as NLC begins protest in Abuja

Economic Hardship:  High attendance as NLC begins protest in Abuja

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, or NLC, has called a statewide demonstration over the high cost of living in the nation on February 27 and 28, and it has started in Abuja. NLC had issued a protest alert to its members in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the 36 states over the suffering of Nigerian civil servants. Due to the Federal Government's failure to carry out the agreements agreed on October 2 when the fuel subsidy was removed, the NLC and the Trade Union Congress sent a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the government on February 8. To further stress…
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Feb
27
2024
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Full list of agencies, commissions, parastatals to be scrapped, merged, relocated, subsumed

Full list of agencies, commissions, parastatals to be scrapped, merged, relocated, subsumed

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The Nigerian Government, during the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday reached the decision to scrap some agencies, commissions and parastatals of the Federal government. The FEC also agreed to merge, subsume and relocate some of the agencies, commissions and parastatals in order to reduce the cost of governance. DAILY POST brings you the complete list of the government agencies to be scrapped and those to be merged with others. Here are the agencies, commissions and parastatals affected Agencies to be scrapped 1. Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate to be scrapped and functions transferred to the Federal Ministry of Finance.…
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Feb
26
2024
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By Jafaru Tatai
Katsina Police Commissioner meets NLC ahead of protest

Katsina Police Commissioner meets NLC ahead of protest

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In an effort to ensure a peaceful protest, the Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Abubakar Musa, met with representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday. The meeting focused on developing strategies and measures to guarantee a safe and orderly protest, while upholding the rights of all those involved. Both parties emphasised the importance of conducting the protest peacefully and lawfully to effectively convey their message while respecting human rights. In a statement issued by ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the command’s spokesperson, the Police Commissioner reaffirmed the citizens’ right to protest and assured NLC representatives that the police…
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Feb
26
2024
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Dr. Kalu Explains Southeast’s Silence Amid Economic Hardship in a fresh video

Dr. Kalu Explains Southeast’s Silence Amid Economic Hardship in a fresh video

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https://youtu.be/kiXRYsExgV0?si=AIKrzV523wpMBr-S When I listened to the curious question by Prof. Usman Yusuf concerning the legendary silence in the Southeast when Nigeria was hit by her worst hardship under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,  it made me wonder if other regions of Nigeria quite understand what the cry of marginalization from South East is all about. For the avoidance of doubt,  I am not a supporter of hate speech, Tribalism, or ethnic sentiments, nor a separatist ideology.  I am a firm believer in Nigeria and her progress because, to me,  her UNITY AND PROPERTY are SACROSANCT. Reacting to this question: I honestly…
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Feb
25
2024
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Naira against USD: BDC raid blunder — Peter Obi criticises Tinubu government

Naira against USD: BDC raid blunder — Peter Obi criticises Tinubu government

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Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi thinks the EFCC raid on Bureau De Change operators in major Nigerian cities is misguided. Obi announced this on Sunday on his official X account. EFCC agents raided BDC operators in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos, Kano, and other states to stabilise the Naira against the US dollar. Peter Obi, meanwhile, warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's move may aggravate the country's foreign exchange predicament. He said Nigeria's currency will decline as long as its economy is unproductive and corrupt. “Government agencies' recent attacks and disruption of Bureaux de Change (BDC) operators' business activities…
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