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Month: August 2023

Agege LG transforms criminals’ hideout to market

The chairman advised youths in the area to take advantage of the council’s vocational centre to acquire skills. Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State has transformed a criminal hideout at Moshalashi Alhaja area of the council into a modern mini market. Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Executive Chairman of the council, said that the development…

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Immigration Seaport command rescues 5 victims of human trafficking

A victim, who came from Warri, noted that she was staying with her boyfriend when she was approached and saw that as an opportunity to make money. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Lagos Seaports and Marine Command, has rescued five victims of human trafficking at Pashi checkpoint in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State….

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Former IGPs advocate 65 years retirement age for Police personnel

The retired Police heads recommended that NPF should foster inter-agency collaboration with other sister agencies through joint training programmes and intelligence-sharing. The Committee of Retired Inspectors-General of Police has advocated 65 years as retirement age and 40 years as tenure of service for Police personnel. This is part of resolutions of the former I-Gs at…

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Navy warns applicants to be wary of recruitment fraudsters

The Navy said unscrupulous persons have been deceiving innocent applicants and defrauding them of huge sums of money The Nigerian Navy (NN) has warned applicants undergoing its Basic Training School (NNBTS) Batch 35 Recruitment Exercise holding in Lagos, Rivers and Kaduna States to avoid being duped by fraudsters. The Navy gave the warning in a…

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Tinubu’s reforms, alliances to attract investments, partnership – Shettima

Shettima extended Nigeria’s gratitude to the Government and people of the Republic of South Africa for convening the 15th BRICS Summit. Vice President, Kashim Shettima, says President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms and diplomatic alliances are intended to attract investments and partnerships to the country. Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, in a…

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Tinubu trying to avoid using military in Niger, leader of Muslim delegation

The leader of the Muslim delegation said Tinubu asked them to extract a tentative commitment from the Niger junta. President Bola Tinubu is doing everything to avoid the deployment of the military to resolve the political impasse in Niger Republic. This is according to Ustaz Abdullahi Bala-Lau, leader of the delegation of Muslim clerics mediating…

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Naira records slight gain, exchanges at ₦771.69 at I&E window

The naira sold for as low as ₦700 to the dollar within the day’s trading. The naira appreciated against the dollar on Thursday as it exchanged at ₦771.69 at the Investors and Exporters window. The local currency gained by 0.22 per cent compared to the ₦773.42 it exchanged for the dollar on Wednesday. The open…

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Nasarawa Assembly mourns as boat accident claims 12 lives in Lafia

The House, however urged the family, the people of Lafia LGA and the state government to bear the irreparable loss. The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has said that 12 people died in a boat mishap at river Kogi Kungra Kamfani in Arikiya electoral ward of Lafia Local of Government Area of the state on…

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Nigeria’s unemployment rate drops to 4.1% due to new methodology

The new unemployment rate showed that about three-quarters of working-age Nigerians were employed in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the unemployment rate in Nigeria has dropped to 4.1% in the first quarter of 2023 due to a new methodology. The new rate presents a significant drop…

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Governor Yusuf approves ₦‎854 million for mass wedding in Kano

Such mass wedding projects are common with many state governments across Nigeria. Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, has approved the release of ₦‎854 million for a mass wedding initiative, according to a statement released on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The approved sum will cover the first phase of the Auren Zaurawa Mass Wedding Initiative, according…

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