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Day: February 29, 2024

Customs intercepts fake drugs worth ₦1.7bn in Oyo-Osun axis

Oramalugo also told newsmen that the command collected ₦5.6 billion in revenues in February raising the total so far collected in 2024 to ₦12.4 billion. The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted fake pharmaceuticals with a Duty Paid Value of ₦1.4 billion at its Oyo-Osun Area Command. The Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo, told newsmen on…

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Alex Otti laments naira free fall, says FG printed too much money

Otti said Nigeria must move from consumption to production for the economy to recover. Abia State Governor Alex Otti has lamented the dramatic depreciation of the naira, whose cause he attributed to the excess money printed by the Federal Government. Under former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reportedly issued ways and…

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Senate urges PSC to recruit 10 candidates each from 774 LGAs

Memga said that the use of state parameters in the recruitment as against LGAs initially adopted, would lead to inequality. The Senate has urged the Police Service Commission (PSC) to recruit a minimum of 10 candidates from each of the 774 Local Government Areas(LGAs) of the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by…

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Suspect reveals how he lured 7 women to death through MiChat dating app

The police urged members of the public with missing relatives to report to the police with photographs of such persons. A suspected ritual killer on Thursday in Abeokuta narrated how he and other accomplices lured seven women to their deaths through a dating application. The 32-year-old, who was paraded by the police command in Ogun,…

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FG to commence distribution of 42,000mt of grains in Niger State soon

Kyari said that ONSA, the Department of State Services (DSS), Police, the Armed Forces, and NSCDC among others. The Federal Government says it will commence the distribution of the 42,000 metric tonnes of grains approved by President Bola Tinubu to vulnerable Nigerians next week in Niger. Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger disclosed this on Thursday…

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No going back on reforms, I’m ready to fight to ruins, Tinubu declares

The Federal Government is going after those smuggling food items out of Nigeria. Despite the economic challenges facing Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has said there is no going back on the reforms embarked upon by his administration. The President also reiterated his resolve to tackle smuggling and corruption bedevilling the nation’s economy. He disclosed this…

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Soyinka calls for genuine action to restructure Nigeria

Stressing the importance of a good justice system in a nation, Soyinka decried cases of brutal killings of media practitioners without getting justice. Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says restructuring has become inevitable for the nation to prevail over its challenges. Soyinka spoke at the Punch Nigeria Ltd 50th Anniversary Lecture titled “Recovering the Narrative”…

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5 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

Okpe said that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital in Ogere, while the corpses were deposited at the FOS morgue, Ipara. Five persons were confirmed dead in an accident at Fidiwo Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Four others sustained injuries in the accident. Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in…

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Reps ask JAMB to extend UTME registration by 2 weeks

He urged the lawmakers to intervene, adding that an extension would encourage parents of less privileged students to register their wards for the exercise. The House of Representatives has mandated the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to extend the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), registration exercise by two weeks. The resolution followed the…

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If you want to play politics, wait until 2027 – Tinubu throws a jibe at NLC

Tinubu berated organised labour for repeatedly calling for a strike, arguing that his administration was too young for such actions. President Bola Tinubu has thrown a jibe at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), taunting the group to wait until 2027 if it wants to participate in the electoral process. The President also urged organised labour…

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