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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has lend his voice in support of the girl child education n the northern states. Sanusi enjoined northern governors to provide proper education for girls from primary to secondary school level at least. According to him, educating the girl child is the way to improving …

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The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has sealed off the premises of Dantata Success and  Profitable Company, Kano for engaging in illegal capital market activities. According to a statement from the Commission, the company was shut down for carrying out investment operations that falls within fund management without registration with the apex regulator. According to SEC, “They do not have …

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Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church. “There are some priests and also bishops who have done it,” the pontiff said in response to a journalist’s question on the abuse of nuns, speaking on the return flight from his trip to the United Arab Emirates. The papal …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill. “The bill is meant to promote economic efficiency, maintain competitiveness in the Nigerian market and protect the welfare of consumers,” a statement on Wednesday by the Presidential Liaison Officer, Senator Ita Enang, affirms. Advertisement

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Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday threatened the murder of foreign nationals who might interfere in upcoming Nigerian general elections. His comments came over a week after the Nigerian government accused foreign powers including the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union of actions that could be deemed as interference, and warned of consequences. The three entities had condemned …

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Businesses in Lagos State, the nation’s commercial capital, have been hard hit by the poor condition of roads in many parts of the state, leaving stakeholders such as the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry worried. Last week, a petrol tanker was reported to have fallen at a bad portion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway at Ojo Barracks Bus-Stop, leading to …

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The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the February 16 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has said Nigeria will collapse if Buhari is reelected. Obi stated this during a roadshow by the PDP in Awka, Anambra  State, on Tuesday to seek support for its presidential candidate  Atiku Abubakar ahead of the poll. Addressing reporters,  Obi lamented the growing unemployment in …

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Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has filed a motion at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) seeking that Danladi Umar, the CCT Chairman, disqualify himself from prosecuting him. In the suit, Onnoghen posited that Umar is not qualified to try him, as he is also being investigated for bribery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). …

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The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the federal government of plotting to crumble the farmland of Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), in Nasarawa state. Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP’s spokesman, made this allegation in a statement on Tuesday, CUPP also alleged that workers in the farm of the suspended CJN located in Uke in Nasarawa state …

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has presented a budget of N852.13bn to the Lagos State House of Assembly. The budget is lower than that of last year, which was N1.046trn. Explaining the shortfall in the 2019 budget, Ambode said the budget performance of 2018 was put into consideration before preparing the 2019 budget. Advertisement “The overall 2018 budget stood …

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