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Economy, Latest Politics, Naira (Currency)
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Oyetunji Abioye and Ade Akanbi-Punch The Central Bank of Nigeria needs to devalue the naira by adjusting the official exchange rate of N199/dollar to a more market-determined exchange rate, the International Monetary Fund has said. This position sharply differs from that of President Muhammadu Buhari, who insisted that Nigeria would not devalue the currency. A […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
-Punch Olaleye Aluko A lawyer, Adeyemi Akintoye, is currently receiving treatment from a hospital in the Yaba area of Lagos State after two soldiers allegedly brutalised him for “walking slowly on the road.” PUNCH Metro learnt that one of the soldiers, identified as Uko Obasi, from the Tailoring Department of the Ordinance Barracks, […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Punch Eniola Akinkuotu and Ade Adesomoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it is set to arraign the immediate past Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, for allegedly defrauding graduate applicants of N676,675,000 during the 2014 Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment during which about 20 job seekers lost their lives. The EFCC said in a […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | NNP | February 23, 2016 – When many thought the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ticking the right boxes for 2019, the party leadership came up with something unique. There appear to be a drama series which never in want of Acts and Scenes with its peculiar dramatis personae as […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | February 23, 2016 – If the latest pricing template of kerosene by the Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) is anything to go by, then the federal government has withdrawn subsidy on the product. In the new price regime, the depot price of the product is N73 per […]
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Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | February 23, 2016 – There can be no freedom without the law. While it is the law that limits our freedom, it is also the law that guarantees our freedom. When there is no law to limit one’s freedom, there will be no law to guarantee his freedom. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, United Nations
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | February 23, 2016 – Boutros Boutros- Ghali, the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (January 1992 to December 1996) has died aged 93. As an Egyptian, many Africans were elated when he became the first ‘African’ to head the United Nations. When he also became the first […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Ifeanyi Onuba The scarcity of foreign exchange for importation of raw materials by local industries is adversely affecting the sector as over 50,000 workers have lost their jobs in Abuja in the last two months. The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tony Ejinkeonye, confirmed the job losses in an exclusive interview with […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Samson Folarin Pandemonium ensued in the Iyana Ishashi end of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway after a team of policemen engaged some tricycle and motorcycle riders in a fight over N500 “security fee”. A policeman, identified as Inspector Wahab, was said to have shot a motorcycle rider, identified as Biliaminu, aka Bouncing. Biliaminu was said to have […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Oil Politics
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Oil swap deal: Reps invite Diezani From Kemi Yesufu, Abuja The House of Representatives adhoc Committee investigating the controversial crude oil swap deal yesterday formally invited former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to clarify her role in the agreement between the Federal Government and some oil companies. In a letter dated February 22 and […]
