Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Naira crashes to N1,700 against dollar in black market
The naira depreciated against the dollar at the foreign exchange market to end the week on a negative note. FMDQ data showed that the naira weakened to N1641.27 per dollar on Friday from N1622.57 exchanged on Thursday, recording N18.7 loss. Meanwhile, the black market remained flat at N1700 per dollar on Friday, the same exchange…
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Call State govs to order over bills to control LG funds, NULGE tells Tinubu
The National Union of Local Government Employees on Thursday said it wouldn’t rule out seeking redress in court should the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, or other governors introduce bills to frustrate the Supreme Court judgment on direct allocation of funds to LGAs. The union also called on President Bola Tinubu and the Attorney General…
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New bill mandates tax ID for opening bank accounts amid hardship
Despite the hardship in Nigeria, a new bill has been proposed in Nigeria that will require individuals engaged in banking, insurance, stock-broking, or other financial services to provide a Tax Identification Number as a precondition for opening a new account or operating an existing one. According to the bill, titled “A Bill for an Act…
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BREAKING: PDP suspends Debo Ologunagba, Legal Adviser
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has suspended the National Publicity Secretary (NPS), Hon Debo Ologunagba and National Legal Adviser (NLA), Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN. The party further directed their respective deputies (DNPS and DNLA) to assume office in acting capacity with effect from today, Friday, October 11, 2024. Starnews NG reports that the decision was…
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Parents defend teacher who drew cartoon penises on her student’s books
Parents defended a Colorado teacher who drew cartoon penises on her student’s papers and yearbooks – apparently as a joke. Rebecca Roetto, an employee at Fairview High School since 2003, works as a physical education instructor – teaching Wellness in Action, Yoga and Bowling as well as running the Adelante! program, which provides support to…
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FG begins sale of 50kg rice at subsidised rate
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abeokuta began the sale of rice at a subsidised rate in Ogun. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, while speaking during a ceremony to signify the commencement, said it was “one of the numerous programmes initiated to bring succour and relief to Nigerians”. Kyari, who was…
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PDP reappoints Leye Igbagbo Media and Publicity Director, debunks resignation report
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, has debunked the purported resignation of Mr. Leye Igbagbo, the Director of Media and Publicity of the party from his position. Starnews NG had reported on Thursday (today) that Leye Igbagbo officially resigned from his position as the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP in…
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Tinubu congratulates Mrs Bagudu on appointment as first African president of UICC
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The President described Shinkafi-Bagudu as a renowned paediatrician with a distinguished career in public health. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to…
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Fuel queues resurface as price rises to N1,030 per litre
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector have called for the immediate reversal of the hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Retail stations of NNPC raised the price of petrol to N1,030 from N897/litre in Abuja, and in Lagos it…
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Power-drunk soldiers kill policeman in Lagos for stopping colleague who drove against traffic
Soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks led by a yet-to-be-identified colleague, who was accosted for driving against the traffic around Volks Bus Stop, along the Ojo Iyana Iba Road area of Lagos State have stabbed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, to death. PUNCH Online gathered that the soldier, who was not wearing his uniform, while…
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Brigadier General detained in guardroom for allegedly diverting palliative
The commander of 3 Brigade Kano, Brigadier General M.A. Sadiq, has been detained in a military police guardroom in Abuja over alleged diversion of rice palliatives, selling of military equipment, including generator sets and operational vehicles, to scrap yards. Sources who spoke to DAILY NIGERIAN on the condition of anonymity said the Nigerian Defence Headquarters…
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Party Leaders Blame Atiku, Wike As Cause of Crisis In PDP
Leaders of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Abuja over those responsible for the lingering crisis in the party. The PDP has been engulfed in crisis since the conduct of the Presidential primary of the last election won. The crisis also contributed to the defeat of the party by the ruling All…