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No airline can sell tickets in dollars – Travel agencies president
President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), Susan Akporiaye, says foreign airlines in the country cannot sell tickets in dollars. Akporiaye was responding to reports that airlines in the country would start taking payments for tickets as from April 19. She said though the airlines were experiencing issues repatriating their funds it’s was against the law to…
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Putin says Europe has no energy alternatives to Russian gas
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Europe doesn’t have an alternative to Russian energy, and severe economic consequences will follow if the continent tries to replace its supply of oil and gas from the country. “A reasonable replacement for Europe simply does not exist,” Putin said Thursday during a televised statement ahead of a meeting on Russian energy. “There are simply…
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Increase love for one another, Buhari admonishes Nigerians at Easter
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to increase their love for one another as Christians celebrate Easter. In his personal message on Christians on Thursday, Buhari said Nigerians should know they have no other country and therefore show patriotism. “I join our Christian brothers and sisters to celebrate this year’s Easter, which is the most significant event/festival in the Christian…
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Former Oyo APC governorship aspirant, Tegbe, set to join PDP
A former All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Joseph Tegbe, is set to dump the party for the Peoples Democratic Party. According to OYO INSIGHT, Tegbe’s defection from the APC to the PDP was facilitated by former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Monsurat Sunmonu who was his ‘big sister’ while growing up in Oyo town.…
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PHOTO NEWS: President Buhari presides over Council of State meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday president over the Council of State meeting with former President, Goodluck Jonathan, former Heads of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar and other members in attendance.
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NFF appoints coaches for Eagles Team B, other national teams
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles Team B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team. Yusuf, who was head coach the Super Eagles Team B emerged runner-up of the…
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Customs seize 8 cutlass containers
The Niger Customs Service has seized eight 20-foot containers containing 206,000 brand new machetes, sodium bromate, baking powder and Indian hemp at the Tincan Island Port. Customs Area Controller, Tincan Island Command, Comptroller Adekunle Oloyede, revealed this in the First Quarter Revenue and Performance Report. He said the containers came in from Ghana and lacked end-users certificate. Oloyede said the…
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Forex shortage: Foreign airlines to sell tickets in dollars from April 19
Some foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have announced they would start selling tickets to passengers in US dollars from April 19. This was announced in an advisory by APG – the world’s largest passenger and cargo general sales agent (GSA) and airline representation company – to its travel partners, titled: “APG IET: Restrictions of Sales in US dollars”. APG said…
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2022: US expresses readiness to partner Osun for credible guber polls
The United States on Wednesday expressed readiness to partner with Osun State government to deliver credible election during the July 16, 2022 guber poll. A US delegation, led by US Embassy Political and Economic Chief, Mr. Brandon Hudspeth, made this promise when they paid a courtesy visit to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola at the Governor’s Office, Osogbo. Hudspeth informed the governor…
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Osinachi kept domestic abuse away from me – Dunamis pastor, Enenche
Senior Pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, says he wasn’t aware Osinachi Nwachukwu – a lead singer in his church – was going through domestic violence. Enenche reacted to Osinachi’s death in a video shared on the church’s social media accounts on Wednesday. According to the Abuja-based pastor, everyone he asked after the singer’s death said she…
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