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Stakeholders urge OGFZA, NEZ Association, others to engage CBN on offshore banking in SEZs
Key stakeholders have urged the leadership of the NEZ Association, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), and Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) to further engage with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to finalise the guidelines for the implementation of offshore banking in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). This, among others, was part of the communique issued at the…
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Angie Stone dies in car crash at 63
By Tosin Brown Grammy-nominated R&B artist Angie Stone has died at the age of 63 after a car crash in Alabama. “My mommy is gone,” Angie Stone’s daughter, Diamond Stone, wrote in a Facebook post. Stone was fatally injured when a van she was travelling in overturned in Alabama early on Saturday following a performance. Her daughter, who is also…
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JUST IN: Ikeja military cantonment renamed after late COAS Lagbaja
The Ikeja Military Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos has been renamed ‘T. A. Lagbaja Cantonment’ in honour of late Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa and other service chiefs attended the event in Lagos. Lagbaja was appointed Chief of Army Staff on June 19, 2023, by President Tinubu.…
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Over 280,000 sign petition to strip Elon Musk of Canadian citizenship
More than 280,000 Canadians have signed a petition asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to strip tech mogul Elon Musk of his Canadian citizenship for acting against Canada’s national interest. Launched on February 20, the parliamentary petition claims that Musk, the head of United States President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, has “become a member of a foreign government that…
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Natasha Akpoti to face Senate panel after spat with Akpabio
Following her altercation with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over sitting arrangements, the Senate has referred the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. The Cable reports that lawmakers arrived at the resolution during plenary on Tuesday. Details later….
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NOA, NDLEA commence sensitisation against illicit drug use across Northwest
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has commenced a sensitisation campaign to stem the tide of the devastating effects of drug abuse and violent crimes across the Northwest geopolitical zone, comprising Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto. Facilitated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen…
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Senate never rejected my ministerial nomination, Tinubu changed his mind – El-Rufai
Kunle Sanni Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has dismissed claims that his ministerial nomination was rejected by the National Assembly, instead pointing to President Bola Tinubu as the reason behind his exclusion from the federal cabinet. In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, El-Rufai clarified that contrary to public belief, the Senate had not rejected him during the…
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Pope Francis is in ‘critical’ condition, says Vatican
Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows” Feb. 22, said the daily medical bulletin released by the Vatican. In addition to needing more oxygen, which was administered through a nasal cannula, the bulletin said that the 88-year-old pope required a blood transfusion after tests “showed plateletopenia, associated…
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Nigerian Senate summons security chiefs over alleged USAID terrorism links
Kunle Sanni The Nigerian Senate has reportedly summoned top security officials to a closed-door briefing following allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been funding terrorism, including Boko Haram, in the country. Among those summoned are the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi;…
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