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Naira redesign: Be more proactive to ameliorate suffering of Nigerians, NYCN tells CBN
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Tuesday told Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to be more proactive to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians over the Naira redesigned policy. The council said the economy of the country is hanging in the balance due to the new currency which is yet to circulate. Speaking at the a press conference held…
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Adeleke/PDP plan to disrupt Tinubu/Shettima rally with hooded thugs in Osogbo- APC alleges
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by Governor Ademola Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to disrupt its presidential campaign billed for Thursday 2nd February, 2023. The APC alleged that majority of the security guards being used by Adeleke are political hoodlums. Addressing…
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Naira swap: Lagos Assembly calls for deadline extension till June
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called for extension of the currency swap policy by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The House called on the CBN Governor to extend the deadline to June, 2023 in support of the prayers by the National Assembly. Moving the motion on the floor of the…
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Kwara trader groups in Lagos, fashion designers mobilise for Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday continued his re-election campaign, meeting members of five trade unions and non-political groups at the Tinubu/Shettima and Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat Independent Campaign Council (ICC) in Ikeja GRA. It was the governor’s first visit to the ICC established last November to drive grassroots mobilisation for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied…
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2023: Tinubu will win, he’s reliable, competent – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate will win the 2023 election. Governor Akeredolu said the APC is lucky to have a personality like Tinubu as its Presidential candidate. The Governor, who described Asiwaju Tinubu as reliable and competent, added that he is the only candidate that can engender…
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Ojuelegba incident: Sanwo-Olu directs trial of truck owner, Driver
Lagos State government on Monday commiserates with the families who lost their loved ones in the Ojuelegba truck accident on Sunday. In a statement, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, after receiving an interim report of the incident, has directed the police to speed up their investigation of the matter. He said: “The governor…
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Ondo refutes allegation of planning to sell chocolate factory for under N10m
The Ondo State government has denied allegations it is planning to sell the chocolate factory located in Idanre for less than N10million. The Senator representing the Ondo Central Senatorial district, Ayo Akinyelure, had accused aides of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of taking advantage of his health situation to sell the chocolate factory to themselves for less than N10million. According to Akinyelure,…
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Sanwo-Olu grieves over nine killed in Ojuelegba accident
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sympathised with the families of people killed on Sunday in the Ojuelegba accident. Frederic Oladeinde, the commissioner for transportation, said this in a statement on Monday. Oladeinde said nine persons died in the accident while the injured persons were taken to a hospital. He said the accident would be thoroughly investigated to prevent a recurrence. “We…
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11 burnt to death in Ondo as truck, bus collides
Eleven passenger were burnt to death when a truck a passenger bus had a head-on collision on Soka bridge along the Benin-Ore expressway in Odigbo LGA of Ondo State on Sunday. Confirming the accident, Commander, Ore Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Sikiru Alonge, said the accident was caused by “one-way driving”. “The trailer passed through one way and, in…
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Nine die as container falls on passenger bus in Lagos
Nine people were killed on Sunday as a container fell on a passenger bus from the Ojuelegba Bridge. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the incident occurred in the afternoon. Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said nine persons died, including two children. “Upon arrival at the scene, a truck conveying a 20ft container was found to have landed…
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