February, 2024

• 8 February

  UK’s Cancer-Hit King Charles ‘Doing Extremely Well’ – Camilla

  

  Queen Camilla, wife of Britain’s King Charles III, said Thursday that her husband who has been diagnosed with cancer is “doing extremely well” under the circumstances. King Charles has been “very touched by all the letters and the messages the public have been sending from everywhere”, she said during a …

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• 2 February

  Kidnappers only using death threat to psyche victims’ families to pay ransom -Police

  

  Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has explained why families of kidnap victims are fond of paying ransom to kidnappers.Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today anchored by Seun Okinbaloye on Thursday, Adejobi said kidnappers always work on the psyches of the victims’ families.Adejobi said this leads to …

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• 1 February

  Stakeholders seek resolution of conflicts in free zones

  

  Stakeholders have welcomed moves to resolve lingering issues around operations in free zones. From Left: Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,NEPZA and Alhaji Bamanga Usman Jada, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,OGFZA at the meeting The issues include challenges with the Nigeria Customs Services operations in the zones as well as …

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January, 2024

• 29 January

  Lottery agency recommits to poverty reduction

  

  The Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund, Dr Bello Maigari, has expressed the agency’s commitment to poverty reduction in the country. He stated this during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ Forum for President Tinubu/Shettima, recently in Abuja. “We have been having retreats …

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• 28 January

  Those Opposing Relocation Of FAAN, CBN Departments To Lagos Are Mischief Makers, Says VP Shettima

  

  Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has faulted the position of those opposing the federal government’s decision to relocate some departments and units of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos, describing them as mischief makers. Shettima, who spoke on …

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• 27 January

  Relocation of FAAN, CBN Depts from Abuja to Lagos and the protests of hypocrisy- By Lere Olayinka

  

  I read the reaction of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and others, condemning the relocation of some departments in the Central Bank of Nigeria and the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos State, and I couldn’t but ask myself, …

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• 25 January

  Presidency reveals ministers. Tinubu will sack

  

  The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, has warned that the President will sack ministers who fail to perform their duties. Usman said Tinubu is poised to deliver on his promise of making life better and easier for Nigerians.The presidential aide issued the warning …

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• 25 January

  Fuel price ‘ll soon come down, says Cardoso

  

  Pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol will moderate this year as government and private-owned refineries begin operation, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso has said. Cardoso spoke on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at the launch of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) 2024 Macroeconomic Outlook Report …

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• 23 January

  Northern Senators Break Silence On Relocation Of CBN, FAAN Offices To Lagos

  

  Senators from the northern region of the country have expressed their opposition to the proposed relocation of certain federal agencies from Abuja to Lagos. Additionally, they raised concerns about perceived imbalance in the distribution and allocation of resources in the 2024 budget, asserting that it disadvantaged the North. The Central …

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• 21 January

  In eight months of Tinubu administration, Nigeria’s stock market leads the world- by Bayo Onanuga

  

  The Nigerian economy is looking good in some sectors. This is not a harebrained assessment, despite the high inflation and the unstable exchange rate of the Naira. Those who doubt this don’t need to look far, for a reality check. The economic boom is happening at the Nigerian Exchange, where …

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