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CBN to sell $16m to BDCs at N1,021/$ amid fresh panic in FX market
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FX spot market posts $12.61 billion turnover in March -Report
The report noted that in the FX market, the US Dollar marginally depreciated against the Naira, with the spot exchange rate ($/N) decreasing by 0.06% ($/N0.97) to close at an average of $/N1,524.04 in March 2024 from $/N1,525.01 recorded in Feb. 2024. The report said exchange rate volatility increased in March 2024 as ...
nairametrics.com
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EKEDC records lowest ATC'' C in company''s history
Disclosing this in a letter addressed to the chairman of the company, the acting chief executive officer of the company, Rekhiat Momoh, said the impressive performance showed that EKEDC’s ATC&C reduced to 10.51% in March 2024 from 30.87% recorded in the previous month of February. According to the managing direct...
nairametrics.com
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Rice prices crash by over 20% in relief for Nigerian households
Nairametrics analyst who went round some markets in Lagos found that a 50kg bag of rice now costs between 50,000 and 65,000 in Oshodi, Ikotun, Ikorodu and other parts of the state. In the same manner, a 25kg bag of rice sells between N25,000 and N32,500 depending on the brands, according to Nairametrics market survey. ...
Daily Post
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Minister inaugurates 24-man c''ttee to review NPTF Act
The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam has inaugurated a 24-man committee headed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo to review the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, NPTF Act, 2019 and identify the areas that require change. Inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, Gaidam sa...
Guardian NG
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Pursue Tinubu''s agenda on food security, minister tells researchers
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, yesterday, urged researchers and institutes in the agricultural sector to align their research with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security to have enough food to feed Nigerians. Kyari emphasised that research was key to the achievement ...
Guardian NG
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Darkness imminent as vandals down transmission lines in fresh attacks
At least four 330kv towers were, according to the government agency, vandalised on Monday along the Jos – Gombe 330kV transmission line. The vandalism, which the spokesperson of the agency, Ndidi Mba, said occurred at about 3:32 pm, followed over 117 132kv/330kv electricity towers vandalised across the count...
Guardian NG
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Copyright commission dedicates World Book Day to Soyinka
Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) has dedicated this year’s edition of World Book and Copyright Day to Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, for his dedication to the promotion of reading culture and the protection of copyright. Director General of NCC, Dr John Asein, in his message on the occasion of the 2024 World Bo...
Guardian NG
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15m children face hunger over high food prices, says report
According to the new analysis by Save the Children, the number of hungry children is 25 per cent higher than in the same period in 2023, and is likely the result of increasing insecurity, protracted conflict, banditry and rising food prices in the West African country. It also represents one out of six children in N...
Guardian NG
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Land disputes account for 30% of 27m cases yearly, CSO says
The organisation also revealed that no fewer than eight persons had legal problems yearly. It said the alarming statistics suggested the establishment of specialised land courts with seasoned, retired judges to expedite the cases. This was contained in an open letter addressed to the Attorney General of the Federation ...
Guardian NG
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Group seeks policy on reading culture
This is coming on the heels of activities marking the World Book and Copyright Day. Programme Manager, The Young African Bookworms Initiative, Mr Tola Oni, said access to books had become imperative for children and youths as it would foster literacy, expand knowledge and unlock opportunities for personal growth and de...
Guardian NG
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Fraud case: Court orders EFCC to serve Bello through counsel
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that the charges on alleged N80.2 billion fraud filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, be served through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed. This was as Bello and the House...
Guardian NG
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Blackout cripples business activities in Taraba, Gombe, Adamawa
Suleiman Dangiwa, a vulcaniser from Gombe, expressed frustration at being unable to provide for his family due to the outage, urging authorities to intervene urgently to restore power to the states. Helen Sunday, a hairdresser, highlighted the additional burden of high fuel costs to power essential equipment during the...
Guardian NG
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PSN warns against substandard drugs, makes case for accessibility
This, according to him, is because poor-quality drugs can be ineffective, leading to treatment failure, antimicrobial resistance and other harmful side effects. He highlighted the lack of access to genuine drugs as a major reason counterfeits exist in the country. Speaking in Lagos at the exhibition and conference of M...
Within Nigeria
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Obi Never Believed In LP''s Ideologies ''” Okupe
Okupe, who resigned from the party in January citing ideological disparities, emphasized that his association with the party ceased immediately after Obi’s electoral defeat. “Peter Obi does not align with labour principles. He is not leftist; he is a trader, a businessman, akin to myself. I am a liberal dem...
Within Nigeria
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Ortom Urges Alia to Ease Tensions with Akume
“I appreciate the Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, who sent a message to congratulate me on my birthday. I look at the last two paragraphs of the message, and I think it’s important to return it to him, too. “The governor must sheath his sword and find reconciliation with the SGF. This is the first time SG...
Within Nigeria
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Unai Emery Extends Aston Villa Contract
Currently positioned fourth in the Premier League standings, Aston Villa holds a six-point advantage over Tottenham, who is in fifth place, although Tottenham has two games yet to play. Moreover, Aston Villa has secured a spot in the Europa Conference League semifinals. Their next challenge awaits against Olympiakos as...
Guardian NG
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''˜How NDFF confab will boost economy''
With the theme, ‘The Road to Economic and Social Welfare Transformation’, the high-level gathering of public, private, social and international sector leaders is billed for May 8 and 9, 2024, in Abuja. Director of NDFF, Jide Akintunde, stated: “The overarching aim of the conference is to provide a strong backing ...
Guardian NG
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SGIP advocates policy reforms for savings groups
Country Director, CARE Nigeria, Dr Hussaini Abdul, observed policy and regulation as essential to foster an enabling environment for savings groups to thrive and continue to cater for disadvantaged groups in providing informal financial services. He stated this at a National Savings Group Conference organised by CARE N...
Guardian NG
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Oil drilling: Host community tasks NNPCL on CSR
Chairman of Obi Oil and Gas Exploration and Producing Committee, Dr Musa Agyewa, appealed an interaction with The Guardian in Lafia, yesterday. Agyewa, who commended NNPCL for engaging youths of Obi in oil drilling activities, noted that most of the workers were unskilled. “This earlier stage of the oil drilling ac...
Guardian NG
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Niger donates data capturing equipment to Immigration
Bago pledged this while presenting five sets of passport data-capturing equipment to the state’s command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The Commissioner for Communication Technology and Digital Economy, Suleiman Isah, who made the presentation on behalf of the state government at the ministry’s headquart...
Guardian NG
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EFCC intensifies manhunt for Bello, detains Sirika, freezes 300 accounts
This is just as he disclosed that the EFCC has pounced on another worse scheme other than the crypto trading platform, Binance and had gone ahead to freeze about 300 accounts to ensure the safety of the foreign exchange (forex) market. The scheme popularly called the ‘P-to-P’ peer-peer financial trading scheme has ...
The Sun
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NAICOM boss charges African insurance regulators to prioritise integrity, human capital devt
The Sun
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Tinubu approves 20% of palliatives, school feeding programme to go through religious and traditional institutions
Guardian NG
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Former NCS president bags regional technology award
The event took place during the 2nd Africa Education Summit that focused on the theme, ‘Entrepreneurship and Skills Development in the 21st Century Education System: The Africa-European Perspectives’. The summit, which aimed to foster dialogue, collaboration, and innovative approaches to education across continents...
Guardian NG
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Ganduje summons Aiyedatiwa, 15 guber aspirants over Ondo APC primary outrage
According to findings by The Guardian, the meeting will be held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to pacify the aggrieved aspirants, who kicked against the shadow primary held on April 20. The Publicity Secretary of the party in Ondo State, Alex Kalejaiye, confirmed the invitation, saying “It has been p...
Guardian NG
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Nigeria missing out on $360b pulp, paper market
Guardian NG
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CNG hackathon 2024 holds today
The CNG Solutions Hackathon 2024 brings together a diverse array of participants, including tech enthusiasts, developers, designers, business professionals, and innovators. The goal is to foster collaboration and generate innovative solutions that address the challenges hindering the growth of CNG adoption in the count...
Guardian NG
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The UK government''s £3000 incentive for failed asylum seekers
In fact, deporting asylum seekers and the choice of Rwanda portray a racial undertone, because asylum seekers are granted to do so in any country of choice. So, why ‘show them the road’ to Rwanda when they chose to seek asylum in the UK? This redirection seems to apply to black people, though Britain had not spe...
Guardian NG
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High cost of input killing local production, says NB
Reacting to questions on the rising prices of commodities at a media briefing in Lagos, Essaadi said that instead of input costs going down, they have risen significantly, forcing them to raise the price of their products. He said they do not wish to raise prices as they are in a competitive market and cannot out-pri...
Guardian NG
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Firm commits to local content development, job creation
Speaking at the launch in Lagos, he described it as a dream come true, adding that the products would bring pride to the country and continent at large. At the launch event, he hailed Tingo BV Plc, on reaching what he described as a significant milestone for a Nigerian business. “About 80-85 per cent of the ingredien...
Guardian NG
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Anxiety as Ihedioha, others quit PDP, court sacks Imo party chairman
Ihedioha’s resignation is coming just six days after the NEC meeting. The immediate cause of the resignation, according to sources, is the alleged shutting out of some members from the state congresses, which the party is about to conduct in some states. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, ...
Guardian NG
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EFCC: From weak anti-graft trials to prosecutorial diligence of naira abusers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) derives its legitimacy from the EFCC Act of 2004, which empowers it to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. Section 1 of the EFCC Act designates the commission as the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in Nigeria, responsible for coordinating institutions involv...
Guardian NG
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One-party state political models and realpolitik
Nevertheless, out of 193 member states of the United Nations, only a fraction practice “full democracyâ€; which means that civil liberties and political freedoms are honoured in name and deed. It means that the political culture supports robust democratic principles and that effective governmental checks and balance...
Guardian NG
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NSIB, NCAA probe Dana Air runway incident in Lagos
The Lagos-bound flight, with 83 passengers and six crew members onboard, had a runway excursion amid a heavy downpour at about 9:00 yesterday morning. The apex regulatory body, NCAA, and Dana Air reported that all passengers and crew safely disembarked and were evacuated. Recall that a similar incident occurred in June...
Guardian NG
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Okon, Ojokolo to lead athletes to World Relays in Bahamas
The team will strive to be among the best 14 finishers to secure a lane at the Paris 2024 Olympics. President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, told The Guardian, yesterday, that the duo of Okon and Ojokolo would lead the contingent to the Caribbean Island if the federation is unable to secur...
Guardian NG
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''˜FCAAN training to put local coaches at par with foreign counterparts''
Eguaoje, a United States-based college professor and coaching instructor, who helped Nigeria to a credible finish at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand last year, said yesterday in Lagos that the country has some of the most intelligent coaches in the world, adding, however, that most of them lack th...
Guardian NG
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Police nab vigilante leader, three others for armed robbery in Rivers
The suspects include the local vigilante commander in Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Council of the state, Ododo Kingsley Obubochi, and three other executive members of the group. The command said the arrest was a notable achievement in its fight against criminal activities within the state. Confirming the development, spoke...
Guardian NG
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LASBCA begins implementation of tribunal report on collapsed 21-storey Ikoyi building
The Guardian gathered that the report recommended a synergy between the public and private sector in the built industry. Consequently, LASBCA has commenced a rigorous integrated training for its officials stationed across all districts, divisions and departments as part of efforts to ensure a seamless take-off of Certi...
Guardian NG
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Army dismiss two soldiers for alleged theft at Dangote Refinery, Lagos
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