Author: Utebor Paul
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DSS raises alarm over plans to attack Abuja-Kaduna train
Plans by Boko Haram terrorists to attack the Abuja-Kaduna train have been uncovered by the Department of State Service. This was disclosed in a memo warning the Federal Ministry of Transportation of the imminent threat to launch a fresh attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service. Reacting to the memo, the Ministry of Transportation wrote to…
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Naira scarcity: Zulum directs Govt hospitals to give patients free drugs
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has directed the release of drugs worth N300 million and other medical supplies to government hospitals for free distribution to patients most of whom were facing difficulties in making payments due to scarcity of new and old naira notes. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Mohammed Arab, made…
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Cash crunch: Watch moment protesters barricaded CBN in Benin (Video)
Trending right now in social media networks is a video clip showing how protesters barricading the CBN in Benin over cash crunch in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this development ensued after enraged customers set up two banks earlier in Benin City capital of Edo state. The CBN policy banning the use of the old naira…
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Vigorous pre-election campaigning in Nigeria
In light of the upcoming elections in Nigeria, scheduled for February 25, the political situation in the country is heating up. The Peoples Democratic Party nominated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, while the All Progressives Congress nominated former Governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu. For the less politically represented Labour Party and New Nigeria Peoples…
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IMF appoints financial supervision adviser for Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed a Swiss-funded financial supervision adviser to provide it with technical support. The bank said this in a statement on Tuesday. The appointment is coming as the West African nation strives to obtain executive board approval for a 3-billion-dollar bailout.
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Army assures Nigerians of a hitch free election
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday assured Nigerians of a peaceful conduct of the forthcoming general election in the country. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalami Ibrahim stated this at the inauguration of the Division’s Operational Planning Training exercise in Bauchi. He said the army had prepared its personnel and operatives…
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INEC dismisses reports on election postponement
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports on the planned postponement of the 2023 General Election. The commission in message on its Twitter handle titled: “fake news alert” on Monday night said INEC has no plan and will not postpone the election. “Our attention has been drawn to a fake report circulating on…
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Nigeria records 216 confirmed diphtheria cases – NCDC
Nigeria has recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC. Dr Bola Lawal, Lead of the Diphtheria/Pertussis Technical Working Group, NCDC, confirmed that the confirmed cases were reported in four states: Kano (211), Yobe (two), Lagos (two), and Osun (two). NAN reports that according to…
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Nigeria will be debt-free, education will improve under my presidency -Kwankwaso
Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says Nigeria will be debt-free and education will if he is elected. Kwankwaso, ,ade this known when he appeared at the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) Presidential debate in Abuja . He said that oil subsidy…
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NIMASA expresses determination, commitment to transforming maritime sector
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has expressed commitment to playing a leadership role that will ensure growth and development of the maritime sector. Hajiya Rakiya Lamai, Deputy Director, Shipping Development of NIMASA, made this known in Kaduna on Sunday, at the closing ceremony of the 44th Kaduna International Trade Fair. Newsmen reports…