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Some of the freed 344 students of Government Science Secondary School have vowed never to return to school until stringent security measures are put in place to curb a repeat of the national shock. The boys arrived at Katsina State Government House this morning. They were escorted by the 17 Brigade Commander, Brig-General WB Idris,…
The Federal Government has revealed ongoing plans to review the country’s Labour Laws in line with global standards. This is meant to strengthen labour rights amongst others. Senator Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said the proposed laws will meet the standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO). The review would later on…
Nigeria is now the second largest bitcoin market after the US. According to details obtained from Quartz, Nigeria peaks at second place with a volume of 60, 215 BTC valued at more than $566 million. This makes Nigeria, asides the US, the largest volume globally on Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace. Experts attribute this…
Members of Parliament in France have approved the return of looted artifacts to Benin and Senegal thereby completing the legislative process. It also reinforcing Emmanuel Macron’s pledge by to restore ownership of looted objects. The MPs approved the restitutions with 48 votes in favor (none against and two abstentions). Following the approval, 26 artifacts taken…
The Chairman/Chief Coordinator, Invest in Africa World Summit and Expo, Angelo Elosia, has announced that Nigeria will host the World Summit for Single Market in Africa on March 23, 2021. Elosia made this known while speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Invest in Africa World Summit and Expo 2020 with Digital Economy in…
In view of government’s directive on compulsory synchronization of SIM Cards with NIN, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to remove with immediate effect the USSD N20 charges for NIN service across all networks. The fee was originally imposed on subscribers for…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 1,145 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria yesterday, taking the total number to 76,207 confirmed cases and 1,201 deaths. This represents the highest number of daily cases recorded since the outbreak. A 23.1% increase compared to the initial record 930…
According to the latest capital importation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria received a sum of $1.46 billion from capital inflows in the third quarter of 2020, as against $1.29 billion received in the previous quarter (Q2 2020). This indicates a 12.86% increase. It however dipped by 74.03% as against $5.63…
Nigerians have expressed serious dissatisfaction with the new directive instructing telecom firms to disconnect all SIM cards not synchronized with a valid National Identification Number (NIN) before December 30, 2020. Virtually every citizen interviewed by The Journal felt the time limit is too short. It could be recalled that few days ago, after a meeting…
Starsight, a leading Commercial and Industrial (C&I) solar power provider in West Africa has successfully sealed a N3.6 billion loan financing deal with the Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), and Chapel Hill Denham, a leading Investment bank. This is the first time a solar power company in Nigeria would receive this level of long-term financing. …
