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Twitter ban: Nigerians have numerous social media alternatives- Lai insists

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has debunked insinuations from several quarters that the Muhammadu Buhari government is stifling the press stressing that Twitter is just one of the

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EFCC re-arraigns FIRS officials, ex-directors on fraud allegations

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, re-arraigned some top officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FRIS) and two former directors before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the

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Osinbajo reveals who Buhari will hand over presidency to come 2023

While the arguments over where or which region the presidency would go to after President Muhammadu Buhari would have completed his assignment in 2023 rages, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has

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Senate receives Buhari’s request for N895.84bn supplementary budget

The Senate on Tuesday received a supplementary appropriation bill from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the sum of N895.842,465,917 billion as supplementary budget for the 2021 fiscal year.  The bill

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You can’t prosecute People using Twitter- ECOWAS Court stops Buhari

Following the law suite filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari from prosecuting Twitter

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Alleged 7.1bn fraud: Court adjourns Orji Kalu’s Coy suit against EFCC until July 13

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed July 13 for hearing in a suit filed by Slok Nigeria Limited, a company belonging to former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzor

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NYIF: Youth Ministry says more than N1b has been disbursed

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has said they have disbursed loans to 5,200 youth amounting to one billion, six hundred and twenty-nine million two hundred and twenty thousand naira

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2021 UTME: JAMB delists 25 CBT centres (See List)

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 25 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country for poor performance at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held nationwide

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NASS staff faces tough times while lawmakers lavish in luxurious lifestyle

For years, the earnings of members of the National Assembly has been an issue of controversy, with reports of them being one of the highest in the world. In this

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FG Appoints John Mikel Obi Youth Ambassador for Youths

The Federal Federal Government has appointed erstwhile Super Eagles skipper, John Mikel Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerian to strive for excellence. The event which took place at

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