Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has assured those who invested in CBEX digital trading platform that they will get their money back. EFCC said it was already tracking the CBEX trading platform before the recent public outcry. According to several posts on X, the CBEX, which promised investors a 100 […]
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Nigerians are are likely to face another fuel scarcity as members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Wednesday threatened to pull out its entire workforce from oil and gas installations nationwide in protest of the increasing oil theft and vandalism. Speaking of the development, the President of PENGASSAN, […]
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The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine have arrived in Abuja, kokomansion understands. This is according to an update by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its Twitter handle. The passengers, numbering about 450 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by 7:10 am (WAT) via […]
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The outspoken governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike, says it is wrong for President Muhammadu Buhari to abandon his constitutional responsibility of securing Nigerians for governors. Recall that during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, Buhari said he told two south-west governors, who came to meet him in Abuja, to return to their states and […]
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A total of 40.1 per cent of Nigerians earn less than N377 daily, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS made this known in its 2019 poverty and inequality report. According to the report, while four in every ten Nigerian earn less than ₦377 per day, about nine in ten individuals in […]
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The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, has said more than 100 million Nigerians have no form of identification. Aziz, who spoke on the topic: “Strategic Roadmap for ID Development”, in a Zoom meeting with editors on Wednesday, said less than 50 percent of the country’s population is not enrolled […]
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Houssam Diad, the Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, has revealed that his country will not issue Nigerians work visas anymore. He said this during a meeting with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), on Thursday. He said the policy took effect on May 1, 2020, and was put in place to address the […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has said 69 stranded persons -including 50 trafficked Nigerian ladies- arrived in the country from Lebanon on Sunday. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed the information via his Twitter handle, the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese community in Nigeria played a vital role in the […]
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The Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs has directed Nigerian Muslims to commence their Ramadan fast on Friday, April 24th. The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, who is the President- General of the Council, on Thursday gave the directive while announcing the sighting of the new moon heralding month of Ramadan 1436AH. Mr. Abubakar […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Friday announced that contrary to some reports in the media, it has not taken any decision on supply of two months free electricity to Nigerians. Some reports had indicated that the Federal Government and the Electricity distribution companies had agreed to supply electricity free to Nigerians for two months […]
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