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Sep
12

CBN issues directive on forex

The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday issued a directive instructing commercial banks to refrain from utilizing their foreign exchange revaluation gains for dividends and operational expenditures. The new directive was conveyed in a letter dated September 11, 2023, signed by the Director, Banking Division Department, Haruna Mustafa, and it is expected to be implemented immediately. […]

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Sep
12

Denmark apologies to abuse agelong victims

The Danish government yesterday offered an apology to thousands of people with disabilities who were abused in state-run facilities, including with forced sterilisations or sexual assaults, beginning in the 1930s. According to researchers who studied their cases, From 1933 to 1980, around 15,000 children and adults with disabilities, including blindness, epilepsy and physical or mental […]

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Sep
12

Agony as more dead bodies emerge from Morocco’s deadly earthquake disaster

Villagers reportedly wept for lost relatives in the rubble of their homes yesterday as the death toll from Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades rose to almost 2,700 and rescuers raced against time to find survivors. Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar were reportedly joining Moroccan rescue efforts after a 6.8 magnitude […]

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Sep
12

Enugu Govt. commends UK for Visa gesture

The Enugu State government has commended the United Kingdom government for setting up a visa centre in the state to facilitate visa applications by residents in the state, the South-East zone, and the country at large. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, recalled that the visa centre was […]

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Sep
12

FG unveils Power Outage Reporting System

The Federal Government yesterday unveiled an application called the Power Outage Reporting System, which enables consumers to report electricity disruptions to distribution companies under monitoring by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. It reportedly unveiled the applications at the Abuja headquarters of NERC, using the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC as a test-run DisCo. The NERC […]

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Sep
12

FG is very serious with climate change issues – Dr. Dahiru

The Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru, yesterday said that issues revolving around climate change are very dear to the hearts of the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Dahiru stated this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during the South West sensitisation programme on the use of Atmosfair Save80 clean cookstoves, a […]

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Sep
12

Enugu State Government Commits to Collaboration with FRSC to Reduce Road Accidents

In a bid to enhance road safety within Enugu State, the State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has pledged continued cooperation with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The commitment was announced during a courtesy visit by the newly appointed Enugu State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Adeyemi Sokunbi, to the Government House in Enugu. Governor […]

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Sep
11

Crushing of impounded motorcycles is within the law – FCTA

The Directorate of Road Traffic Services, Federal Capital Territory Administration, says the crushing of impounded commercial motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ is in line with the provisions of the law. Head of Operations, DRTS, Mrs Deborah Osho, made the clarification in an interview yesterday with newsmen in Abuja. Report stated that the Joint Task Force […]

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