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The House of Representatives on Wednesday vowed to address the failure to implement the president’s directive on the removal of universities and other higher education institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata, stated this when the committee met with the Vice-Chancellors’ Conference in Abuja. He …

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Wale Edun, and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) have met to discuss the imposition of zero percent import duty on certain food imports. This was stated by the Ministry of Finance in a written statement to X on Wednesday. Edun noted that the tax abolition would address ongoing food shortages …

The Anambra State government has commenced investigations into the unpaid pension funds of local government workers and primary school teachers in the state. The state Head of Service, Mrs. Theodora Igwegbe, stated this at a Workshop on Contributory Pension Scheme organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday in Awka. Igwegbe said the state …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said on Wednesday that the country has witnessed a 128 percent increase in cholera cases. In a post on its website, the agency said Lagos state accounted for 60 percent of all cases, with Lagos Island being the most affected local government area. He added that the number of deaths also …

The naira strengthened sharply against the US dollar on the official exchange on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed the local currency strengthened by N79 to trade at N1,558/$1, down from N1,637/$1 traded at the official window on Monday. The intraday high and low prices recorded during the day were N1,659/$1 and N1,540/$1 respectively, representing …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five persons for alleged illegal mining in Oyo State. The NSCDC Commander in the state, Augustine Padonu, disclosed this when he paraded the suspects on Wednesday in Ibadan. He said officers arrested the suspect with two trucks loaded with solid minerals suspected to be lithium powder weighing around 60 tons. …

Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N50 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This follows a decline in the prices of shares such as CWG, NNFM, and ACADEMY among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization declined to N55.5 trillion from N55.6 trillion recorded by the bourse the …

Former National Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North West, Salihu Lukman, said on Wednesday that Nigerians will elect President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) stated this when he appeared on Channels Television’s program, Politics Today. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) had failed Nigerians and was not …

Tier-one bank GTCO Plc has raked in account maintenance fees of N15.6 billion in the first half of this year. This amount is higher by N5.2 billion compared to the N10.4 billion recorded by the bank in 2023. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), account maintenance fees are charged on current accounts only in respect of debit transactions …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday urged the government in the state to stop hiding behind opposition to the security situation in the state. APC State Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, made the call in a statement in Gusau. Idris said the people of the state were dissatisfied with the way the government was handling the challenges. He regretted that …