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National Security Advisor (NSA), Mallam Nuhu thousand, on Tuesday handed over two kidnapped people who were saved by security institutions to their families in the State of Kaduna. Thousands, represented at a short ceremony by the National Coordinator, the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), Major. There is Laka, handing over the victims, Khadijah and Fatimah Shehu Magaji, to their husband, …

Betpawa has praised the leadership of the Nigeria National League (NNL) for its firm commitment to transparency and responsibility in the administration of the League. The recognition underlines the dedication of the league to clean play and good governance in Nigerian football. The recommendation, together with a financial recharge, was formally presented this morning at the opening ceremony held at …

Judge Chizoba Oji from the Federal Capital High Court (FCT) on Tuesday was postponed until October 27 The trial in the initial objection submitted by the Senator representing West Kogi in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpoti-Uduaghan was charged with the federal government for allegedly slandering the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, and the former Governor of the State …

A full -loaded container truck (XP 368 AKD) overturned on a tricycle (Kja 364 qn) Tuesday along Ijora Causeway, killing a police officer in service and a female passenger. According to the general manager of Lastma Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the truck lost control while attempting a risky maneuver under the Ijora bridge, crushing the tricycle. Two other people, including the Tricycle …

Nigerian Central Bank Governor (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, said on Tuesday that 14 banks had fully met new capital requirements in the ongoing recapitalization training. The CBN Governor stated this when he presented the communication from the 302th meeting of the Apex Bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in Abuja. CBN has, earlier this year, introducing new minimum capital base requirements for …

Nigerian currency, Naira, won an American dollar at an official window on Tuesday. Foreign currency data of the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) shows that Naira is closed on N1,487.36/$ 1, compared to N1.488.60/$ 1 which is traded on Monday. This represents the appreciation of N1.24 for local currencies against American Greenback. Naira obtained an N5 against the dollar to trade …

First Lady Olrelmi Tinubu has announced that over n20.45 billion were collected to complete the National Library in Abuja. First Lady revealed that the funds were generated through its Olrelmi @65 educational fund, a Legacy birthday project. Speaking at a lunch with the correspondents of the State House in Abuja Tuesday to mark his 65th birthday, Tinubu said that he …

A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, to 7 years imprisonment for stealing the sum of $2,178,900 and N1.65 billion belonging to the Nigerian Army Property Limited (NAPL). Mohammed was sentenced after the court found him guilty of 14 count charges out of 18 …

The Private Company Promotion Center (CPPE), has praised the decision of the Nigerian central bank to reduce interest percent. Think-economic tank, which has encouraged interest cutting, notes that the decision will have a positive impact on the economy. CPPE, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Executive, Muda Yusuf, said several implications of the decision including improving credit …

Nigerian social media users have come down to controversial Islamic scholars, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, after the photographs of graduation from his son from the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), appeared on several platforms. Images of ulama and sympathizers of bandits based in Kaduna with his son, Abdulrahaman Ahmad, who graduated as Lieutenant, was also distributed by a former member of parliament …