Afghanistan inaugurates UNDP-funded water canal in north
Afghan authorities have inaugurated a water canal in Dawlatabad district of the northern Balkh province to irrigate over 8,000 hectares of land. A
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Borno to hold council election May 20
Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) has fixed May 20 for the conduct of the local government council election in the state. The
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NSPM assures of new naira notes standard quality
By Our Correspondent Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting PLC (NSPM), Ahmed Halilu, has allayed the fears of some Nigerians on
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Tinubu commiserates with families Kebbi boat accident victims
By Our Correspondent ………. APC Governorship candidate donates N5m Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), has commiserated with
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Vietnam sends 142,000 abroad to work under contract in 2022
Vietnamese Government said they sent more than 142,000 labourers abroad to work under contract last year. The country sent the labourers mostly to
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Cash withdrawals from govt accounts to end March 1 – NFIU
By Our Correspondent Moddibo Tukur, CEO of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has banned cash withdrawals for all federal and states accounts,
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Criminal Justice: IG standardises Police investigation process
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered streamlining of all police investigative processes to prevent duplication of investigation. The order
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Hackers attack Twitter, exposing data of 200m users
Over 200 million Twitter users’ names, e-mail addresses, screen names, number of followers and phone numbers have reportedly been stolen in a massive
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DMO says alarm over national debt unnecessary
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the alarm created around the country’s projected public debt by a segment of the media was unnecessary.
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Air Peace incident: NAHCO begins investigation, suspends personnel
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc launch investigation into circumstances surrounding its equipment that damaged an Air Peace Airbus A320 Aircraft at