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BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – Edo State Command Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Rabi Garba has stressed awareness creation as a veritable tool to curtailing Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) within and outside Nigeria. She called on all NIS officers in the state to take sensitization seriously in order to win the ongoing onslaught against Smuggling of Migrants …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Wednesday said that the board has not cancelled or deferred any admission to Universities, Polytechnics, or Colleges of Education as a result of the prolonged strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this shortly before he declared open the …

The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised to place economic stability and confidence at the heart of his government’s agenda. The 42-year-old of Indian ancestry was on Tuesday appointed PM by King Charles III after their meeting at Buckingham Palace. Sunak, who was also named First Lord of the Treasury by the monarch, took over from Liz Truss …

The United States government has authorised the evacuation of its government employees and their families from Nigeria over potential terrorist attacks.. The US State Department announced the approval of the evacuation in its updated Nigeria travel advisory on Tuesday evening. The United States and United Kingdom had on Sunday warned of a possible terrorist attack in the capital Abuja, especially …

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a N100 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Federal Government over his continued detention by the Department of State Services, (DSS). In the suit filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, Kanu is seeking his immediate release from the facility of the DSS and payment …

• Fuel queues will disappear in 48 hours, MOMAN says• IPMAN blames private depots for shortages, NMDPRA assures of robust supply• U.S. to worsen petrol scarcity with proposed export ban Three months after regulators quietly approved an increment in fuel prices, following claims by marketers that they can no longer sustain operations and sell at the regulated price of N165 per …

…Says Naira has not been redesigned since 20 years …Lists challenges affecting Naira notes The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emiefele has warned that the apex bank would stop the usage of  old Naira notes from 31st January, 2023. This is coming at a time when the apex bank noted conspicuously, the challenges bedeviling the country’s currency. In a statement obtained by Vanguard, …

• Presidential candidates promise to deliver on affirmative action, promote women’s rights• We will hold you accountable to promises made, Akiyode-Afolabi vows• INEC: 70 per cent of new voters PWDs, vulnerable groups• Not too late to change Shettima, Northern Christian clerics tell Tinubu• PDP mocks APC over delay in presidential campaigns• Tinubu: Obaseki reckless for wishing Nigeria will break up if …

Remarks by Governor Godwin Emefiele on Issuance of New Naira Banknotes Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to this special press briefing of the Bank. We have called this gathering to inform relevant stakeholders and the general public of persisting concerns we are facing with the management of our current series of banknotes, and currency in circulation, particularly those …

.To sanction 23 officials over multiple registrations.As Political Parties pass confidence vote on Yakubu, back BVAS, IReV Ahead of next year’s general election, the Independent National Election Commission INEC has declared over 93.5 million Nigerians as eligible to participate in the exercise as voters. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the third quarterly meeting …