…Oba of Benin remains permanent chair of Edo State Traditional Council of Obas, Chiefs Edo State Government Executive Council has approved the implementation of a 1979 Law on local council administration, which translates to a new regime where all traditional rulers in the 18 local government areas of the state will receive monthly allowances to administer their domains. In a …
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Each serving senator received not less than N2 million as allowance before proceeding on seven weeks of vacation, PREMIUM TIMES can report. A senator who requested not to be named because he was not authorised by the upper house to speak on the matter confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that all the 109 senators were paid the allowance for the holidays, …
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Some women in the early hours of Friday blocked the Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja federal highway following the killing of five people by suspected herders in Benuie State. Sources in the area informed our correspondent that the women thronged the federal highway as early as 5am to protest the killing of five people. A source who simply identified himself as Adamgbe told our …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the Consolidated Financial Statements for the last seven years, making it the first time since 2015 that the apex bank will be making its book available for public scrutiny. The Consolidated Financial Statements, which were released by the CBN, are for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 financial periods. The CBN …
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The former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, has revealed his battle with the much-dreaded cancer disease. Taking to Twitter on Friday, Utomi revealed that a biopsy he conducted in the year 2022 showed that he was positive. He said that he thereafter started treatment with a cancer centre in Ikeja and on the Victoria Island (VI) in …
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•Says NNPCL yet to change ex-depot price •Ask FG to save naira from further depreciation The pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) may yet increase to about N750 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has hinted. This is even as the association urged the government to initiate policies that would save the naira from …
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The question in the minds of Nigerians today is why is the Naira depreciating or why is the exchange rate of the dollar rising rapidly? This is a valid question given the sharp and persistent depreciation of the Naira since June 14 when the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN announced new operational measures in the foreign exchange market. Since then, …
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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has recommended a replacement to serve as a minister in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a report. El-Rufai, a staunch supporter of Tinubu’s presidential ambition before the election, and two other ministerial nominees – Stella Okotete from Delta State and Sani A Danladi from Taraba State were not confirmed by …
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed less tolerant, more angry. Negrón’s son told her he overheard a teacher mocking his learning disabilities, calling him …
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The hike in the foreign exchange rate and activities in the international market may result in an increase in the price of cooking gas, says the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM). Mr Olatunbosun Oladapo, the President of the association, issued the warning on Thursday in Lagos during an interview with newsmen. Oladapo noted that a gas terminal operator sent …
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