Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023. Lai confirmed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has included Nigeria and 54 other countries on its Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List 2023.The global health body stated that the countries face the most pressing health workforce challenges related to universal health coverage.“In particular, these countries have: 1) a density of doctors, nurses …
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The Labour Party in Kwara State on Tuesday announced the suspension of its governorship candidate, Comrade Basambo Abubakar, over his romance with the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections.The state Chairman of the party, Chief Kehinde Rotimi, at a press conference in Ilorin, announced …
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Facebook owner Meta announced a fresh wave of job cuts on Tuesday, part of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company’s “year of efficiency” as the US tech sector continues to downsize.In an email to employees, Zuckerberg said Meta would shed 10,000 jobs over the next few months, targeting middle …
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There are mixed reactions from traders, business owners and customers in Anambra State over the commercial banks’ acceptance of deposits in old N500 and N1,000 old notes. This is a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a statement on Monday directed commercial banks to issue and to …
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said Nigerians would, from April 1, pay a N1,000 fee for verification of their National Identification Number (NIN) during passport application.This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, on Monday in Abuja. “Consequently, a NIN verification fee …
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An Akwa Ibom State High court sitting in Etinan Local Government Area of the State has sentenced one Moses Abdon Edo, aged 37, to death by hanging for killing his father, Abdon Peter Edo.The Court held that the convict, an indigene of Ikot Ukobo in Nsit Ubium LGA had confessed …
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Exactly 10 days after the Supreme Court judgement mandating the use of old N,1000 and N500 notes as legal tender till December 31, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday bowed to pressure and officially ordered commercial banks to comply with the court verdict. He also …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has cleared the air on directing commercial banks to dispense and accept the deposit of old Naira notes amid the raging currency crisis. Dr Isa Abdulmumin, Acting Director of Corporate Communication CBN, in an exclusive chat with DAILY POST on Monday, clarified that there is …
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Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun, have apprehended a suspected robber for stealing motorcycles in the state.The suspect, Olamide Wasiu, 35, who was paraded at the Amotekun office on Monday, was said to have stolen over 100 motorcycles within three months in Ondo State …
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