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Pass new minimum wage act in 48 hours as you did for National Anthem – Falana tells National Assembly

Dailyblast — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:16:06 +0000

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana has urged the National Assembly to hurriedly pass an enactment to set a new minimum wage that will resonate with current economic realities in the country as they did for the national anthem a few days ago. Falana, in a statement made available to [...]

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2023: Nigeria is bruised, only Igbo presidency can heal it – Ohanaeze tells APC & PDP

Dailyblast — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 22:02:43 +0000

The apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that Igbo presidency in 2023 would be the healing balm to the bruises and injuries Nigeria has sustained over the decades. The youth wing of Ohanaeze said the two leading parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), should not deny South-Easterners [...]

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Nigeria owes China $3 billion as of 2020 – World Bank

Dailyblast — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:45:20 +0000

The World Bank says Nigeria has so far borrowed $3.121 billion (?1,126.68 trillion at USD/?361), from China as at March 2020, an amount which represents only 3.94 per cent of Nigeria’s total public debt of $79.21 billion as of September 2021. Similarly, in terms of external sources of funds, loans from China accounted for 11.28 [...]

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How can you leave Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Zamfara and Niger and declare emergency in Anambra?- Reno Omokri tackles Federal govt

Dailyblast — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:30:15 +0000

Reno Omokri has reacted to threats made by the Federal government to declare a state of emergency in Anambra state following the worsening state of security in the state. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, October 6 announced the Federal government may declare a state of emergency in [...]

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Nigeria is a failed state, Buhari has failed – Mike Ozekhome

Dailyblast — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 10:44:55 +0000

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed in his tripodal policies (economy, security and anti-corruption) through which he campaigned and won election in 2015. In his speech at a human rights lecture organised by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, with the theme: Nigerian School Children; Insecurity and Human [...]

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FBI indicts 11 Nigerians over alleged romance scam

Dailyblast — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:45:53 +0000

Eleven Nigerians have been indicted by the United States authorities for allegedly defrauding elderly Americans in romance scams. According to the court document, the defendants preyed on elderly victims, many of whom were widowed or divorced. They assumed fake names and used dating sites like Match.com, ChistianMingle, JSwipe, and PlentyofFish, searching for targets. The 11 persons [...]

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US-Nigeria Investment Summit set to boost Nigeria’s economy

Dailyblast — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:33:43 +0000

The 2021 US-Nigeria Investment Summit themed, “Nigeria: The future of Global Business” took place at Ziegfeld Ballroom New York on the 17th and 18th of September. The second edition of the prestigious event featured prominent industry experts and government officials such as the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele; Minister of Trade [...]

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Stop saying Nigeria is not working, there’s power in the tongue – Boss Mustapha

Dailyblast — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:41:47 +0000

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has asked Nigerians to stop saying that the country is not working. Mustapha said this during an event to celebrate his 65th birthday over the weekend. According to the SGF, there is power of life and death in the tongue and whatever anyone say about their country [...]

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FG begins implementation of new price for drivers license, vehicle plate numbers

Dailyblast — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:44:10 +0000

The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of new rates for vehicle number plates and driving licences across the country. A statement from the Joint Tax Board states that drivers license of three years duration would now go for N10,000 as against its previous price of N6,000. This excludes bank charges. Drivers licence for five years is now N15,000 [...]

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COVID-19: Nigeria High Commission in London shut down for 10 days as staff test positive

Dailyblast — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:34:46 +0000

The Nigeria High Commission in London, United Kingdom (UK), will be shut for the next 10 days. A statement released by the commission on Thursday, August 12, says the closure became important after some of its officials tested positive for COVID-19. “This afternoon, the Head of Immigration Section and two other officials went for a meeting at [...]

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