The absence of counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in court on Wednesday stalled her money laundering trial. A...
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Review of the EEG scheme
The export expansion grant (EEG) scheme is a vital policy instrument to boost the competitiveness of Nigerian products in the international market and grow non-oil exports. As the bulk of Nigeria’s non-oil...
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Policing electoral process in Nigeria and the luxury of off-cycle elections
The electoral process in Nigeria, every season, comes with a humongous task of providing security, for the process, the contestants, as well as critical stakeholders, like the electorates, before, during and after the election....
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IPOB: We Demand Forensic Audit Of Video Showing Nigerian Army Shooting At Civilians
IPOB said Nigerian soldiers were “vampires cleverly pointing accusing fingers at IPOB just to cover their flanks and deceive the gullible.” Pro-Biafra group led by Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People of Biafra...
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Relatives print out pictures, say prayers for brother trapped in Ikoyi collapsed building
The family of Samuel Iwelu, one of the victims of the Ikoyi collapsed building have printed his photographs and are displaying same at the site of the collapsed building. This is the photograph...
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Adesina, Anyim, Sanwo-Olu, others for Zik Leadership Award Nov 7
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina; a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Sunday, November...
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Report: Road construction cause of Ikeja gas leakage — Eyewitnesses
Some eyewitnesses at the Ikeja gas leakage have revealed that the cause of the incident is due to the ongoing road rehabilitation in the area. When The PUNCH visited the scene of...
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‘His car was at the site’ — Lagos building owner still missing as rescue bid enters day 3
Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, the developing company in charge of the building that collapsed in Lagos, is believed to be trapped in the rubble or in hiding. The high-rise,...
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Rivers: Gunmen kill two police officers
Gunmen have killed two police officers in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. According to Daily Trust, the police officers — attached to Mile One police station in Diobu, Port Harcourt — were...
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Why Nigeria sells electricity to neighbouring countries, NBET explains
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) says the country sells electricity to neighbouring countries for strategic reasons. Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, managing director, NBET, spoke on Tuesday when he appeared before the house of...
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