By Sola Babarinsa
22 May 2024 | 12:39 pm
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Female enrolment into Adult/Basic Literacy has declined to 38.32 per cent in 2022, the NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2022 revealed on Wednesday. The NBS statistical report analyses the status of women and men across Nigeria from 2020 to 2012 using statistics from agencies at the federal and state levels. The…
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The tax evasion case involving Binance Holdings Limited and its executives was stalled, on Wednesday, due to Tigran Gambaryan’s absence in court. Gambaryan, a Binance executive, was billed to appear in court for arraignment after being served with the charges brought against him by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The Cryptocurrency exchange was dragged…
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Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that it recovered N183.7 for citizens from debt-related matters in the last year. It also stated that agencies under the Ministry of Justice attended to over 40,000 petitions from residents with the majority brought to a logical conclusion. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, revealed…
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The former Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF DG), Salihu Lukman, has threatened to drag the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court over alleged breaches of laid down rules and regulations of the party. Lukman, in an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claimed that the party had breached…
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Israel’s more than seven-month war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Norway, Spain and Ireland all announced plans on Wednesday to recognise a State of Palestine, breaking with the long-held position of Western powers that a Palestinian state can…
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Ondo State governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has stressed the need for synergy among security agencies operating around border communities to strengthen security within the state. Aiyedatiwa, who disclosed that the move would enormously reduce incidences of insecurity in some of the border communities known as hotspots for criminals, stated that he was determined to stamp out…
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The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) and UTEL Ltd, a Nigerian subsidiary of Unique Agency Kuwait to boost employment for Nigerians, especially in the diaspora. Speaking at the signing of the MoU, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,…
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Super Eagles defender Ola Aina is set to stay at Nottingham Forest till June 2025 after signing a one-year contract extension. The right-back joined Nottingham on a free transfer from Italian side, Torino, last summer and has had a terrific season with the Tricky Trees. Announcing the extension on its website, Forest said the Nigerian…
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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for late president Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday as huge crowds thronged the capital Tehran for his funeral procession.
