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MMA2: Still soaring @17
Categories: OpinionContinue Reading: MMA2: Still soaring @17MMA2: Still soaring @17 Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two As Nigeria’s first and only privately funded airport terminal marks 17 years of operation today, there are grounds for applause because the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 is still
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Futility of rehabilitating terrorists
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: Futility of rehabilitating terroristsTHE fresh attack on security forces by so-called repentant Islamic terrorists in Maiduguri, Borno State, has exposed the underbelly of the widely criticised de-radicalisation, rehabilitation, and…
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Between ‘minimum wage’ and ‘living wage’
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Between ‘minimum wage’ and ‘living wage’Between ‘minimum wage’ and ‘living wage’ Akeem Lasisi One of the burning issues on our national scene is the need to increase workers’ salaries. Labour has continued to put pressure on governments, especially the federal, for increment in
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Lagos-Calabar highway: Atiku lacks moral right to allege corruption – Presidency
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Lagos-Calabar highway: Atiku lacks moral right to allege corruption – PresidencyAtiku Abubakar The Presidency, on Monday, tackled former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his claim of conflict of interest in the award of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway by the Federal Government. Atiku, in a statement on Sunday, claimed that
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Three to die for armed robbery, ally jailed 10 years
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Three to die for armed robbery, ally jailed 10 yearsThree to die for armed robbery, ally jailed 10 years An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced three persons, Oyebanji Sola, Jimoh Azeez and Ogunlade Babatunde, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The court also, on Monday, se
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Umahi and disappointing act of ethnic baiting
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: Umahi and disappointing act of ethnic baitingUmahi and disappointing act of ethnic baiting Minister of Works, David Umahi Last week, there was an uproar over the demolition of some property to make way for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road. Many Nigerians condemned the speed
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Woman shot, scores injured as police teargas Delta protesters
Categories: BusinessContinue Reading: Woman shot, scores injured as police teargas Delta protestersWoman shot, scores injured as police teargas Delta protesters Map of Delta State One middle-aged woman was shot while many others sustained varied degrees of injury in Ughelli on Monday as operatives of the Delta State Police Command resorted to fo
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Two die after drinking concoction in Ondo community
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Two die after drinking concoction in Ondo communityTwo die after drinking concoction in Ondo community File photo: Herbal concoction The Ondo State Police Command, on Monday, said it had begun an investigation into the death of two persons in Ipe in Akoko East Local Government Area of the state. Th
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Dollar speculation: FG to ban naira from crypto trading platforms
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Dollar speculation: FG to ban naira from crypto trading platformsDollar speculation: FG to ban naira from crypto trading platforms The Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer crypto platforms as the government steps up efforts to tackle
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Five things to know about the new cybersecurity levy to be paid by Nigerians
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Five things to know about the new cybersecurity levy to be paid by NigeriansCybersecurity The Central Bank of Nigeria, on Monday, directed banks and other financial institutions to start charging a cybersecurity levy on all banking transactions. PUNCH Online reports that, according to the circular, the implementation of the
