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NCC, CBN Partner To Address Mobile Top-Up Failures

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is partnering with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other financial institutions to curb persistent failures in mobile top-ups and related telecommunications services. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja. He said...
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Customs Sets 14-Day Deadline for 905 Overtime Cargoes

The Nigeria Customs Service has issued a two-week grace period to importers and agents of 905 cargoes, currently domiciled at various ports in Lagos, to clear them or risk forfeiture to the Federal Government, The PUNCH reports. The service, in a notice on Monday, explained that these overtime cargoes are domiciled at Apapa, Tincan Island,...
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INEC To Conduct Suspended Kaura Namoda Election Thursday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled Thursday for the conclusion of the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency election in Zamfara State, which was earlier declared inconclusive. INEC’s Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said in a statement that the Returning Officer was unable to declare a winner due to violence...
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Religious Propaganda Won’t Intimidate Me – Wike

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, recounted how he rejected pressure from some individuals who urged him to organize a special prayer session to “sanctify” his office when he assumed duty as minister. Speaking at the inauguration of the ₦50 billion Phase 2 Greater Abuja Water Supply Project in Ushafa, Bwari Area...
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Nigeria’s Electric Vehicle Adoption Faces Power Supply Hurdl

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has identified poor electricity supply as a major challenge stalling Nigeria’s electric mobility transition. The agency also pointed to high costs of electric vehicles and limited infrastructure as key barriers. Speaking at a webinar organised by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria on the theme ‘Accelerating...
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PDP Members Defect To ADC In Osun

Dozens of members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ayedire Local Government of Osun State on Tuesday defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), pledging their allegiance to the Omoluabi Progressives. The defectors, led by Otunba Architect Tunji Ogunrinu, immediate past Vice Chairman of Ayedire LCDA under the PDP, were received at Oranmiyan House...
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Gunmen Murder 13 Worshipers In Katsina Mosque

No fewer than thirteen worshippers were reportedly killed when bandits launched an attack on a mosque in Unguwan Mantau community, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The assault, which reportedly took place during Friday Fajr prayers, saw the armed bandits invade the mosque and open fire on worshippers. Confirming the development in a statement...
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Zelensky, Putin To Meet Within Two Weeks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet within the next two weeks to put a lasting peace in the war-torn countries. New Telegraph reports that the development is coming amid the ongoing push by the President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, to end the war in Ukraine....
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