Author: NAN

Fayose, who said there was no time in the history of Nigeria that the gap between dollar official rate and open market rate was more than N200, pointed out that it made no economic sense for the Federal Government to be calculating the country’s revenue on the basis of the Central Bank of Nigeria official rate of N199 to a dollar, while States and Local Councils that are sharing the revenue with the Federal Government run their businesses at the open market rate of over N400 to one dollar, thereby causing businesses to be folding up by the day and prices of goods skyrocketing everyday

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Anything less than 50 percent defeats the purpose of the scheme. As it stands today many states claim inability to pay the national minimum wage of N18,000, a sum that is itself barely enough to take the worker home talk less of paying the bills for his family’s shelter, upkeep and development

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Alonge said: “As you are aware, the Nigerian military has succeeded in routing out terrorists from some of their hideouts in the North-East and in the process some were eliminated and others have been arrested. We cannot at the moment provide the identities of those in our custody or in other places until after we have conducted thorough investigations.”

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The letter of appointment reads: “The Founder, Board of Trustees and the Governing Council of the Hallmark University, Ijebu Itele would be most honoured if Your Royal Majesty, the highly distinguished Royal Father, the developer, the leader of leaders, and the liver of the people in the service of mankind, would very kindly accept to dignify the University as her Chancellor

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The petition, dated February 19, 2016, and signed by the Executive Director of SERAP, Adetokunbo Mumuni, reads in part: “SERAP is concerned that despite these serious allegations of bribery and corruption, the National Judicial Council has failed and/or refused to suspend the judge involved pending any investigation and/or trial of the judge

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on February 5 arrested Tarfa and confiscated his two mobile phones and his Mercedez Benz SUV with Registration No. KJA 700 CG on the allegation that Tarfa hid two alleged suspects of economic and financial crimes in his car to prevent their arrest

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As you are aware, the re-run election was scheduled for 20th February and the election was held as scheduled. The elections started at 8am. By every standard, I was a candidate of this election. The major things that transpired during the election were access or no access to the voting area. Somebody has said it’s normal during elections like this to see people visiting elections points, be it right or wrong

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