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Banks to block accounts without BVN, NIN as deadline elapses
Bank depositors whose accounts do not have a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identity Number (NIN) or both risk...
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Reps investigate Multichoice over alleged N1.8trn unremitted tax
The House of Representatives is set to probe the alleged N1.8 trillion tax owed the Federal Government by Multichoice group,...
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Military uncovers 40 oil wells in Rivers community
The Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has discovered over 40 crude oil wells in Rumuekpe community, Emohua...
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SIM-NIN Linkage: Telcos block over 11 million subscribers
About 11.2 million active Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards yet to be linked to their owners’ National Identity Numbers (NINs)...
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Meningitis outbreak kills 20 students in Yobe
At least 20 students of some boarding public schools in Potiskum, Fika, and Fune local government areas of Yobe State...
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BREAKING: NLC suspends nationwide protest, gives FG fresh ultimatum
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its nationwide protests, which were held in different states of the federation earlier...
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JUST IN: CBN increases interest rate to 22.75%
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR) by 400 basis points to a record...
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JUST IN: CBN begins sales of dollars to BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced its decision to sell foreign exchange worth $20,000 to each eligible Bureau...
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FG announces total closure of Third Mainland Bridge
The closure will affect both bounds of the carriageways from 12-noon on Wednesday, 28th to 12-noon on Thursday, 29th February,...
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Labour insists on protest as talks with FG ends in deadlock
A late meeting between the Federal Government and the Organised Labour on Monday night at the State House in Abuja...
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