The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to subsidize the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to allow intending pilgrims to partake in the annual Islamic ritual. This resolution was adopted Thursday during a plenary session following a motion moved by Umar Ajilo. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recently increased the fare for the […]
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THE Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revealed that the oil exports in Nigeria grew significantly by 60.8% in the third quarter of 2023. “Throughout 3Q23, exports witnessed a remarkable 60.8% increase, and imports soared by 47.7%, culminating in a trade surplus of NGN1,888.92 billion in that period,” its Monthly Oil Report released […]
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The special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), related entities and other key government business entities has placed a senior official of the apex bank, Odoh Eric Ocheme, on the watch list of International Police Organisation (INTERPOL). In a letter to the Nigeria Police, dated February 12 […]
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President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm Chairman and Board Members of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The President’s request, is “in accordance with the National Hajj Commission Act 2006 was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. “I am pleased to present […]
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In a bid to address violence in the Niger Delta region, the European Union has rolled out plans to invest in 60 communities in three Niger Delta states. The Country Director, Search for Common Ground, Fatima Abubakar stated this at the official launch of the European Union-funded project titled: ‘A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality […]
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Nigeria might not be able to fill all the 95,000 hajj seats allotted to it for 2024 pilgrimage to Makkah as many would-be pilgrims were yet to either deposit the fare or pay the balance. The devaluation of the Nigerian currency, Naira, has upped the hajj fare to N4.9 million for this year’s intending pilgrims […]
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Herbert Wigwe, the immediate past Managing Director of Access Bank and current Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, is dead. Wigwe was reportedly on board a chopper with his wife, son and three other passengers when the unfortunate incident happened at California. They were reportedly heading for Las Vegas to watch Super Bowl, the annual […]
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There have been numerous protests in Nigeria as food crises and inflation heat deeper amidst currency devaluation. On Thursday, Muslim and Christian leaders called on authorities to provide food to people at the grassroots because survival is increasingly becoming difficult. The rising cost of living, occasioned by food inflation, has continued to bedevil Nigerians, with […]
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The World Bank says it will step up financial support to Nigeria in priority needs areas of the economy. The World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde , made this known on Thursday after a courtesy visit on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Bjerde said the Bank would continue […]
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The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has sought the cooperation of the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, to facilitate the issuance of visas to intending pilgrims for the 2024 pilgrimage exercise. Adegbite made the appeal when he paid a courtesy visit to the office of the Ambassador in […]
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