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Court orders striking doctors to resume work immediately
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Nigerians will know terrorism financiers at the right time – EFCC Chair
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2023: No automatic ticket for Jonathan, new defectors – APC
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Southern Governors’ Meeting: Group hails Ugwuanyi, slams absentee South-East governors
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Fani-Kayode lied, played no role in my defection to APC, says Umahi
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Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah chairman in Kaduna
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NJC sets up special panel to probe 3 judges over Exparte Orders
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VON DG defends role in Enugu land for Integrated Farm Estate
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Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu launch Kumuyi’s official biography
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DJ Cuppy: Why I’m still single at 28
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BREAKING: Court orders resident doctors to suspend strike
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Fani-Kayode has no electoral value; he’s coming to destroy APC — Joe Igbokwe
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Court awards N20bn damages against DSS for raiding Igboho’s house
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Southern Governors back VAT collection by states
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Boko Haram ambushes army convoy, kills 12 soldiers, seizes gun trucks
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Air Force admits bombing civilians in Yobe
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Nnamdi Kanu sues Kenya over extradition to Nigeria
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IPOB suspends sit-at-home indefinitely
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APC membership: Sheikh Gumi attacks Fani-Kayode, calls former minister ‘Judas of Oduduwa’
Headlines
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Court orders striking doctors to resume work immediately
In what seems to be a U-turn from Wednesday’s proceedings, Justice Bashar Alkali of the National Industrial Court, Abuja Division, came down hard on striking doctors, ordering them to halt their six weeks old industrial action and
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Nigerians will know terrorism financiers at the right time – EFCC Chair
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2023: No automatic ticket for Jonathan, new defectors – APC
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No reversal of ban on sales of forex to Bureaux De Change – CBN
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Southern Governors back VAT collection by states
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Boko Haram ambushes army convoy, kills 12 soldiers, seizes gun trucks
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Air Force admits bombing civilians in Yobe
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Nnamdi Kanu sues Kenya over extradition to Nigeria
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IPOB suspends sit-at-home indefinitely
Governance
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FG renames NAN HQ after Wada Maida
The federal government has immortalised former Chief Press Secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Wada Maida by renaming the headquarters of News Agency Nigeria (NAN) after him.
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Imo visit: Buhari dared scaremongers who prophecized bloodbath – Adesina
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Police Force to recruit 20,000 officers by 2022 – IGP
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Immigration: Acting Comptroller-General pledges to consolidate new innovations
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AGF Malami writes 36 state governors on stamp duty recoveries
Business
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No reversal of ban on sales of forex to Bureaux De Change – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will not reverse its decision to ban the sales of foreign exchange to Bureaux De Change (BDCs).
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CBN retains lending rate at 11.5%
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SCOA boss commends Unity Bank, others for facilitating supply of trucks, equipment to Julius Berger
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Okonjo-Iweala, Joe Biden, others make Time 100 Most Influential People list
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South-East economic woes worsening over Enugu airport closure – Chamber of Commerce
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InfraCorp kicks off in October 2021 – CBN
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Crown Flour Mill joins global efforts to curb malnutrition
The Citizen Analysis
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Clamp down on portfolio investment firms: Failure of regulation?
Financial markets thrive on public confidence and that is why regulatory actions need to be weighed and counter checked and consequences of actions clearly understood and communicated before decisions that affect operators are taken and enforced.
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Coronavirus: Stock market loses N3.7tr in Q1
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MTN Nigeria squeezes cost to build profit – TheCitizen
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Zenith Bank records persistent revenue weakness, slow profits – TheCitizen
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2020 economy emits bad signals for banks – TheCitizen
Financial Crimes
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Nigerians will know terrorism financiers at the right time – EFCC Chair
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, said Nigerians will know the identities of terrorism financiers in the country at the right time.
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ICPC invites ex-IG, DG budget, others in probe of Police Trust Fund
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Money laundering: Convicted Lebanese fraudster forfeits N100m, car to FG
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U.S jails Nigerian over romance scams
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91% of IT teams under pressure to compromise security – HP cybersecurity report
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US-based Nigerian bags jail sentence for cyber fraud
From the Grassroots
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Okowa congratulates PDP for Isoko South bye-election victory
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated Mr Ovuakpoye Evivie on his victory in Saturday’s by-election for the Isoko-South Constituency 1 seat in the House of Assembly.
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Ijaw elders demand inquiry into alleged plot to take over Bayelsa oil fields
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APC LG Congress: Delegates adopt consensus candidates for elections
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LG elections: El-Rufai loses polling unit to PDP
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Kaduna pioneers deployment of electronic voting machines for council polls
Global News
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ECOWAS freezes financial assets, places travel ban on Guinea junta
…gives junta six months to restore civilian rule Following Thursday’s Extraordinary Summit of the Authority ...
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Finland, Sweden, four others among countries where sun never sets
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Aukus: China denounces US-UK-Australia pact as irresponsible
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US man files $1m lawsuit after Michigan teacher cuts child’s hair
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COVID 19: Italy to require all workers to show ‘green pass’ certificate
Human Interest
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Police arrest 64-year-old man for allegedly defiling 2-year-old girl
Police in Ogun State have arrested a 64-year- old man, Taiwo Ayotunde, for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl.
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I returned to school because my children laughed at me, says 65-year-old farmer
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Nigerian Red Cross Society names Chinwe Bode-Akinwande, others as patrons
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Man in custody for trafficking girlfriend to Mali for prostitution
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Nigerian drags UK govt to court for entry denial at Manchester airport
Appointments
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Attah hands over NLNG key to Mshelbila
The leadership transition period at Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) ended at the weekend in Port Harcourt with the former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Tony Attah handing over the symbolic Key to NLNG to his
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Oscar Onyema joins Board of World Federation of Exchanges
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130 lawyers on shortlist for SAN award
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Gov. Ugwuanyi swears in Hon. Justice Ozoemena as Acting Chief Judge
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Ifedayo Adetifa replaces Ihekweazu as NCDC DG
Opinion
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2023: Bola Tinubu and the cost of political miscalculation
The godfather of Lagos politics, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in 2015 led the South-West into an alliance with the North to birth the All Progressives Congress (APC). His decision, evidently, was informed by the expectation
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Enugu: Why we should pray for Senator Hyde Onuaguluchi
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Enugu State @ 30: Situating Ugwuanyi, 2023, quest for equity and justice
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FirstBank’s sponsored ‘First Class Material’ empowers, celebrates Nigerian youths
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NIRSAL as catalyst for Buhari’s agribusiness revolution
Society
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DJ Cuppy: Why I’m still single at 28
Music producer and Disc Jockey, Florence Otedola, better known as “DJ Cuppy”, has explained why ...
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Pere doesn’t stand a chance with Maria outside BBNaija house – Toolz
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Nollywood goes spiritual to save marriages of Nigerian celebrities
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Gulder Ultimate Search: Bandits, terrorists, herdsmen attacks threaten forest deployment
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Nigerian singer, Ladipoe gets nomination for BET Hip Hop awards
Sport
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Messi quiet in PSG draw as Man City, Liverpool win thrillers
Lionel Messi made his first Paris Saint-Germain start in a 1-1 draw at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday, while last season’s runners-up Manchester City and Liverpool won high-scoring thrillers.
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FIFA President, CAF Chiefs, others to grace Aisha Buhari Cup
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Foreign clubs spent N300.5bn on Nigerian players in last 10 years –FIFA
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Medvedev crushes Djokovic’s Grand Slam dream
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Ronaldo returns with brace for Man Utd