meira, Author at TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/author/meira/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:18:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thecitizenng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-TheCitizen-330x50-1-32x32.png meira, Author at TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/author/meira/ 32 32 Top 5 Safari destinations in Botswana https://thecitizenng.com/top-5-safari-destinations-in-botswana/ https://thecitizenng.com/top-5-safari-destinations-in-botswana/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:17:13 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=182051 Sponsored Post: Botswana is the safari capital of Africa and without doubt one of the most magical regions on the continent. When the rains come, the arid countryside is transformed into a veritable Garden of Eden, with wild, untamed terrain made up of a tapestry of glistening waterways, deep channels and lush wooded floodplains. Despite […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/top-5-safari-destinations-in-botswana/feed/ 0 Seven best high leverage forex brokers in Nigeria https://thecitizenng.com/seven-best-high-leverage-forex-brokers-in-nigeria/ https://thecitizenng.com/seven-best-high-leverage-forex-brokers-in-nigeria/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:50:46 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=182048 Sponsored Post: Forex Trading Overview The Foreign Exchange, or simply just known as Forex, Market is the most liquid market in the world based solely on the fact that it sees around $5 trillion worth in transactions that are executed in a day. Forex trading has seen a substantial increase in recent years with the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/seven-best-high-leverage-forex-brokers-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 Analysis: Is First Bank’s acquisition of Heritage Bank and Polaris Bank a game changer? https://thecitizenng.com/analysis-is-first-banks-acquisition-of-heritage-bank-and-polaris-bank-a-game-changer/ https://thecitizenng.com/analysis-is-first-banks-acquisition-of-heritage-bank-and-polaris-bank-a-game-changer/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:16:44 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=186099 Age they say is nothing but a number but not when you are 126 and still relevant. FirstBank Ltd, Nigeria’s oldest bank has in so many ways stood the test of time. If there is any bank you can reference for experience when it comes to transformation and innovation from the second industrial revolution to […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/analysis-is-first-banks-acquisition-of-heritage-bank-and-polaris-bank-a-game-changer/feed/ 0 Senate proposes jail terms for generator importers, sellers, users https://thecitizenng.com/senate-proposes-jail-terms-for-generator-importers-sellers-users/ https://thecitizenng.com/senate-proposes-jail-terms-for-generator-importers-sellers-users/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:33:11 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173308 The Senate on Wednesday proposed jail term for anybody who engaged in the importation, sales and use of electricity generating sets in Nigeria. The legislature proposed that anyone found guilty of the offence and upon conviction would be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years. This is the sanction provided […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/senate-proposes-jail-terms-for-generator-importers-sellers-users/feed/ 0 WHO declares coronavirus global pandemic https://thecitizenng.com/who-declares-coronavirus-global-pandemic/ https://thecitizenng.com/who-declares-coronavirus-global-pandemic/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:31:30 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173307 The new coronavirus outbreak can now be characterised as a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. “COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva. “We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus.” At the briefing, the WHO Chief said the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/who-declares-coronavirus-global-pandemic/feed/ 0 Rising debts, the biggest threat to 2020 budget – TheCitizen https://thecitizenng.com/rising-debts-the-biggest-threat-to-2020-budget-thecitizen/ https://thecitizenng.com/rising-debts-the-biggest-threat-to-2020-budget-thecitizen/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:30:09 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173305 By The Editor The biggest threat to the 2020 federal government budget is rising debt with debt servicing expected to consume 29 percent of revenue. Huge borrowing costs, big enough to jolt the economy, are staring Nigeria in the face in 2020. That was even before the coronavirus-induced oil price drop exposed the fibrous foundation […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/rising-debts-the-biggest-threat-to-2020-budget-thecitizen/feed/ 0 Reps suspend consideration of Buhari’s $22.7bn loan request https://thecitizenng.com/reps-suspend-consideration-of-buharis-22-7bn-loan-request/ https://thecitizenng.com/reps-suspend-consideration-of-buharis-22-7bn-loan-request/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:26:26 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173301 The House of Representatives has indefinitely suspended the consideration of the $22.79bn external loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. The House had listed the report by its Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management on the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan as the last item for consideration on the order paper for Wednesday’s […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/reps-suspend-consideration-of-buharis-22-7bn-loan-request/feed/ 0 Herdsmen have taken over Delta communities – State Assembly raises alarm https://thecitizenng.com/herdsmen-have-taken-over-delta-communities-state-assembly-raises-alarm/ https://thecitizenng.com/herdsmen-have-taken-over-delta-communities-state-assembly-raises-alarm/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:24:19 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173300 Worried by the rising insecurity in the country and the state in particular, over herdsmen attacks on its  communities, the Delta State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed a resolution urging Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the state to prevail on security agencies to beef up security in Aniocha North Local Government Area and other affected councils. […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/herdsmen-have-taken-over-delta-communities-state-assembly-raises-alarm/feed/ 0 FG declares Eko Bridge unsafe for motorists https://thecitizenng.com/fg-declares-eko-bridge-unsafe-for-motorists/ https://thecitizenng.com/fg-declares-eko-bridge-unsafe-for-motorists/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:23:49 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173299 The Federal Government has declared the Eko Bridge in Lagos State unsafe for motorists and has shut it for repairs. The Controller of Works, Lagos, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Adedamola Kuti, declared the bridge unsafe on Wednesday. As a result of the failure of some sections of the bridge, particularly the expansion joints […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/fg-declares-eko-bridge-unsafe-for-motorists/feed/ 0 Presidency, Kano govt deny roles in Sanusi’s removal, banishment to Nasarawa https://thecitizenng.com/presidency-kano-govt-deny-roles-in-sanusis-removal-banishment-to-nasarawa/ https://thecitizenng.com/presidency-kano-govt-deny-roles-in-sanusis-removal-banishment-to-nasarawa/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:18:54 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173295 The Presidency has condemned reports linking President Muhammadu Buhari to the dethronement of HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II from the position of Emir of Kano. In a statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu referred to such reports as unfair and untrue. He said that the President has no involvement whatsoever […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/presidency-kano-govt-deny-roles-in-sanusis-removal-banishment-to-nasarawa/feed/ 0 ASUU: FG won’t pay striking lecturers, says Labour Minister https://thecitizenng.com/asuu-fg-wont-pay-striking-lecturers-says-labour-minister/ https://thecitizenng.com/asuu-fg-wont-pay-striking-lecturers-says-labour-minister/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:18:48 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173293 Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has insisted that the federal government would not back down on its stance on ”no work, no pay”. This is coming after the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on a two-week warning strike. However, after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/asuu-fg-wont-pay-striking-lecturers-says-labour-minister/feed/ 2 Senate receives report on national security next week https://thecitizenng.com/senate-receives-report-on-national-security-next-week/ https://thecitizenng.com/senate-receives-report-on-national-security-next-week/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:15:54 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173290 The Chairman of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Security Challenges, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, on Wednesday requested a week extension to enable the panel conclude work on its report. Senator Abdullahi, who is also the Senate Leader, explained during the commencement of plenary that the Committee needed more time to allow the Nigeria Police Force and […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/senate-receives-report-on-national-security-next-week/feed/ 0 Coronavirus: U.S bans flights from Europe https://thecitizenng.com/coronavirus-u-s-bans-flights-from-europe/ https://thecitizenng.com/coronavirus-u-s-bans-flights-from-europe/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:14:19 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173286 US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that all flights from Europe to the United States will be temporarily halted for a period of 30 days, effective from Friday. It is the most significant measure yet taken to stem the spread of the lethal coronavirus. However, Trump exempted flights from the United Kingdom. Trump […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/coronavirus-u-s-bans-flights-from-europe/feed/ 0 Denmark goes into lockdown like Italy https://thecitizenng.com/denmark-goes-into-lockdown-like-italy/ https://thecitizenng.com/denmark-goes-into-lockdown-like-italy/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:11:04 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173285 Denmark has followed Italy to take drastic measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announcing that the country will close all kindergartens, schools and universities for two weeks. At a press conference on Wednesday, Frederiksen said public sector employees who do not perform critical functions will be sent home on […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/denmark-goes-into-lockdown-like-italy/feed/ 0 Group blackmails Jonathan over Bayelsa guber election https://thecitizenng.com/group-blackmails-jonathan-over-bayelsa-guber-election/ https://thecitizenng.com/group-blackmails-jonathan-over-bayelsa-guber-election/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:10:59 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173282 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied collecting N300m and bulletproof cars from the 2019 Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr David Lyon. Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement on Wednesday, said a group, the APC Reformation Forum, had planted a story on the social media calling on Jonathan to […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/group-blackmails-jonathan-over-bayelsa-guber-election/feed/ 0 Gov. el-Rufai appoints Sanusi as KASU Chancellor https://thecitizenng.com/gov-el-rufai-appoints-sanusi-as-kasu-chancellor/ https://thecitizenng.com/gov-el-rufai-appoints-sanusi-as-kasu-chancellor/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:06:06 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173281 The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has gotten another appointment from the Kaduna State government. In a statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Wednesday, the government named Sanusi as the Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU). According to the statement signed by the governor’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, the former Emir […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/gov-el-rufai-appoints-sanusi-as-kasu-chancellor/feed/ 0 Naira depreciates against dollar in forex panic https://thecitizenng.com/naira-depreciates-against-dollar-in-forex-panic/ https://thecitizenng.com/naira-depreciates-against-dollar-in-forex-panic/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:05:20 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173279 Nigeria’s foreign exchange market has come under severe pressure leading to significant depreciation of the local currency, Naira, across all market segments. Yesterday the naira suffered its biggest daily depreciation of N8.5 against the US dollar in the parallel market since 2017, as the exchange rate rose sharply to N367 per dollar from N358.5. At the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/naira-depreciates-against-dollar-in-forex-panic/feed/ 0 Dangote begins crude oil production July https://thecitizenng.com/dangote-begins-crude-oil-production-july/ https://thecitizenng.com/dangote-begins-crude-oil-production-july/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:03:06 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173278 The President, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, will begin oil production in July from two assets he acquired from Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is working with Chinese and Malaysian contractors and has completed a development plan for the Kalaekule field on its Oil Mining Lease 72 asset. The Group Executive Director, […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/dangote-begins-crude-oil-production-july/feed/ 0 Gov. Ugwuanyi’s commitment to our goal exceptional, says Code of Conduct Bureau Chief https://thecitizenng.com/gov-ugwuanyis-commitment-to-our-goal-exceptional-says-code-of-conduct-bureau-chief/ https://thecitizenng.com/gov-ugwuanyis-commitment-to-our-goal-exceptional-says-code-of-conduct-bureau-chief/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:00:12 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173271 The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Prof. Mohammed Isah, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for his commitment in ensuring public office holders’ strict compliance with the rules of the Bureau, as exceptional and worthy of emulation. Speaking when he led members of the Board of the Bureau to the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/gov-ugwuanyis-commitment-to-our-goal-exceptional-says-code-of-conduct-bureau-chief/feed/ 0 Senate lauds NCC regulatory performance https://thecitizenng.com/senate-lauds-ncc-regulatory-performance/ https://thecitizenng.com/senate-lauds-ncc-regulatory-performance/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:00:02 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=173270 The Senate Committee on Communications said it was impressed by the various regulatory interventions which the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken to ensure improved service delivery and bridging access gaps in the country. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Chairman of the Committee, who led other members of the Committee to NCC’s Head Office in Abuja on […]

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