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Former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Femi Fani-Kayode, has been summoned by the Department of State Services (DSS), for allegedly planning a coup ahead of general elections. Fani-Kayode, who is a spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, confirmed the invitation in a statement on Monday. “I will present myself before the DSS this morning as I have been asked to do,” Fani-Kayode said in a statement on Twitter. The former minister, however, accused the former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate,…

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The temporary closure of Chrisland School, located at Opebi-Ikeja, has been ordered by the Lagos State Goverment, yesterday, following the death of a student of the school, Whitney Adeyemi. The order was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, yesterday. Adefisayo said the closure was ordered pending the outcome of a full investigation into the unfortunate incident. According to her, “On behalf of the state Ministry of Education, we commiserate with Mr. and Mrs. Adeyemi, parents of Whitney, over the death of their daughter.…

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The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has said the Federal Government would obey the ruling of the Supreme Court suspending the February 10 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on the exchange of naira notes. Recall that the apex court in its ruling on Wednesday, suspended the February 10 deadline on the old naira notes which expires today. Malami, who confirmed this in an in terview on Arise TV yesterday, said the government was hopeful that the ex parte ruling which expires on Wednesday, February…

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President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has said the union will begin to mobilise its members, students and civil society allies for appropriate response against current scarcity of naira notes if the situation does not improve by weekend. Osifo disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, while speaking on the unavailability of naira notes and Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Osifo said: “The leadership of TUC shall be monitoring the situation closely within the time frame of our ultimatum and will give further directive, should the situation not improve. All affiliate…

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12 Nigerians have been rewarded by the British Council for their outstanding achievements as business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders, as well as their contribution to strengthening ties between Britain and Nigeria.   Recipients of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2023 in Nigeria were honoured during an award ceremony in Lagos. The winners received a prize of £4000, which could be used for their professional development or a grant to their respective organisations. The awardees were selected for the four award categories, namely the Business and Innovation Award, Culture and…

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The Federal Government of Nigeria, last night, approached the Supreme Court, asking it to dismiss a suit challenging the February 10 deadline set by CBN to end the legal tender status of the old currency notes of N200, N500 and N1,000. It argued that the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the suit, which was filed by three states – Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara – all in the northern part of the country and controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The respondent maintained that the case is not…

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