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Month: February 2017

Poultry Association of Nigeria says 42,000 birds killed by Avian Influenza

Fidelia Okafor. Avian influenza killed 42,000 birds in 12 farms in Plateau, between January and February 2017, according to the local chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN). Its Chairman, Mr John Dasar, who stated this on Monday in Jos, added that more birds were being depopulated in some farms to prevent further spread […]

Naira gains N10 to appreciate against dollar

Amaka Obiefuna. The Naira on Monday continued to strengthen against the dollar and other major currencies. The Nigerian currency gained N10 to exchange at N450 to a dollar at the parallel market, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro exchanged at N560 and N470. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the Naira was sold […]

OPEC’s Barkindo lauds Nigeria for exiting joint cash-call debt

Fidelia Okafor. The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr Mohammed Barkindo, has commended Nigeria for exiting the Joint Venture Cash Call debt (JVC). Barkindo gave the commendation in Abuja on Monday at a World press briefing he jointly held with the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu. Cash calls […]

Amina Mohammed to be sworn in today as UN Deputy Secretary General

Fidelia Okafor. Ms Amina Mohammed, the immediate past Minister of Environment, will be sworn-in on Tuesday as the UN Deputy Secretary-General at the UN Headquarters in New York. Mohammed, who was appointed by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Dec. 15, 2016 as his deputy, was supposed to have assumed office on Jan. 1, 2017. […]

Report: 4,000 students of UNIOSUN to be expelled for investing in MMM

Winifred Bosa. Management of the University of Osun, UNIOSUN, has threatened to expel over 4,000 students for allegedly using their school fees to “invest” in popular Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, MMM and other purpose. A statement issued by the acting registrar of the institution, Gafar Shitu disclosed that the affected students are owing fees […]

2 Face explains why he donated N3.5m to IDPs

Winifred Bosa. Hip-pop superstar, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, has said he donated the sum of N3.5m to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, because he wanted to “put smiles” on their faces. TuFace made the donation through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, in Lagos Speaking during the presentation of the cheque in Lagos, […]

CBN to charge Bank customers for deposits and withdrawals

CBN is to commence charges on cash deposits and withdrawals. In a circular to all Deposit Money Banks, the regulator said the decision to reintroduce the charges on cash deposits was part of the review of charges on deposits and withdrawals under the cashless policy. The decision is said to have been taken at the […]

N20b Sovereign Green Bond: Communities 44, Universities benefit

Amaka  Obiefuna At least several communites, and 44 Universities in Nigeria will benefit from the N20billion Sovereign Green Bond schedulled to commence next month Acting president Yemi Osinbajo, while speaking at the investors’ conference for the green bond at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), that proceed of the bond must be to environmentally infrastructure, adding […]

Emir Sanusi vows to punish Imams, Village heads, others who beat their wifes

Fidelia Okafor. Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ll has warned Muslims clerics, Islamic title holders and District heads in the state who are in the habit of beating up their wives to desist from such act. Speaking on Sunday during a mass wedding of 1,520 couples sponsored by the Kano state government, Sanusi warned that […]

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