Anti-insurgent operations in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, have uprooted thousands in northeast Nigeria. No fewer than 6,000 people have fled to neighbouring Niger Republic for safety, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said yesterday
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The possibility of an increase in government due to the emergency rule declared in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states may result to further depreciation of the naira, a report has said. The report also identified recent deterioration of Nigeria’s external position due to a drop in crude oil production and the slide in crude oil prices as factors that may hurt the naira this year.
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For the second time in less than 48 hours, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said the suspension of the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi and his Sokoto State counterpart, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, was not out of hatred but as a measure to enhance discipline within the party.
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Banks across the country have expressed their readiness to mobilise funds for bid winners of the unbundled PHCN companies to enable them pay up the 75 per cent balance of their bid values...
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Once upon a time- precisely some 20 years ago- in the very heart of West Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, held an election that was widely adjudged the freest and fairest and about the most credible on the continent at the time. And, except something fundamentally defining changes, that electoral exercise seems to have a lifetime rating on the chart of political history.
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Siemens has handed over the Geregu II gas turbine power plant to the Nigerian Government, after successfully completing the project. The project, which was completed under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) platform, possesses 434 megawatts capacity. Siemens, which has sold over sold over 460 SGT5-2000E gas turbines worldwide, said it supplied
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Dog and cat lovers have a new way to make sure their pets get plenty of exercise and nourishment: phone apps that track how much an animal plays, runs, sleeps and eats.
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Sony Corp on Monday priced its latest PlayStation 4 console $100 lower than the new Xbox One by rival Microsoft Corp as competition for gamers' pockets intensifies ahead of the year-end holidays and gift-giving season.
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iRobot, perhaps best known for its Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner, has announced the Ava 500, a robot that lets users conduct video conferences while on the move. The device was developed and will be marketed in close alliance with Cisco.
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In seductive attires that leave nothing to the imagination; they barter for clients to sustain them in their trade. Deal sealed, they disappear with their clients into dingy rooms to consummate their contract. Within minutes, the transaction is over and they are back on the street to hook another willing client.
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