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IATA appeals to FG over foreign airlines’ $743m trapped funds

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With trapped funds hitting $743 million, International Air Transport Association (IATA) has, again, appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action in assisting foreign airlines to repatriate their revenue. During a courtesy call to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, yesterday, in Abuja, the body appealed for his intervention. Area Manager, West and Central Africa, […]

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#EndSARS Anniversary in 2021, an Uber driver who was assaulted has been awarded N5 million in compensation by a Lagos court.

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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered Lagos State government and Nigeria Police to pay N5 million as compensation to Adedotun Clement, the Uber driver, who was publicly attacked, assaulted and humiliated by officials of the State Neighbourhood Safety Agency and the Nigeria Police Force during the first anniversary of #EndSARS protest in

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#EndSARS panels’ reports raise need to tackle impunity, lawlessness

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October 20, 2020 will remain memorable in the minds of Nigerians. On that day, youths in the country came out in their numbers to protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Tagged #EndSARS protests, everything began as a call to end police brutality and extrajudicial killings that have become endemic in Nigeria: Harassment and unfair

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Election materials: We have nothing to hide, INEC chair tells LP legal team

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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the electoral umpire has nothing to hide when it comes to making materials and documents used in the February 25 presidential elections available to political parties. Yakubu stated this, yesterday, when he received the Labour Party (LP) legal team, led by

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ePayments down 4.8% in February amid unresolved failed transactions

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Contrary to claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on naira redesign will deepen electronic transactions in the country, February data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) may have shown otherwise. In February, obviously due to several failed electronic payment transactions, the value of transactions fell to N37.6 trillion, a 4.8 per

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Remi Tinubu mourns Afegbua, labels her quintessential legislator

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Wife of President-elect, Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed sadness over the death of first-elected female senator, Franca Afegbua, saying her contributions to Nigeria and the womenfolk would never be forgotten. She described Afegbua, who died on Sunday at 80 in her Benin City, Edo State home, as a trailblazer and quintessential lawmaker that led the way

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Barcelona winger Ez Abde reportedly targeted by Atletico Madrid for potential transfer

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Atletico Madrid has become the latest club to be linked with a move for Barcelona winger Ez Abde, who is currently on loan at Osasuna. Diario Sport reports the Rojiblancos “have taken an interest” in the Morocco international ahead of the summer transfer window. Barcelona still hasn’t really decided what to do with Abde but

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Governorship poll: We are ready to defend our votes in Katsina – PDP

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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, say they are fully ready to defend their votes during the forthcoming governorship and house of assembly elections in the state. The Atiku/Lado campaign Director General, Dr Mustapha Inuwa, who disclosed this on Friday in Katsina, said they would do that in accordance with the

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