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LIST: Nigerian passport ranked among worst globally

The Nigerian passport has been ranked among the worst on the globe highlighting significant challenges for Nigerian travelers seeking international mobility. The latest assessment by VisaGuide’s World Passport Index ranked the Nigerian passport at 191 out of 199 countries above countries like North Korea (192), Iraq (193), Libya (194), Sudan (195), Pakistan (196), Afghanistan (197), Syria…

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Binance founder jailed for four months in US

The founder of cryptocurrency firm, Binance, was sentenced to four months in US prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to money laundering charges, in the most high-profile crypto case since Sam Bankman-Fried was jailed. Changpeng Zhao, a Canadian, resigned from his post at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform late last year as part of…

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UNIBEN suspends SUG over attack on LP candidate

The management of the University of Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday, announced the indefinite suspension of the school’s Students’ Union Government. The varsity Registrar, Ademola  Bobola, said in a statement that the SUG suspension was connected with the April 12 mayhem on the campus during the visit of the Edo State Labour Party governorship candidate,…

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Workers’ Day: FG declares Wednesday work-free

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared Wednesday, May 1 as a public holiday in commemoration of Workers’ Day. The holiday was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Aishetu  Ndayako, on Tuesday. Tunji-Ojo reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s dedication to fostering innovation, productivity,…

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Suspension: Ganduje, ward executive begin legal fireworks

The legal fireworks over the purported suspension of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Umar Ganduje, commenced on Tuesday, with the Kano State High Court fixing May 27 to hear the preliminary objection, jurisdiction and joinder applications. The court, presided over by Justice Usman Na’Abba, had, following the suspension of Ganduje by…

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No comment: Maersk declines to confirm presidency’s $600m seaport investment claim

Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, has avoided comments on a supposed investment in Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure totalling $600 million. Last Sunday, President Bola Tinubu and the company’s Chairman, Robert Uggla, held closed-door talks on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a statement by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri…

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FG raises salaries of military, police, others

The Federal Government has approved a 25 to 35 per cent increase in the salary structures of police officers, the armed forces, public servants, among others. It announced this on Tuesday through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, stating that the salary raise takes effect from January 1, 2024. The NSIWC, in a statement…

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