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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun believes the country is not “mature” for state policing despite the myriad of security challenges facing it. He spoke on Monday during a national dialogue on state police held in Abuja with the theme ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria’.“On the issue of state police, it is the submission of the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) that Nigeria i...

The Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, PETER OBI, has described the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Superhighway project as a misplacement of priority....

LUCKY AIYEDATIWA has won the Ondo All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, ending a voting process that started on Saturday....

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The Federal Government has announced its qualification for a loan from the World Bank, totaling 2.25 billion dollars.The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun announced this during a joint press conference held by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington D.C.He said the package, approved by the Bo...

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has said that the federal government would investigate the alleged illegal mining operations in Benue state.He also vowed that those found culpable will face the full wrath of the law.The minister spoke after listening to submissions from representatives of the affected mining operators and relevant mines inspectorate officials from the state....

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, has said that the volatility in the foreign exchange (FX) rate cannot end overnight, adding that there will be continuous ups and downs in the market.He, however, assured Nigerians that the CBN is doing everything possible to ensure that Nigeria achieves a stable exchange rate.Cardoso spoke in a joint briefing on the sidelines of the just-concluded ...

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested three members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America following the recent seizure of the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.The NDLEA in a statement signed by its spokesper...