Day: October 28, 2022

BREAKING: Finance Minister Rejects CBN’s Plan to Redesign Naira

Ganiyu Amodu

Zainab Ahmed Raises The Alarm on Consequences of Emefiele’s plan to Redesign the Naira   Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has rejected a plan by the Central Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign naira, warning the apex bank of its consequences on the country’s troubled economy. Ahmed expressed her opposition to the policy in response to a question raised by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele during the 2023 budget defence session she had with  the Senate Committee on Finance. READ ALSO EXCLUSIVE: Finance Ministry Named As Multi-Million…

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Nigeria Plots To End Citizens’ Migration Overseas

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Government on Thursday said it was seeking ways to end the trend of Nigerians relocating abroad. Platforms Africa reports that there has been an increase in the rate of migration of Nigerians to other countries. The government however noted that it would work towards ensuring Nigerians were gainfully employed to discourage the need to travel abroad. The Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Henry Ikoh, made the statement in Abuja while receiving the Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organisation, Ms Deemah Yahya, who paid him a…

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Nigerian Teenager Wins 7 Int’l Medals in Maths

Aliyu Aliyu

How the 14 year-old female record breaker began at age 9 when she won American Mathematics Competition (AMC 08) – Report Fatima Adamu Maikusa, 14-year-old young Muslimah, from Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria, has started a career in mathematics by making global records. The girl who first appeared at the spotlight at the age of 9, when she won American Mathematics Competition (AMC 08), has continued showing up and winning different awards afterwards. As a Grade 11 student NTIC Kano Girls College, she has won 7 medals in mathematics so far.…

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Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Fires Executives

Ganiyu Amodu

Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world’s richest man. Following the takeover, Musk tweeted that “the bird is freed,” referencing the company’s iconic avian logo. He wasted no time sacking chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company’s chief financial officer and its head of safety, the Washington Post and CNBC reported citing unnamed sources. Agrawal previously went to court to hold the Tesla…

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Don’t Let Politicians Use You Against Yahaya Bello Govt, NUJ To journalists

Aliyu Aliyu

The Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has called on journalists in the State to “guard against being used by unscrupulous politicians who may be out to run down the government of Kogi State under Governor Yahaya Bello for whatever reasons.” The Council urged journalists to let the ethics of the media profession take the center stage in their practice, noting that falsifying reports was criminal and that Governor Bello had performed very well. Chairman of the Council, Comr. Adeiza Momohjimoh, who made the call at the…

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