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CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials have warned that the country could face a severe foreign exchange shortage over the coming months as shipping and airline companies are not remitting the dollars they have earned from their overseas operations.

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has announced plans to launch a radio station in Daura in a blatant act of defiance to show President Muhammadu Buhari that he cannot curtail their activities.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has presented Nigeria's most ambitious budget ever to the National Assembly when he unveiled a record-breaking N13trn ($33.68bn) package before lawmakers this morning.

FORMER finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala moved a step closer to being named the new World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general yesterday after she was named as one of the two shortlisted candidates.

Ayo Akinfe

I would adopt this as the Super Eagles permanent strip so we have an iconic jersey recognisable anywhere.

Here are 10 countries whose strips you would immediately recognise anywhere on planet earth whenever they take to the pitch:

(1) Croatia
(2) Brazil
(3) Argentina
(4) Netherlands
(5) England
(6) Spain
(7) Portugal
(8) Mexico
(9) Australia
(10) Italy
 

LAGOS State's proposed urban railway network that has been in the pipeline since 2009 is now expected to become functional in October 2022 when the Red Line connecting Agbado and Agege with Marina is expected to open.

NIGERIANS will now be allowed to obtain visas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as from October 8 after the country lifted its restrictions on Nigerian visitors in response to pressure from the federal government.

NIGERIA needs to quadruple the number of nurses and midwives she has from the current figure of around 200,000 to about 800,000 to meet up with the country's health demands according to the findings of a new survey.

ADAMAWA State witnessed a total of 350 cases of rape and sexual assault between May and October 2020 according to recent statistics just unveiled by the commissioner for women's affairs and social development Lami Ahmed.

NIGERIAN importers are facing an unprecedented fiscal crunch as the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) currently has a foreign exchange demand backlog of $2bn which financial analyst Fitch Ratings said could cripple imports.