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Aregbesola unveils Nigerian Temporary Passport for those who need to engage in emergency travel

NIGERIA'S federal government has launched a Nigerian Temporary Passport (NTP) for its citizens in the diaspora as part of a programme to enable those without travel documents to return home in case of emergencies.

 

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Diaspora remittances drop sharply as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic hit hard

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials have revealed that diaspora remittances during the third quarter of 2020 fell by 61% to $1.09 from $2.8bn during the corresponding period of 2019 as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic but hard.

 

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CCB officials embarrassed by mysterious disappearance of Tinubu's asset declaration form

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's corruption case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken a fresh twist after files on his case went missing from the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) offices.

 

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Rohr forced to reveal Musa will not play in qualifiers after inviting skipper who has not played since Oct

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has had to defend his recent 24-man squad list for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho after he dropped in-form players and picked the clubless Ahmed Musa.

 

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Britain agrees to return £4.2m of the £250m James Ibori stashed away in London banks

BRITAIN has agreed to return to Nigeria £4.2m of the loot former Delta State governor Chief James Ibori stole from the country and stashed away in London banks as part of a staggered repatriation plan.

 

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Nigeria initiates plans to train an extra 30,000 agricultural extension workers as part of economic diversification plan

NIGERIA'S federal government has announced ambitious plans to expand farm output as part of an economic diversification plan that involves the increase of the agricultural extension workforce to 75,000 individuals from the current 45,000.

 

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As many as 60 diasporans resident in China have been stranded in Nigeria for over a year now

ABOUT 60 Nigerians resident in China have been stranded in Nigeria for over a year now as a result of the suspension of issuing entry visas into China by the consulate-general and the local Chinese embassy.

 

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Oyo State Police Command to drop charges against seven arraigned over Shasha Market crisis

OYO State police commissioner Ngozi Onadeko has revealed that the seven persons arraigned in connection with the Shasha market crisis last month are to be released after she received legal advice indicating that they have no case to answer.

 

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Nigeria told she needs to enjoy annual GDP growth of about 8% between now and 2030

ECONOMIC analyst Bismarck Rewane has warned that Nigeria needs to enjoy economic growth of between 7% and 8% per annum between now and 2030 if she wants to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) of $1.5trn required to make live at ease with herself.

 

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