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Ban on Nigerian flights to Dubai remain in place until March 20 as spat over Covid-19 rages

FLIGHTS between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will remain banned until March 20 as the ongoing dispute between the two countries over how best to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic continues.

 

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Buhari gives bandits operating in Zamfara forests a 60-day window within which to surrender

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has given all armed bandits operating within Nigeria a 60-day ultimatum to surrender their weapons and vacate the numerous forests they occupy or face the full wrath of the law.

 

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Michael Olise's value soars to €12m after he gets named on Super Eagles standby list

NIGERIAN midfielder Michael Olise's value has soared by €4m overnight to €12m after he was named in the standby list for Nigeria's upcoming 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho.

 

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I would love it if President Buhari uses today the anniversary of Mikhail Gorbachev’s assent to office to unveil his own Perestroika plan

Ayo Akinfe

 

(1) It was on this day March 11, in 1985 that Mikhail Gorbachev assumed office as the leader of the Soviet Union

 

(2) Literally translated, Perestroika means restructuring. Over 200m Nigerians are clamouring for restructuring. I cannot think of a better day for President Buhari to initiate Nigeria’s plan than today

 

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House of Reps mandates federal government to hand over Ibori look to Delta State

NIGERIA'S House of Representatives has urged the federal government not to touch the £4.2m James Ibori loot about to be returned to the country by the UK as the money legitimately belongs to the Delta State government despite its defence of the ex-governor.

 

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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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