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PUNCH

Fuel sells for N400/litre in Abuja, others, scarcity persists in Lagos

Anxiety as ASUU makes decision on strike Monday

Web developer laments ordeal in kidnappers’ den, demands probe

Banks’ forex ban: Dollar scarcity, inflation, firms’ closure imminent, experts warn

Constitution amendment: APC plans screening of ministerial nominees, others

Source:Punch

VANGUARD

Bullish oil prices firm up Naira value across markets

Govts incompetently running NNPC deserve the Nobel prize

N100bn contract scam: Senate summons NDDC mgt

Breaking: ASUU to go on one-month warning strike

Unlawful detention: Igboho slams $1m suit against Beninese govt

Source:Vanguard

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

(JUST IN): Igboho Files $1 Million Suit Against Benin Republic For Unlawful Detention, Violation Of Rights

Sit-At-Home Order: No Igbo Governor, Senator Deserves To Seek Election In 2023 — Ohanaeze

FG Counters IMF, Gives Reason For Growing Debt Servicing

Source:Nigerian Tribune

PULSE.Ng

ASUU to announce decision on strike today

2023 Presidency: Tinubu pivots succession, insists his ambition is not to irk Buhari

2023: Buhari, APC afraid of electronic transmission of results - Wike

Osinbajo’s campaigner slams Igbokwe for misrepresenting his views on 2023 presidency

Source:Pulse.ng

THISDAY

Emefiele Targets 10% Increase in Agriculture Funding by 2024

Nigeria Missing as EU Plans $22.7 billion Transport Network, Other Projects Across Africa

FG Commences Work on 21 Roads Earmarked for NNPC’s N621bn Funds

FAAN Remits N16.7bn to Federation Account, Rehabilitates Lagos Terminal

FG Takes Delivery of 15 World Bank-funded Power Transformers

Source:Thisday

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23 children and 54 Others Camped In A Church, In Ondo State, Rescued By The Police

The Ondo State Police Command said a total of 77 people were found locked in the basement of a church; Whole Bible Deliverance Church located at Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State, reports the Punch News. The police said that the victims comprised 23 kids and 54 others including teenagers and adults, males and females. It was alleged that the victims were kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church for over six months before they were rescued. The church’s pastor and some other members are currently in the custody of the command while the police had begun investigation into the matter In a one-minute, 40 seconds video, a voice was heard saying, “There are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in Valentino Area of Ondo. The pastor and some members of the church have been arrested and were also in the police patrol van.’’ One of the parents of the rescued victims, Mr Michael Olorunyomi, said that he left the church because of alleged wrong Bi...

INEC-N305bn Required To Conduct 2023 Elections

On Monday 20th December, 2021, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through its Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu says the commission will require N305 billion to conduct the 2023 general elections. The INEC Boss, made this known in a statement during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly. This amount will facilitate the electoral process by aiding the commission to prepare for the election. It will go a long way to assist in the purchase of all the election materials needed and also cover several bye-elections across the country. The INEC Chairman noted however that the commission has already received N100 billion out of the required amount for the elections. The National Assembly is yet to receive a letter from President Muhammad Buhari on his decision to give or withdraw his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The 30-day deadline stipulated by the constitution for the President to respond to the bill expired on Sunday...

Britain-ASDA Slashes Prices On Rice, Pasta And Baked Beans

Asda slashes prices on pasta, rice and baked beans to help ‘millions’ of Britain’s poorest families. Following a successful campaign by anti-poverty blogger and budget chef Jack Monroe, Asda has slashed the prices of hundreds of kitchen staples, helping "millions" of Brits. Last month Monroe, a former food bank user, urged supermarkets to make their cheapest food ranges more widely available after highlighting the inflation in key products such as rice and the removal of value ranges from the shelves in her local Asda in Essex. Her Twitter thread warning that official inflation figures "grossly underestimated" the impact of the current cost of living crisis on Britain's poorest families went viral and generated a media storm. In response, on Monday (February 7) Asda committed to stocking its full Smart Price and Farm Stores ranges in all of its stores and online. On Saturday (February 12), three and a half weeks after her viral Tweets, the campaigner, who has be...

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