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DAILY TRUST

* Kano-Kaduna Rail Project: You Must Utilise Local Materials, Amaechi Tells CCECC

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has asked the contractor handling the Kano-Kaduna rail project to utilise local labour and source a significant quantity...

* Bandits Set Security Base Ablaze, Impound Military Vehicle In Niger.

Community Secondary School, Allawa in Shororo Local Government Area of Niger State has been reportedly set ablaze by bandits who invaded the community around midnight Thursday.

* Day With Dwellers Of Urban Slums

Millions of Nigerians live in slums in many state capitals without basic necessities of life despite their closeness to the seat of power. Findings...

* We’ll Sustain Social Safety Nets For The Poor, Vulnerable — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the poor and the vulnerable in Nigeria will continue to enjoy social safety nets as they remain the top priority for protection and lifting from the poverty cycle.

Source:Daily Trust

THE NATION

* Constitution review report ready end of February, says Omo-Agege•

Lawmakers to effect 55 amendments in 1999 constitution

* Jibrin: 14 governors backing Tinubu’s presidency bid

* Osinbajo, Gowon, Jonathan governors present as Shonekan laid to rest

* Funding may delay completion of Kano-Kaduna railway project —Amaechi

* CITN, ICSAN, others kick against ICAN Amendment Bill

* 25 ISWAP terrorists drown in Borno military attack•Gunmen kill 11, injure many in Southern Kaduna •Bandits set security camp ablaze, ransack armoury in Niger

Source:The Nation

THISDAY

Anyim Consults with Gani Adams, Bode George, Ayo Adebanjo

Power Generation Crashes By Alarming 630MW as Fire Outbreak Forces Lagos Egbin Plant to Suspend Operation

US Identifies Bad Governance, Corruption as Motivations for Coups in Africa

Buhari at AU Summit, Reiterates Commitment to Poverty Alleviation, Access to Education

Zamfara Lawmakers Move to Impeach Deputy Governor Over Alleged Corruption

Court Strikes out AMCON’s N8.2bn Suit against Zenith Bank

Source:Thisday

THE SUN

* Tottenham plots fresh N39bn Osimhen move appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

A fresh bid has emerged for Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen. According to Football Insider, Tottenham Hotspur is planning a summer move for Napoli star after an approach was rejected in the January transfer window. Osimhen was heavily linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur before his switch to Napoli and signing him could be a...

* Gunmen invade military camp in Niger.

* Dangote-I wont watch World Cup if Nigeria fails to qualify.

* NPFL threatens to expel Heartland after Feb.18 deadline

Source:The Sun

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Major Hamza Al Mustapha-Boko Haram Will Cease In Six Months, As President

Major Hamza Al Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to late military Head of State General Sani Abacha is a presidential aspirant under the platform of Action Alliance, AA. Al Mustapha in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), said that if he becomes the President of Nigeria, the Boko Haram insurgency will end within six months. "I swear if it is not possible to defeat terrorists in six months, I will demote all these senior officers and send them home, they will be prosecuted and must return the money given to them because I will probe them. “If I become the President I will live in Sambisa, I will stay there during weekends, and holidays and see if anything will touch me,” he said.

Hollywood Stars Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Marry In Las Vegas

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have tied the knot in a Las Vegas wedding. Thereby Obtaining Marriage License in Vegas. Months after revealing their engagement in April 2022, the couple obtained a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada, over the weekend. Clark County Clerk's Office in Nevada - where Las Vegas is located - shows on its record system that Lopez intends to change her name to Jennifer Affleck. "We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient," she wrote on her fan website OntheJLo. The pair called off their first engagement in January 2004. Last year, news of the couple getting back together had sent fans into a swirl. The duo are known to publicly displayed their rekindled love and affection towards each other on social media. Giving an update on her OntheJLo website, the actress and music superstar announced that they had flown to Las Vegas on Saturday and queued for a marriage licence alongside four other...

BREAKING: CBN To Stop Selling Forex To Banks This Year

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on notice that it will stop selling forex to them by the end of 2022. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this known in Abuja on Thursday at the end of the Bankers’ Committee Meeting where he also introduced the RT200 Programme. Emefiele said the time had come for the banks to go out there and source for forex by funding entrepreneurs with ideas. Emefiele also disclosed that the apex bank’s policies and measures have led to a significant improvement in diaspora inflow from an average of US$6 million per week in December 2020 to an average of over US$100 million per week by January 2022. The CBN, he said, would be reviewing these intervention programmes going forward to ensure that they continue to achieve the desired results. Source: The Nation

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