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16 inmates escape from Keffi custodial centre, NCoS confirms

In a statement released in Abuja, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Public Relations Officer Umar Abubakar confirmed that 16 prisoners broke out of the Medium security custodial center in Keffi, Nasarawa State, after attacking the staff. According to information obtained ....
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Naira appreciates to N1,555 per dollar at parallel market

The Central Bank of Nigeria, or CBN, released data showing that the exchange rate for the naira fell to N1,536.8 per dollar from N1,538.4 per dollar on Monday, indicating a N2.2 appreciation for the naira. As a result, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate narrowed to N ....
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Former Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal, granted bail

After questioning Aminu Tambuwal about suspected financial malfeasance, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, granted him administrative bail.  Tambuwal, who was also Speaker of the House of Representatives, is charged with embezzling around N189 billion while he was go ....
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Federal government releases N5.12bn pension arrears to 90,689 retirees

90,689 Defined Benefit Scheme pensioners will receive N5.12 billion in pension arrears from the Federal Government through the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate.  This was said in a statement released in Abuja on Monday by Mr. Olugbenga Ajayi, PTAD's Head of Corporate Communi ....
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Federal government begins selection of permanent secretaries

The federal government has started the process of selecting five new permanent secretaries, three of whom will serve as the heads of recently created ministries. The posts are available to eligible directors in the federal civil service.The head of the civil service, Didi Walson Jack, stat ....
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Naira drops against dollar across official, black market

To start the week on a negative note, the naira lost value in relation to the dollar on Monday in both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets.  The Naira fell to N1,535.93 versus the dollar on Monday, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria's official exchange rate s ....
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