From Vanguard News
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IMF calls for building of fiscal buffers to boost growth
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has called on member countries to re-start building of fiscal buffers in order to deal with a projected global below projection growth.
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Reforms growing Nigeria's economy, Edun tells investors
The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has told global investors that the bold reform policies being initiated by the President Bola Tinubu administration has set the country on a firm path of accelerated economic growth.
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Binance collaborating with Nigeria to resolve official’s detention — CEO
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, Richard Teng, yesterday said that the company is working very closely with Nigerian authorities following the detention of the company’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance.
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FG should simplify trade procedures to boost economy — LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that the government needs to simplify and harmonize trade procedures and address bottlenecks in order to boost economic growth in the country. President of LCCI, Mr. Gabriel Idahosa, gave the charge at a Quarterly media briefing on the State of the Economy yesterday in Lagos.
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31.75m children in child labour — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed that 31.75 million or 52.5 percent of children in Nigeria were in child labour in 2022.
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Agitation for Yoruba Nation laughable — DHQ
THE Defence Headquarters, DHQ, yesterday, described as laughable recent agitation for Yoruba Nation by some elements in the South West.
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Naira rises to N1,060/$ in parallel market
The Naira, yesterday, appreciated to N1,060 per dollar in the parallel market, from N1,105 per dollar on Wednesday. However, the Naira depreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,154.08 per dollar.
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Fraudster preys on Cross River retirees, board raises alarm
The Cross River State Local Government Pensions Board has raised the alarm over an alleged fraudster named Ekanem Inyang, who uses multiple phone and bank accounts to swindle unsuspecting pensioners in the state.
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Police rescue 3 infants locked up in room by grandmother
The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, rescued three infants, who were locked up in a room by their grandmother in the Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun area of Lagos State.
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Iran activates Air Defence System as 3 explosions hit site in Isfahan
Iran fired air defence batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
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Oil Minister, CDS vow to curb oil theft in N/Delta
With Nigeria facing the reality of not meeting its 2024 oil production target, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa have vowed to curb oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region.
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Scrap collector arrested with N2m worth of electrical parts, cash in Calabar
A 27-year-old scrap collector, Usman Umaru, has been apprehended by the Cross River Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for being in possession of cash and electrical components valued at over N2 million.