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Nigerian patients are among the biggest debtors who owe the British NHS up to £219m

NIGERIAN patients are among the big debtors who owe the British National Health Service (NHS) a total of £219m which has accumulated from health tourists from over 155 nations over the last two years.

 

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Buhari extends lifespan of old N200 notes until April 30 in response to nationwide protests

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the old N200 notes as legal tender until April 10 in response to the growing unrest across the country brought about by a scarcity of naira notes.

 

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Arsenal look towards on-loan striker Folarin Balogun to revive their flagging fortunes

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal are considering recalling their on-loan striker Folarin Balogun from French side Reims at the end of the season following their now obvious need to strengthen their attack.

 

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However you look at it, for Nigeria to secure her borders effectively we need to get Boeing to come and start manufacturing Apache helicopters locally 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] As things stand, Nigeria’s biggest security challenge remains that she cannot secure her northern borders. A lot of AK47s from looted Libyan armouries that got pillaged after Muamer Gaddafi fell, have found their way into Nigeria 

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Buhari considers extending validity of old naira notes for an extra 60 days until April 30

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is considering extending the validity of Nigeria's old naira notes by another 60 days allowing them to remain legal tender until April 30 in response to growing anger at the currency scarcity across the country.

 

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Ebonyi State government vows to fight court judgement which declared Ebubeagu an illegal organisation

EBONYI State government has vowed to fight against a recent high court ruling that ordered the disbanding of the regional security outfit Ebubeagu put together by the five  governors of the southeast geo-political zone.

 

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Edo and Bayelsa states back federal government and CBN lawsuit on cashless policy

EDO and Bayelsa states caused a stir in the Supreme Court earlier today when they pitched their tents with the federal government in suit by several other states against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its cashless society policy.

 

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Were Nigeria a nation of thinking leaders we would have initiated plans to attract the billions Russian oligarchs invested in the West that has now been frozen 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] When it became clear war was going to break out in The Ukraine, The West moved decisively to seize the assets of all the members of the Russian oligarchy that was invested in their countries 

[2] Obviously? the most high profile of all this was Roman Abramovic’s ownership of Chelsea Football Club 

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CBN says old notes will no longer be accepted despite recent Supreme court ruling

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials have revealed that commercial banks will no longer accept the old naira notes from anyone wanting to exchange them despite a recent Supreme Court ruling asking them to do so.

 

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Ebere Eze reached a deal with Pinnick to feature for Nigeria if the Eagles qualified for World Cup

CRYSTAL Palace playmaker Ebere Eze had reached a conditional agreement with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) last year to feature for the Super Eagles on the condition that the team qualified for the 2022 World Cup.

 

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