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EFCC TASKFORCE ARRESTS 34 SUSPECTED CURRENCY SPECULATORS IN ABUJA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 EFCC Taskforce Arrests 34 Suspected Currency Speculators in Abuja Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attached to the Taskforce on Currency mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators  for alleged foreign exchange fraud. They were arrested on Friday, April 26, 2024 in a sting operation following credible intelligence about illegal sales of dollars at the Wuse Zone 4 area of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.   The suspects are :Usman Mohammed, Abdullahi Nasir, Abubakar Saleh, Mohammed Kabir Ibrahim, Abubakar Ghadafi, Muktar Usman, Umar Abubakar Abba, Yakubu Sani, Aminu Abubakar, Muhammed Suleman Abara, Yusuf Tahir, Usman Lawal, Usman Lawal, Usman Umar, Amina Garba Rola, Muhammed Aliyu, Murtala Haruna, Sani Mohammed, Umar Farouk, Muhammed Sagiuru, Aminu Salisu, Lawal Bello, Munzali Hashim, Jamilu Suleiman, Mustapha Umar, Mubarak Tanimu, Adamu Garba, Mohammed Usman, Bello Musa, Saleh Moha

I'LL NOT LEAVE BURDEN OF UNCOMPLETED PROJECT BEHIND FOR MY SUCCESSOR - GOV WIKE.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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  *As Senator Anyim Commissions Aluu-Rumuekini Road. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated his determination to complete all projects awarded by his administration before the expiration of his tenure. Governor Wike stated this during the inauguration of the Rumuekini/Aluu Road, traversing Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre Local Government Areas, performed by former Secretary to the Federal Government, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim on Tuesday. The governor explained that it was important that his successor initiate his own projects and not be burdened by uncompleted projected that are inherited. According to the governor, his administration has never discriminated against any section of the state because developmental projects are delivered to every local government area. "I have said, those of you and your communities who stood firm when somebody thought he was god. Because you committed to following us, there is nothing that will be given to you that will be too much. "N

OKOROCHA LAUDS WIKE OVER RIVERS GOVT HOUSE CLINIC, ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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  Senator Rochas Okorocha has described Rivers State Government House Clinic as a top class health facility that can provide quality health service most people seek abroad. Speaking to newsmen shortly after Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike conducted him round on-going projects within the Government House precinct, Senator Okorocha commended the audacity for quality project that Wike has demonstrated persistently. He observed that the facility is a typical German standard hospital with latest health equipment that can address critical health challenges, and located in a serene environment. "This can only be seen here. It is a top class hospital, the kind you can find abroad. It is a typical German standard hospital with the equipment that I have seen here. "Hospitals are determine by the equipment they carry. All the latest equipment that take you abroad are all here. "Nigerians should take advantage of this place rather than spending millions travelling abroad. I commend Gov

U.S. TO REQUIRE NEGATIVE COVID-19 TESTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AIR PAASSENGERS.{PHOTO}.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to sign an order on Tuesday expanding coronavirus testing requirements for nearly all international air travelers, not just from Britain, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. The new rules are to take effect two weeks from the day they are signed by CDC Director Mark Redfield, which would be Jan. 26. The CDC has been urgently pressing for an expansion of the requirements with the Trump administration for weeks. One remaining issue is how to address some countries that have limited testing capacity and how the CDC would address travel to those countries, the sources said. The CDC on Dec. 28 began requiring almost all airline passengers arriving from Britain - including U.S. citizens - to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure. Those under 2 and passengers connecting through the UK are exempt. Canada imposed similar rules for nearly all international arrivals s

CORPS MARSHAL COMMENDED STAFF WORKING ON THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE SINCE THE PARTIAL CLOSURE.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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  Corps Marshal at the Top management meeting of today Tuesday 12/01/2020 commended the staff that have been working on the Third Mainland bridge since the partial closure of the bridge . He also commended the team that worked in Ogere on the eve of the New year till morning controlling traffic when a trailer blocked the road . He said their resilience, hard work, dedication and commitment is acknowledged and it gives him more hope in the future of the Corps with positive guarantee. The CM asked others to emulate the teams and to always give their best whenever they are given any special assignment. The CM assured them of his continued support and that of the entire Management. Bisi Kazeem Assistant Corps Marshall Corps Public Education Officer.

V.P. OSINBAJO WELCOMES COVID-19 RESEARCH GROUP'S REPORT ON LIKELY PREVENTION & TREATMENT DRUG.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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  STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT VP pledges FG's support so Nigerians can benefit Team, composed of LUTH, Diaspora-based professors and scientists, notes encouragement from Presidency Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has welcomed efforts by a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of, and roles that Ivermectin drug can play in the treatment of the Coronavirus disease. The team, which is composed of Nigerian scholars at home and abroad, has also submitted their report on the usefulness of the drug to the World Health Organisation which has already appointed a Peer Review expert from the United Kingdom. Speaking yesterday while being briefed on the report by a team of scientists led by Prof. Femi Babalola, the Principal investigator, and Prof. Chris Bode, the Chief Medical Director of LUTH, the Vice President expressed excitement that Nigeria and Nigerians "are at the cutting edge of scientific research into the COVID