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The Ministry of Interior says new passport printers have been installed in Nigeria’s Atlanta and New York consulates to ease passport applications. A statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the Minister of Interior’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Babatunde Alao, stated that the devices were delivered and installed on Feb.18. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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US President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to increase access to in vitro fertilization, a move likely to be welcomed by many Americans but which risks a backlash from conservatives and the religious right. The Republican leader signed an executive order giving his advisors 90 days to find recommendations for protecting IVF access and “aggressively” reducing…
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The federal government has urged retailers to reflect on the reduction in food prices and to shun exploiting consumers. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day, at Dabi village in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude…
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The House of Representatives has fixed February 26 for the public hearing of President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills. The tax bills passed through the second reading at the lower chamber last week after receiving overwhelming support from the lawmakers. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, who announced this during plenary on Tuesday, also constituted a 36-member Special…
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has intercepted 13 young women at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, preventing their trafficking to Baghdad, Iraq, for sexual and labor exploitation. Director-General of NAPTIP, Binta Bello, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency’s press officer, Vincent Adekoye, on Monday. According…