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A fire outbreak affected a 17-storey building housing a Polaris Bank branch on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Thursday.
The blaze started from a stationary saloon car parked on the third floor and was quickly contained by firefighters.
No deaths or injuries...
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INEC has begun distributing sensitive election materials from the CBN in Ado Ekiti under tight security ahead of the June 20 elections.
Ekiti’s voter register has risen to over 1.05 million, with PVC collection reaching 97.1% of registered voters.
Officials say preparations...
Anambra Governor Charles Soludo has appointed Christian Udechukwu as his Special Adviser on Investments, returning the former industry commissioner to the state's Executive Council.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu has urged Nigeria's defence industry to deepen local arms production and charged the financial sector to block criminal and terrorist financing flows.
The Federal Government says Nigeria is steadily emerging from economic fragility, defending President Tinubu's reforms with GDP growth, over one million student loan beneficiaries and anti-graft gains.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele says the National Assembly will pass the constitutional amendment bill establishing state police this week, calling the reform long overdue amid worsening insecurity.
Nigeria says it is weighing sanctions against South Africa over renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, warning that a review of bilateral privileges is not off the table.