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INEC deploys 3,508 BVAS for presidential election in Kogi

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deployed 3,508 units of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, for the Presidential, House of Representatives and State House Assembly elections in Kogi State. The Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Electoral…

Naira swap: Ganduje labels CBN policy COVID-23

Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as COVID-23. Lamenting the hardship occasioned by the scarcity of cash, which followed the redesigning of N200, N500 and N1000 notes,…

Death toll from Brazil floods rises to 40

At least 40 people have been killed after heavy rains caused floods and landslides,  along the Atlantic coast in the Brazilian State of São Paulo over the weekend, according to officials. About 39 people died in São Sebastião in south-eastern…