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According to The PUNCH, telecommunication subscribers are clamouring for a two-month extension of the October 31 deadline for National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module data verification
The Guardian reports that Nigeria makes history today as it becomes the first African country to digitise its currency, an exercise the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as “one of the milestones of a long journey.”
There is tension in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the national convention slated for Saturday in Abuja, The Nation says.
According to Nigerian Tribune, the prosecutor of the ICC is set to seek authorisation from the pre-trial chamber of the court to open an investigation into cases of abduction of schoolchildren in several parts of northern Nigeria, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of Nigerian authorities to end the abductions
Despite the implementation of the SIM linkage to NIN policy, kidnappers and bandits still use mobile phones with SIM cards to demand huge ransom from their victims’ families, Daily Trust reports.
With the rising clamour for the APC to field a Southern presidential candidate in 2023, there have been reports that Tinubu and Osinbajo may clash as various groups are drumming support for them to contest, Daily Independent reports.
On the jail break, the Federal Government has vowed to capture escaped inmates, The Daily Times says
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According to The Daily Telegraph, scientists have stated that COVID cases will slump during the winter m without Plan B.
Labour has accused Rishi Sunak of creating a “smoke and mirrors” budget after he conceded just 20% of his biggest single spending commitment revealed before the speech was made up of new money, according to The Guardian
The Daily Mail leads with an investigation on how drug lords use Instagram took make fortunes by selling cannabis to individuals including children.
Metro reports the clash between Man Utd’s Rashford and the Chancellor after the attacker urged Sunak to extend the temporary holiday food scheme beyond the Christmas break.
NHS chief’s call for people to get their COVID-19 booster jabs in order to prevent tougher Christmas curbs, Daily Mirror reports.
The Queen was forced to miss church on Sunday after she continues her rest following her health scare, The Sun says.
According to Daily Express, the Chancellor is pledging an extra £6billion to rush forward NHS treatment of millions of patients.
Forgiven! Alec Baldwin gets a hug of forgiveness from the family of the movie boss he incidentally shot and killed, Daily Star reports.
