October 2023 – Page 3 – The Korrespondent

Naira/Dollar rate: ‘The political class has to get together and realize that their country is about to die’ – Pat Utomi

theKorrespondentOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023

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Prof. Pat Utomi has warned the Tinubu administration to take caution in how they run the current decline in the value of the Naira. Since

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Israel-Hamas war: Hamas leader says civilian hostages in Gaza will be freed if Israel meets the right conditions

theKorrespondentOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023

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A senior Hamas leader has claimed that the civilian hostages in Gaza will be freed if Israel meets the right conditions. Khaled Meshaal, one of

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Israel-Hamas War: WHO urges Israel to withdraw evacuation order for hospitals

theKorrespondentOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023

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The World Health Organisation has urged Israel to withdraw its evacuation order for hospitals in northern Gaza. “There are patients who are there that cannot

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Israel-Hamas War: Israel to release ‘unedited bodycam footage of Hamas murders’ to prove the ‘magnitude of atrocities committed’ after claims of beheaded babies

theKorrespondentOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023

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Israel to release ‘unedited bodycam footage of Hamas murders’ to prove the ‘magnitude of atrocities committed’ after claims of beheaded babies Israel has declared it

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2023 election was compromised, the President should not appoint INEC chairman – Jega

theKorrespondentOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023

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Former chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega has alleged that the 2023 general election was compromised because some officials within the electoral

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Pardon 4000 inmates rather than spend N500m for their release – Femi Falana tells FG

theKorrespondentOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023

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Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to review a plan for the

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Tinubu orders release of lecturers’ four months salaries withheld over ASUU strike

theKorrespondentOctober 21, 2023October 21, 2023

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic

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President Tinubu appoints New Auditor-General of the Federation

theKorrespondentOctober 21, 2023October 21, 2023

by theKorrespondentOctober 21, 2023October 21, 20230494

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s 13-year-old son joins Al-Nassr’s Under-15 side and will wear No 7′

theKorrespondentOctober 20, 2023October 20, 2023

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son, Cristiano Jnr, will be joining up with Al-Nassr’s U15s after completing his transfer to the club. The 13-year-old has agreed to

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Tinubu approves N35,000 minimum wage for civil servants

theKorrespondentOctober 20, 2023October 20, 2023

by theKorrespondentOctober 20, 2023October 20, 20230529

President Bola Tinubu has officially approved the sum of ₦35,000 minimum wage for all federal civil servants. The approval was announced in a circular issued