The World Trade Organisation Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has announced her intention to seek another four-year term as head of the trade organisation. She disclosed this in an interview with Reuters on Monday, stating that she hopes to complete “unfinished business” from her first mandate. Okonjo-Iweala, who served as Nigeria’s finance minister, took office in March […]
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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the recent flood disaster. In the North West state, the President, who arrived in Abuja on Sunday night from London, would evaluate the impact of the flood on residential houses, hospitals, markets, schools, […]
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The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to advancing equal opportunity access to higher education for all, with a particular focus on persons with disabilities (PWDs). Oloyede spoke on Monday in Abuja while addressing newsmen about the Board’s Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) and the […]
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The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim faithful across Nigeria on the occasion of Eid el-Maulud, commemorating the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. The minister urged Muslims to reflect on the teachings of the Prophet, emphasising love, compassion, and unity, in a statement by […]
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The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited has released another version of the breakdown of the estimated price of petrol bought from the Dangote refinery. Earlier in a statement on Monday morning, the NNPC gave a chart breakdown of the refined petrol product it bought from the refinery on Sunday, September 15. The nation’s oil firm […]
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Edo State government has accused former governor, Adams Oshiomhole, of planning to rig the forthcoming governorship election in polling units around his hometown in Iyamho. The Edo Polls will be held on September 21. However, the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, while speaking during a press conference in Benin City, the Edo […]
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Inauguration of the distribution of Petroleum Motor Sprint product (Petrol) from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki, Lagos… on Sunday. Photo: Dangote Group The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited gave divergent views over the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced and pumped out on Sunday by Dangote […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, to commiserate with the people over the flood that ravaged the city. Tinubu, who was received on arrival by Governor Babagana Zulum, is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar-Garbai El-Kaneni, from where he is expected […]
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Nollywood star, Adunni Ade has expressed her admiration for her colleague, Ramsey Nouah. Featuring in a recent episode of Hip TV programme Trending, hosted by reality star KimOprah, Ade revealed that she has always admired the veteran actor. She disclosed that he was behind her decision to abandon her career as a model in America […]
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Despite a steady rise in commodity prices across the country, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the headline inflation rate further eased to 32.15 percent in August 2024 relative to the July 2024 headline inflation rate of 33.40 percent. The August 2024 headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 1.25 percent points […]
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