Photo: GettyImages Seven journalists escape attack in Plateau The Federal Government has set up a committee to look into the circumstances leading to the death of Nuhu Yahya, a 13-year-old student of the Federal Government College, Kwali, Abuja, who died after allegedly being punished by his teacher. In the sad event, which occurred on August […]
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Nigeria’s 4×400 mixed relay team after setting a new world junior record in Kenya…yesterday Godson Brume, Praise Ofoku in 100m final Team Nigeria became the centre of attraction at the Kasarani Stadium, venue of the ongoing World U20 Championship in Nairobi yesterday, as the country’s 4x400m mixed relay team grabbed the first gold medal at […]
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Perennial underpricing and poor rates in the ground handling sub-sector of aviation yearly is costing the entire industry a shortfall of $28.35 million or N11.6 billion ($1:N410). A rough estimate in revenue, according to industry benchmark on average handling rate on the continent, showed that the sub-sector is worth at least $56.7 million in turnover, […]
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• Security expert blames network operators • We provide network information to security operatives, say telcos • GSMA sees prospect in telco-led mobile money Despite opportunities the telecommunications revolutions have offered the country in 20 years, especially with 297 million telephone lines connected, insecurity and low financial inclusion remain key challenges yet to be addressed. […]
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How Senate passed PIB – Lawan The 36 state governments will today (Thursday) at the Federation Account and Allocation Committee meeting review the Petroleum Industry Bill, which was signed into law on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari. A top official of the Federal Ministry of Finance, who confided The Punch on Wednesday, said the state […]
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Tasks steering committee on 12-month deadline Says Nigeria lost $50b worth of investment in 10 years APC governors say Act is party’s commitment to economic restructuring The Federal Government has embargoed implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) till August 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari gave this hint when he inaugurated a steering committee to oversee […]
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By Abdu Rafiu This epoch has crept in on us mankind slowly, but inexorably. I believe that the experiences of these times go beyond what we look in the direction of the alert and the discerning alone to unravel and interpret. Scholars, sociologists, scientists and philosophers are no doubt digging. A group of scientists issued […]
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By Banji Ayoola Barely 72 hours after he signed the Petroleum Industry Act, President Muhammadu Buhari has signaled off the new law, as he approves a steering committee to oversee its execution. In a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, government said: “The primary […]
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– Police confirm,investigate Tragedy struck on Tuesday at Elegbaata village, Oke Suna, Apomu, in the Isokan Local Government Area of Osun State, after seven people — a man, his wife and five children — were found dead in their apartment. It was learnt that one other member of the family, who also slept in the […]
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Throughout the first year of their marriage, her menstrual flow was constant. This cycle would be repeated for the next seven years. And, in those years when her period maintained its constancy, tears and sorrow were her uninvited guests. They never alerted her before they started cascading down her cheeks, leaving her helpless hubby to […]
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