Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been elected member of Board of Directors of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS). ACUNS is an independent, global nonprofit organisation of scholars and practitioners. It was established in 1987 to stimulate and support research and teaching on […]
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Founder of the Christ Apostolic Church of Christ (CAC) Agbala Itura Worldwide, Prophet Samuel Abiara, has debunked viral news of his purported demise. The 79-year-old cleric asked the Lord to forgive those behind the rumour. He said: “The person is a Satan user. We must not take the user serious. He is a Satan. “God […]
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By Mustapha Baba Today is International Widows Day. Observed on June 23 of every year, it was established by the Loomba Foundation and ratified by the United Nations General Assembly. The day is set aside to raise public awareness about cumbersome challenges of widowhood and to spur the humanity to lend those heartbroken women a […]
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Most of the injuries recorded in the aftermath of the alleged shootings at the Lekki Tollgate and environs were predominantly fractures, machete wounds and minor cuts, the Lagos State Judicial Panel probing the incident heard on Tuesday. Lagos Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, told the panel that many of the people reported to have been […]
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Joint Senate Committee on Defence and Army at plenary. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Aliyu Wamakko, presented the report. Yahaya has been the […]
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Tasked on plights of people living with NCDs President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve N895, 842, 465, 917 as 2021 supplementary budget. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had dropped the hint at an earlier interface with the lawmakers. She had also disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]
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The planned review of telecoms license structure in Nigeria is expected to throw up more issues, among which is convergence. Largely, it is expected this should make the country improve its competitiveness. Adeyemi Adepetun writes. Technology is changing so fast that no one may be capable of giving a one hundred per cent detail of […]
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Stock market Experts worry over persistent migration of fund from stock market The continuous exit of funds from the equities market to another investment instrument, especially the fixed income segment has become a source of worry to capital market stakeholders, as they urged the Federal Government to tackle growing security challenges in Nigeria. The stakeholders […]
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Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (left); Member, Committee on Information/National Orientation, Isiaka Ibrahim and the Chairman, Odebunmi Olusegun during an investigative hearing on Twitter ban at the National Assembly Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Threatens to suspend Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, others Malami, Fashola, Mohammed lead FG’s delegation to engage Twitter Over N44b lost as […]
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Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie (left); Governor Godwin Obaseki, and Managing Director of Siraj Nigeria Limited, Kamal Azar, after signing the consultancy service agreement for the Edo Regional Development and Benin Urban Master Plan at the Government House, Benin City…yesterday. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, signed a consultancy service agreement with Siraj […]
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