– Spare no cattle rustler, armed robber or any bad element who thinks he is above the law, President adds – says Nigeria must be secured President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged military personnel deployed to Katsina State, saddled with the task of fighting bandits in Zamfara, to be `as ruthless as humanly possible’ in carrying […]
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• Investors enjoined to trade cautiously in near term Following price gains recorded by major highly capitalised stocks, especially Dangote Cement, and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), transactions on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), reopened in an upbeat after the two days holiday to mark the Eid-el Kabir celebration yesterday.Market capitalisation rose […]
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Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained a postive growth on Friday, with Dangote Cement leading the gainers’ table for the second consecutive day. The crucial market indices appreciated further with 0.63 per cent growth, following gains by some blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation inched N81 billion or 0.63 per cent to […]
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President Buhari speaking with some of his townsmen on Friday in Daura – says it had nothing to do with his reelection bid President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his 800 metre walk home from Eid praying ground on Sallah day was not about testing his physical fitness but to show respect to thousands of […]
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Road closed on Lagos Third Mainland Bridge. Elsewhere in the city commuters groan over gridlock, higher bus fares. The Federal Controller, Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti on Friday said that tests on 15 expansion joints on the Third Mainland Bridge have been completed. The 11.8km bridge was closed to traffic on August 24 for investigate […]
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Two honest security guards at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, who had earned the commendations of President Muhammadu Buhari and many Nigerians, were on Thursday rewarded with N250,000 each. The guards, Mr Achi Daniel and Mr Francis Emepueaku of Halogen Securities, had returned a bag full of dollars and jewellery, which belonged to […]
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Determined to strengthen and improve health facilities and well-being of citizens of Ondo State, the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has distributed a multi-million naira lifesaving medical and laboratory equipment to Primary Health Centres across Council Areas in the state. According to a statement by a press officer to the Governor, Mr Bode Akinwumi, the […]
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Agricultural, manufacturing and the sectors considered as growth and employment stimulating, can now borrow long term as much as N10 billion at consolidated nine per cent interest rate under new guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The new credit policy called Guidelines for Accessing Real Sector Support Facility (RSSF) through CRR and Corporate […]
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An Akure High Court has sentenced seven armed robbers to death by hanging for killing an American-based man, Banji Adafin. They were found guilty of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and illegal possession of firearms. The Seven convicted robbers are: Jimoh Sodiq a.k.a Akamo, Blessing Ogunlade, Yomi Balogun a.k.a Regal, Oluwaseun Oluwalola a.k.a Iyan, […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe Love as the basis of nationhood In Part 4, we discussed the Law of Sowing and Reaping and the Law of Like Attracts Like. Before we conclude, let us consider a third law: – The Law of Spiritual Gravitation: This Law ensures that the inner attitude of man determines his spiritual weight. […]
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