Veteran Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu has died at the age of 72, according to sources. She was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. […]
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The Lagos state government, on Monday secured a court order restricting protesters to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and Peace Park, Ketu. Emmanuel Ogundare, the judge at the Lagos high court, granted the restriction order on Tuesday while ruling on an ex parte application filed by Lawal Pedro, the state’s attorney-general. While moving his application, Pedro argued […]
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President Bola Tinubu signed the N70,000 minimum wage bill into law on Monday. The bill was signed by the president in the council chamber of the State House, in the middle of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. The council suspended the meeting to allow the leadership of the national assembly, led by Senate President Godswill […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a statement on Monday ordered telecommunication operators to immediately reconnect all phone lines blocked as part of the NIN-SIM verification exercise. Recall that weekend many Nigerians were unable to access their phone lines due to their “inability to verify” the linkage of “their national identification numbers (NINs) with their […]
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Nigeria’s Minister for State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, on Monday convened a high-level meeting with top executives from Dangote Group, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to address the ongoing issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery. […]
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The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, has aid that she is looking forward to formally accepting Democratic Party nomination after she raised more than $81 million, a day after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race. The amount is believed to be the largest 24-hour fundraising in the history of the US […]
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The Labour Party (LP) has said it is puerile for the Federal Government (FG) to link its supporters to a planned nationwide protest against hunger. Recall that Saturday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, had alleged that supporters of LP and Peter Obi, its candidate in the 2023 presidential election, are […]
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Guaranty Trust Holding Company plc (“GTCO PLC” or the “Issuer”) (NGX: GTCO) has announced the opening of its Offer for Subscription of 9,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each at N44.50 per Ordinary Share (the “Offer”) following the clearance of the Offer Prospectus and registration of the Offer Shares by the Securities and Exchange Commission, […]
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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has expressed concern over the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to raise the interest rate to nearly 30 per cent. Speaking at a summit hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja, the business mogul made […]
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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or “the Group”) has announced dates for the 2024 GTCO Autism Program and follow-up consultations. This year’s program is themed “A Spectrum of Possibilities” to promote inclusivity, self-advocacy, and empowerment for persons on the Autism Spectrum. The theme A Spectrum of Possibilities aligns with GTCO’s commitment to diversity, equity, […]
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