The Chairman, United Bank for Africa(UBA), and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu has advocated massive private capital investment as well as increased support to youth development as catalysts for driving the much needed economic growth on the continent. Elumelu said this while speaking on a panel at the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020, in London. […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the official launch of a flagship product UBA Connect, a service that enables the customers of the bank to conduct traditional banking transactions at any UBA branch in the 20 African countries where the bank operates. The service, which is available to both […]
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Embattled President Donald Trump of the United States of America, may sign an executive order expanding visa restrictions to seven countries including Nigeria. It is expected that the affected countries will be Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration might not place full visa bans […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia in the qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to a tweet via the team’s Twitter handle, the four teams are in Group C for the African qualifiers. The group phase qualifiers will get underway in March this year, which […]
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The Lagos State Government has debunked the list of restricted routes for commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke Marwa) currently in circulation. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement on Tuesday, that no definite action had been taken on the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the state. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Reverend Lawan Andimi, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika by Boko Haram terrorists. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the President described the murder of the clergyman as inhuman and vowed to ensure the insurgents pay dearly for their actions. He […]
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The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has introduced 29 Nigerian words and expressions in the January updates to its glossary. Although OED’s World English editor, Danica Salazar, announced this in a blog post last week, the news of the latest addition went viral recently. She said, “The majority of these new additions are either borrowings from […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mister, Mohammed Adoke, on Tuesday. The EFCC filed 12 counts against Mr Adoke, Aliyu Abubakar, Rasky Gbinigie, as well as Malabu Oil and Gas Limited. Others listed on the charge sheet are Nigeria Agip […]
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The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, says his administration will soon launch community police to boost security in the state. Governor Ganduje said this while addressing his supporters shortly after the supreme court validated his victory in the March election. “We are going to launch community policing very soon in Kano. Security is for the […]
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At least two persons were killed on Sunday, as pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) exploded in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. Ibrahim Farinloye, acting zonal coordinator of The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the south-west, confirmed this to NAN on Sunday. The raging fire caused panic among the residents of […]
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