Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again announced that another set of 20 loyal customers will get a chance to win N1,500,000 each, in the second edition of its quarterly draw for the ongoing UBA Wise Savers Promo, which would hold in April at the bank’s Corporate head office. This development […]
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The Nigerian Senate has promised to pass the 2019 appropriation bill on April 16. Senate President Bukola Saraki, who made the announcement at plenary on Tuesday, mandated the appropriation committee to submit its report between April 9 and 11. He also urged various appropriation sub-committees to submit their budget reports by Friday. The senate just […]
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Spurred by its determination to address the neglect and stigmatization children living with Autism face daily on a daily basis, GTBank has created a short film “A MOTHER KNOWS” to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Nigeria. The film tells the story of a young boy growing up with autism and the impact […]
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A member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Sylvanus Eruaga, has asked the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin, to compel INEC to withdraw the certificateof return issued to Seid Oshiomhole as winner of the recently conducted State House Assembly. Eruaga is also seeking an order for a perpetual injunction restraining Oshiomhole from parading […]
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The Lagos state command of Nigeria Police Force has released names and photographs of its men involved in the killing of Kolade Johnson, a football fan. Recall that a stray bullet hit the deceased during a raid by the anti-cultism unit of the command at Onipetesi, Lagos-Abeokuta road on Sunday. The incident had sparked a […]
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The social media space in Nigeria is currently agog with claims that Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing, a Nigerian automobile company, has obtained a nod from court to take over Guaranty Trust Bank, one of the largest deposit money banks in the country. In a statement released by Cornel Osigwe, Innoson’s head of corporate communications, it was […]
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The number of measles cases is projected to increase further in Lithuania as people have lost their collective immunity to this highly contagious viral disease. The Director of Lithuania’s Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC), Saulius Caplinskas, said on Friday. “The collective immunity has been lost as a 95 per cent measles vaccination coverage […]
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NIGERIA- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was on Friday presented with Life Benchers Award. Osinbajo and 131 others were presented with the award at the Body of Benchers of Nigeria Award night held at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. The Body of Benchers is a statutory body established by the Legal Practitioners Act, I962 responsible for […]
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The Director-General (DG) of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, says she was once asked for bribe by the house of representatives committee on healthcare services. Speaking when she featured on a Channels TV programme on Friday, Adeyeye said the committee asked her for the bribe in the form […]
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Tottenham Hotspur will be without Eric Dier and Serge Aurier for Sunday’s English Premier League (EPL) trip to Liverpool, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. Dier suffered a groin injury in England’s 5-0 win over Czech Republic last week and was forced to withdraw from Gareth Southgate’s squad for their visit to Montenegro. “He (Dier) […]
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