The Lagos State Police Command has said that having sexual intercourse in a car is illegal, as offenders risk three years imprisonment. Chike Oti, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, said the act contravened Sections 134 (a) and 136 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015. Oti was reacting to a tweet credited […]
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As a further demonstration of the African Export-Import Bank’s (“Afrexim”) mandate to facilitate the growth of intra-Africa trade and support the development of African businesses, Afrexim today, signed financing facilities totalling US$600 million with the Heirs Holdings Group, a pan-African proprietary investment holding company. Heirs Holdings has significant investments across Africa, in the financial services, […]
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In recognition of its high standard, quality of human resources development, training and capacity building, The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria(CIBN) has certified and awarded UBA Academy the certificate of accreditation in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Competency Framework for the banking industry . UBA Academy, the dedicated learning and development centre […]
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Forbes Magazine has ranked American tennis Superstar, Serena Williams, as 79th world’s most powerful woman. It was the first time the former world number one would make the list. The magazine stated that the 23-time Grand Slam winner’s singles trophies and $18.1 million earnings in 2017, qualified her as one of the 20 new entrants […]
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A gunman opened fire inside the Catholic cathedral in the Brazilian city of Campinas on Tuesday and fatally shot four people praying in the pews before killing himself after police wounded him, authorities said. Police identified the shooter as Euler Fernando Gandolfo, 49, a systems analyst with no criminal record. Gandolfo entered the cathedral and […]
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Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur picked two of the remaining four tickets into the Last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, knocking out two Italian favourites, Napoli and Inter. Liverpool heeded the advice of Coach Jurgen Klopp and really put up a magical display against Napoli at Anfield, with Mo Salah almost walking into the net […]
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The Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of four Lassa fever patients out of the 53 suspected cases recorded in the state. Nuhu Bille, acting State Epidemiologist, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Tuesday. “This year, we recorded 53 suspected cases of Lassa fever and […]
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The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone “A” of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted 3,792 kg of Indian Hemp worth N379, 200, 000 along the Oyo/Osun border within the past four months. FOU Zone A Customs Area Comptroller, Mohammed Aliyu, told journalists on Tuesday in Lagos that the unit also intercepted contraband with […]
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Mr Niyi Ajao, Managing Director, Nigeria Inter Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), says one million bank accounts are opened monthly by Nigerians as the nation’s financial inclusion rate increased to 63.6 per cent from 45.4 per cent recorded in 2016. Ajao made the disclosure at the launch of the 2018 Financial Inclusion Survey by Enhancing Financial […]
Continue ReadingNigerian political parties on Tuesday signed a peace accord committing to a peaceful poll in 2019. Although some key candidates were absent at the event, which held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, others including President Muhammad Buhari, signed. There are 91 registered political parties in the country, but it was not immediately clear how […]
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