Some suspected bandits have killed two worshippers at Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun LGA of Kaduna state, in an attack carried out during the church’s Sunday service. The gunmen were said to have surrounded the church before they started shooting sporadically. A yet to be ascertained number of worshippers were also abducted from the church. […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has again extended the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise. This time, the deadline was shifted from the previous date of October 31 till December 31, 2021. Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, conveyed the approval of the federal government to extend […]
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A member of the House of Representatives, Fakeye Olufemi, says owners of small and medium enterprises, including carpenters and taxi drivers, should be made to pay tax. Olufemi, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila federal constituency of Osun state, spoke on the floor of the house on Wednesday. The finance act […]
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Adele has officially announced her new album ’30’. The 33-year-old star has confirmed her fourth record – the highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s ’25’ – will be released on November 19, and she described the LP as her “ride or die throughout the most turbulent period” of her life. In a lengthy statement shared on […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has officially mandated all civil servants to get vaccinated against COVID-19 virus. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said workers who fail to get vaccinated will be barred from entering their places of work. Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) […]
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Kim Kardashian-West has been awarded a $60 million Hidden Hills California mansion she shared with Kanye West and their kids in her ongoing divorce with the rapper. The reality TV star filed for divorce in February, although the couple seemed to have gotten back together as they were spotted together on some few occasions, making […]
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Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday slapped a N200,000 fine on Femi Fani Kayode, a former minister of aviation, for his absence in court to take his plea in an alleged N4.6 billion fraud. Fani-Kayode, also the Chairman of the Media and Publicity of the 2015 Goodluck […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says it has taken South Africa, Brazil and Turkey off the list of countries from which travellers are restricted from entering Nigeria. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, disclosed this on Wednesday at a media briefing in Abuja. Recall that the federal government had, in June, […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again rewarded its loyal customers in its Bumper Savings Promo in line with its unwavering commitment towards prioritising its customers’ financial well-being as well as boosting savings culture in Nigeria. Since the bank commenced the promo in 2020, over 200 winners have emerged from the initiative that continues to […]
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Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel Nigeria) has initiated a process to buyback 8.27% minority shareholdings at N55.81 per share, estimated at N61.24 billion. Buyback is a corporate action in which a company buys back (repurchase) its shares from the existing shareholders — usually at a price higher than the market price. Ownership consolidation, stock undervaluation or […]
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