Becoming a business owner is a dream for many people, but not everybody is successful at it. This can be due to factors such as problems with the global economy, a lack of demand from consumers, or simply not having the right skills and character traits to take on the challenge. However, many people have […]
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In line with its vision of inspiring a healthier and happier world, Prime Foods and Beverages Nigeria Ltd, an indigenous manufacturer of healthy drinks on Thursday launched its premium quality Omnia Vitamin table water brand. The product which is made from demineralized water infused with natural fruit extracts, vitamin and minerals, comes in four variants- […]
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By Femi Adesina It was the end of an era Tuesday when Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailing Wailers passed away, aged 73. Bunny (original name Neville O’Rilley Livingston) completed the trio that formed the reggae music group, Bob Marley and the Wailing Wailers, alongside Marley and Peter Tosh in the 1960s. They […]
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The minority leader of the house of representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, says President Muhammadu Buhari should personally issue the directive to shoot persons bearing arms illegally. Elumelu, member representing Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency in Delta, stated this on Thursday when he featured on ‘Politics Today’, a Channels Television programme. Recall that on Wednesday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, […]
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Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has appealed to the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and his Benue State counterpart, Gov. Samuel Ortom, to give a little thought to affected traders of the infernos that engulfed the popular Mile Three market and two other major markets within the […]
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Delights shareholders with a proposed dividend of N0.70k per share Foremost Pan-African financial and investment services group, United Capital Plc has announced its audited results for the full year ended December 31, 2020, recording double-digit growth across all its major income lines. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant challenging operating environment, the investment institution […]
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Poorer countries will most likely “bear the brunt of hundreds of thousands of needless deaths” from inequalities in access to Covid-19 vaccines. This dire warning was given by the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland in a video address to the High-Level Segment at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 23 […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria and indeed his administration will speed up efforts to ensure rapid economic growth in the country. Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) in Abuja, Buhari said the administration’s policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty is a deliberate effort that will […]
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The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says the apex bank’s directive to financial institutions on cryptocurrency transactions, is in the best interest of Nigerians. Emefiele said this on Tuesday, while briefing a joint senate committee on banking, insurance and other financial institutions; ICT and cybercrime; and capital market. Recall that […]
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Multiple explosions were reportedly heard in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Tuesday evening, throwing residents into a state of panic as 10 persons were killed and 47 injured. Hospital officials where the affected persons were rushed to, confirmed the figures to Governor Babagana Zulum who was there to assess the situation. Residents of the […]
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