A 27-year-old Nigerian, identified as George Nkencho, has been shot dead by police in Ireland. According to Irish Times, the shooting of Nkencho occurred on Wednesday and was videoed by a witness. Nkencho was said to have gone into the Eurospar supermarket in Hartstown, where he attacked a manager and threatened workers with a knife. […]
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, opens applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) today, January 1, 2021. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and young African entrepreneurs, following the Covid-19 disruption to economic activities. To address the unique challenges […]
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In a statement issued on Thursday, World Health Organisation (WHO) approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for “emergency use” It is the first vaccine granted emergency use authorisation by the WHO, and according to Pfizer and BioNTech, it is said to be 90 percent effective. It has also been approved in countries such as the UK, US, […]
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Foreign investors withdrew a total of N433.15bn from the nation’s stock market from January to November this year, compared to N481.96bn in the same period of 2019, a new report by the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday has shown. The NSE, in its domestic and foreign portfolio report, said foreign inflows into the market fell […]
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French government has reintroduced airport transit visa (ATV) requirement for citizens of certain nationalities including those from Nigeria, travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 1, 2021. An ATV grants access to a traveller to pass through the international zone of an airport without entering the country’s territory. A statement issued by Air France- […]
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted more documents in evidence against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, in an ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit against him. The All Progressives Congress (APC), tendered the documents to prove its allegation of certificate forgery against the governor. The two documents, included a University of Ibadan […]
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The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed that 11 (eleven) patients died as a result of COVID-19 related complications in the last 24 hours. NCDC disclosed this via its Twitter account, adding that 1,016 new infections of the virus were also recorded in the country. The NCDC said that the new infections […]
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Britain on Wednesday became the first nation to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, as Germany logged its highest daily death toll with the pandemic surging worldwide. Fears have also grown following the detection in Britain of a new strain of the virus experts suspect is more contagious, and […]
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Thirty four major companies are currently enjoying tax holiday in Nigeria, according to a report by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. The federal government gives companies in critical sectors of the economy tax holiday, also known as the Pioneer Status Incentive, to encourage and attract investment into sectors that could significantly impact development and deliver […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said January 2021 will be a tough month for Nigeria as the number of persons infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country is expected to rise. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of the NCDC, stated this at the press briefing of the Presidential Task on COVID-19 in […]
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