Leading financial institution, Access Bank Plc, has announced a N50 billion support, in form of interest-free loans and grants to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), affected by the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest in some parts of the country. The bank disclosed this information via its Twitter handle on Saturday. The peaceful #EndSARS protests […]
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Manchester United and Chelsea played out a drab 0-0 draw at a rainy Old Trafford on Saturday, as the Reds failed to win for a third time in five league matches this season. United went into the game on the back of successive wins away to Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain, having scored six goals across […]
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Manchester City Manager, Pep Guardiola, has said that his team failed to beat West Ham United in today’s Premier League clash because his players failed to convert their chances. The Spanish tactician also said that five of his players were affected with COVID-19, adding that Manchester City didn’t have time for regeneration before the West […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their planned nationwide protest scheduled to hold today. This was contained in a communique read by the Minister of Labour after a technical session that started late on Sunday and lasted till the early hours of Monday morning. The hike in electricity prices […]
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Recall the serious explosion in Abule-Ado area of Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos State, in the morning of Sunday 15 March 2020. According to the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency, 15 persons died, 25 were injured while 50 houses got destroyed, including facilities at the Bethlehem Girls College. In an attempt to […]
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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Edo state governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, says he is studying the result of the election he lost to Godwin Obaseki, his opponent. In the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obaseki, incumbent governor of Edo and candidate of the Peoples […]
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The decomposing body of a nine-year-old girl, Boipelo Sesele, was found stuffed in the wardrobe of a neighbour, who helped search for her, after she went missing at Kroonstad, Gelukkwaarts in Free State, South Africa. The Grade 4 pupil was last seen while playing with her friends in the street not far from her home […]
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The Edo State Governor and governor-elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Sunday received the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s final result sheet of the just concluded governorship election. The result sheet was presented to the governor by the PDP agent and member representing Oredo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama at his […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has asked every person that owns an account with financial institutions to undergo a self-certification process. The directive was announced on Thursday via the federal government’s Twitter handle. Account-holders are required to obtain, complete and submit the self-certification forms to their respective financial institutions. The federal government said individuals who […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral material for the Edo governorship election. Distribution of electoral materials was done amid heavy security presence at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benin, the state capital. The exercise was supervised by Timidi Wariowei, head of voter education and publicity […]
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