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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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), on Tuesday, issued fresh guidelines for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number (NIN). NIMC spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, made this known in a statement titled, ‘NIMC Adopts Booking System For NIN Enrolment’. The statement partly read, “Mindful of the second wave of the COVID-19 which continues to severely affect […]
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A brave female Point of Sale (POS) operator disarmed two suspected armed robbers who attempted to steal her money on Monday, 28 December. The suspects, Andrew Adubu and Destiny Olu, were said to have stormed the POS shop, located at the entrance of the IDP Camp, in Uhogwa, Ovia north-east local government area of Edo […]
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The International Criminal Police Organisation, popularly known as Interpol, has traced a €500,000 COVID-19 fraud to Nigeria. The organisation made this known in a statement on its website titled, ‘Unmasked: International COVID-19 fraud exposed’. The alleged scheme was coordinated using compromised emails, advance-payment fraud, and money laundering. It stated that the fraud was uncovered by […]
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