Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has spoken to journalists on his accomplishments in his first two years in office. The governor addressed issues bothering on infrastructure, economy, political parties and future plans. You marked your second year in office on May 29. How far will you say you have gone regarding the mandate given […]
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The MasterCard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery of the continent. The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative will acquire vaccines […]
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Commonwealth member countries are supporting a call to “reset and rebuild” equitable, resilient ocean economies in the wake of the devastating impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On World Ocean Day, a panel of high-level representatives from across the Commonwealth focused on the widespread challenges facing many ocean-driven economies, particularly small states that rely heavily […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, the German Development Finance Institution, have entered into a partnership aimed at supporting small and medium scale businesses (SMEs) in Nigeria. To this end, both institutions have signed a USD 50m Term Facility Agreement. The facility with a tenor […]
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Poised to take full advantage of emerging opportunities in local content administration, key stakeholders and policy leaders in Africa’s Oil and Gas, and other related sectors, yesterday met in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, and have unanimously advocated for a new local content strategy for Africa with a focus on adequate regulatory framework, funding, human capacity development […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, offered security tips to Major-General Faruk Yahaya, the newly appointed chief of army staff. Recall that major-general Yahaya, was recently named the new army chief, following the death of Ibrahim Attahiru who had spent four months in office. Yahaya, who met with the president formally on Monday, was in the company of […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria says it may consider capital punishment for railway track vandals in the country. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said this during a Town Hall Meeting on ”Protecting Public Infrastructure ” on Monday in Abuja. According to Amaechi, rail track vandalism is a capital offense and its consequences should be […]
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The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has confirmed the last words of its General overseer, Temitope Balogun Joshua, AKA T.B Joshua. According to reports the renowned gospel preacher died at the age of 57. Confirming the death on his Facebook page, T.B Joshua’s Ministries said he died on Saturday, 5th June 2021. The Church […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has indefinitely suspended, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has written the senate to confirm the appointment of the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read during Tuesday’s plenary resumption. The President, in the letter, said Yahaya’s appointment was in compliance with […]
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