The self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday disclosed that while he was incarcerated, he was the sovereign state of Biafra but he rejected it because it had only the five Igbo States. Speaking further when Igbo civil society coalition visited him in Umuahia, Abia state, the IPOB leader said […]
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A statement from the ministry of finance revealed that a second tranche of Paris Club refund has been given to states by the federal government. In the breakdown given, it was said that the payments, which totalled N243,795,465,195.20 were made to the 36 states and the federal capital territory upon the approval of President Muhammadu […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government on Tuesday announced the award of a licence to Ondo State Government to mine its rich deposit of bitumen, said to be one of the largest in the world. The Minister of Mines and Steels Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who made this known at the First Ondo State Investment Forum held at the International […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday announced the establishment of a $1m venture capital to boost the Nigerian creative industry. The minister stated that the $1m venture capital would provide seed money for young and talented Nigerians to set up businesses in the industry. This was revealed at the opening […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the country’s inflation as measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) further dropped to 16.10 per cent in June from 16.25 per cent in May. The NBS made this known in its CPI June 2017 report released on Monday in Abuja. According to the bureau, this is the […]
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The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf has rejected the recent directive by the Minister of Health to go on three months suspension. Yusuf was on Friday ordered by the Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole to proceed on three months suspension to pave way for an investigation following […]
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A passenger on Emirates Airlines on Thursday slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The deceased, identified as Dada Isaac Olusola with passport number A04501199, was said to have slumped on arrival at the screening point where he was quickly attended to and given medication by airport clinical personnel. The passenger was […]
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Determined to rejuvenate and strengthen SMEs in the country while also bridging the logistics gap for SMEs, Red Star Express hosted small start-up owners at the SME 1000 workshop. Tagged ‘Breaking Boundaries, the event was intended to serve as a ground-breaking medium for Red Star Express to bridge the logistics gap faced by SMEs, give […]
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Following the withdrawal of support by its Mubadala Group, Etisalat Nigeria is changing its brand name to 9Mobile. The investor from the United Arab Emirates, pulled out of Nigeria’s fourth largest mobile operator, due to a N541 billion debt. On July 4, 2017, a new board, headed by Boye Olusanya, former deputy managing director of […]
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Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, has said that the visit of acting president Yemi Osinbajo’s visit to President Muhammadu Buhari is aimed at deceiving Nigerians and that only a video or some pictures would quell doubts over his health status. Osinbajo left the country on Tuesday night to meet with the president. Upon return, he said Buhari […]
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