Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have qualified for the quarter-final of the women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team defeated Canada 79-70 in its final group game at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Sunday. The victory earned D’Tigress their first-ever appearance in the quarter-final of the Olympics basketball tournament. Nigeria […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday morning addressed Nigerians on the #EndBadGovernance protest in a televised speech. Tinubu called for a suspension of the demonstrations, asking protesters to give room for dialogue. The president spoke at length about his achievements in office, defended his policies and reiterated that the decisions he took were necessary for the […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has activated National Emergency Operation Centre to coordinate responses and provide timely support to victims of floods and public health concerns. The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar disclosed this at a National Emergency Coordination Forum held on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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The Lagos state government, on Monday secured a court order restricting protesters to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and Peace Park, Ketu. Emmanuel Ogundare, the judge at the Lagos high court, granted the restriction order on Tuesday while ruling on an ex parte application filed by Lawal Pedro, the state’s attorney-general. While moving his application, Pedro argued […]
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President Bola Tinubu signed the N70,000 minimum wage bill into law on Monday. The bill was signed by the president in the council chamber of the State House, in the middle of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. The council suspended the meeting to allow the leadership of the national assembly, led by Senate President Godswill […]
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The Labour Party (LP) has said it is puerile for the Federal Government (FG) to link its supporters to a planned nationwide protest against hunger. Recall that Saturday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, had alleged that supporters of LP and Peter Obi, its candidate in the 2023 presidential election, are […]
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Guaranty Trust Holding Company plc (“GTCO PLC” or the “Issuer”) (NGX: GTCO) has announced the opening of its Offer for Subscription of 9,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each at N44.50 per Ordinary Share (the “Offer”) following the clearance of the Offer Prospectus and registration of the Offer Shares by the Securities and Exchange Commission, […]
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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has expressed concern over the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to raise the interest rate to nearly 30 per cent. Speaking at a summit hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja, the business mogul made […]
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The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has revealed that it is already in the process of paying Heritage Bank depositors. The managing director of NDIC, Bello Hassan, made the disclosure and gave the assurance during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Recall that on June 3, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the banking licence […]
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Hosts Ivory Coast came from a goal down to complete one of Africa Cup of Nations’ most memorable comebacks in a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in Abidjan. The victory means they have to been crowed champions of Africa for a third time. Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong headed the Super Eagles in front against the run […]
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