At least 16 people were reportedly killed in clashes with suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Congo, an official said on Tuesday. Interim Town Mayor Bakwanamaha Modeste said the clashes, which began on Monday night in the town of Beni, left 13 civilians, two military personnel and a rebel dead. “We regret the […]
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Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has emerged president of the 74th UN general assembly. Muhammad-Bande, sole candidate for the position, emerged through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday. He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after Joseph Garba, a retired military […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Monday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Sunday, in Abuja, predicted morning thunderstorms and partly cloudy conditions over the Central States with day and night temperatures of 24 to 37 and 17 to […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Friday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook, on Thursday in Abuja, predicted cloudy morning over the central states with thunderstorms over Abuja, Kaduna, Yola, Jos, Bida and Minna axis. It also predicted thunderstorms over […]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has concluded plans to commence verification for Nigerians that invested monies in Dantata Success and Profitable Company, Kano. Mrs Efe Ebelo, SEC’s Head of Media, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Ebelo said the exercise was part of SEC’s measures to refund the investors their monies. […]
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My fellow Lagosians. With a heart full of gratitude, I address you today for the last time as your governor. It has been an honour and a privilege of a lifetime to serve you for the last four years. It has been a remarkable journey which has had a lasting impact on my life and […]
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The Super Falcons of Nigeria stepped up their preparation for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France by coming from a goal down to beat Hungarian women’s first division club, Haladas Viktoria 5-1. Asisat Oshoala scored a brace, while Chinwendo Ihezuo, Francisca Ordega, and Ogonna Chukwudi added to the scoreline to secure a comfortable […]
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The Federal Government has adopted strategies to generate 20 million jobs in the agriculture, construction, transport and the services sectors in its second term, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has said. Enelamah, Enelamah made the statement in Abuja on Monday during a meeting with stakeholders on strategies for job creation by the […]
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As the country marks the 2019 Children’s Day, leading Nigerian Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has launched a nationwide initiative, tagged #BeatTheDistance, to improve educational outcomes for children in rural communities by easing the difficulties they face with mobility to school and back. Through the initiative, the Bank is providing students in remote parts […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2019 appropriation bill of N8.91 trillion into law. The national assembly had passed the budget into law after increasing the budget size from its initial N8.83 trillion. Buhari signed the budget on Monday, less than 48 hours to his inauguration for a second term as president. The budget is […]
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