The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted Diamond Bank Plc, approval to operate as a national bank following its application for it. The bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Uzoma Dozie, said this in a statement signed by the bank’s Head of media, Ezechinyere Anyanwu on Friday in Abuja. According to Dozie, the move was […]
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Vice President Yemi on Thursday in Abuja said the Federal Government would increase the number of people on anti-retroviral treatment as part of commitment to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030. Osinbajo said this while delivering speech at the commemoration of event in Abuja as part of activities to mark the 2018 World AIDS Day […]
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The reconciliation committee set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC), headed by immediate past Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, had been advised not to waste its time persuading Senator Magnus Abe to return to the mainstream of the party in Rivers State as he has gone too far in his […]
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The World Bank has said Nigeria will take over India as the world capital for deaths of children under the age of five by 2021. In its bi-annual economic update on Nigeria, the Bretton Woods institution, said Nigeria records the highest number of child malaria deaths anywhere in the world. The bank added that Nigeria […]
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Facebook says it has partnered Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and Junior Achievement Nigeria to launch an Online Safety Programme for students in Nigerian secondary schools across the country. Facebook’s Policy Programmes Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sherry Dzinoreva said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, that the schools were in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ibadan and Kaduna. In […]
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The Senate on Wednesday finally confirmed the appointment of Olanipekun Olukoyede as Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The confirmation followed a report submitted by Chukwuka Utazi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti Corruption and Financial Crimes, which recommended the confirmation of Mr Olukoyede’s appointment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that […]
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South Africa will be making a debut at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup after securing one of the tournament’s tickets at the ongoing 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON). Banyana Banyana defeated Mali 2-0 at Cape Coast in the second semi-final game of 2018 AWCON in Ghana to set up a mouth-watering clash with […]
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Nigeria’s foreign reserve is on the rise again. This is coming after the nation lost a record $2.1 billion in 30 days, Statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria, showed that Nigeria’s reserve surged by over $230 million between November 23 and 26, 2018. As at Monday, November 26, the reserves stood at $41,829,552,421 — […]
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has said there are strong indications that three out of the 40 planned modular refineries would come on stream by end of 2019. Mr Kachikwu disclosed this at the three-day Biennial International Conference for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) organised by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an enhanced salary structure for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and given assurance that his administration will continue paying attention to the welfare and operational needs of the force. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday, said the president confirmed the […]
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