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MTN Offers Scholarship To 360 Undergraduates in 11 States
MTN Foundation, a subsidiary of the mobile telecommunications giant, MTN Group Limited, has offered scholarships to 360 undergraduates in the 11 states of the South-South and South-East geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The Director of the Foundation, Mr Dennis Okoro, announced the scholarships at an award ceremony organised by the foundation for incoming scholars for the…
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CBN Imposes Fines on Commercial Banks Flouting Restriction on Cryptocurrency Transactions (See Names of Sanctioned Banks)
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed huge fines on some commercial banks which failed to effect the restriction on cryptocurrency transactions. In February 2021, the CBN directed deposit money banks (DMBs), non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), and other financial institutions (OFIs) to identify persons or entities involved in cryptocurrency transactions within their systems and…
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Kaduna Train Attack: BoA Director Regains Freedom
The Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, BoA, Alwan Ali-Hassan, on Wednesday regained his free almost a week after his abduction by bandits terrorists who attacked Kaduna-Abuja bound train. The attack left eight passengers dead while several others were taken away by the terrorists, among them, Ali-Hassan, and was immediately declared missing by his…
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RAMADAN AS A MONTH OF BLESSING TO MUSLIMS By Ishowo Malik Ayomide
RAMADAN AS A MONTH OF BLESSING TO MUSLIMS. It’s not longer news that Ramadan will be commencing on the 2nd of April 2022, and if not that day, it might commence on the 3rd of April 2022, that’s, if the sky is too cloudy to sight the moon. However, the Holy Month appears to be…
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Strike: Nigerian Students Lament Over Impasse Between ASUU, FG
Several students of Nigerian Universities are lamenting over the grievances caused by the impasse between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria. The two parties, ASUU and the Government are currently on their own terms of actions, the former, ASUU are currently on eight weeks strike , which…
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98,000 Nigerians To Get Between N50,000-N300,000 as Interest-free Loan, FG
The Federal Government says it has concluded plans to give interest-free loan to 98,000 beneficiaries of its Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, GEEP, 2.0 nationwide. Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development disclosed this in a statement by Nneka Anibeze, her Special Assistant on Media in Abuja on Wednesday. Mrs…
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Soludo Appoints 15-Man Commission To Appease IPOB (See Names)
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo has appointed a 15- member Truth, Justice and Peace Commission to stop the activities of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB). The committee is headed by human rights activist, Prof Chidi Odinkalu with Amb. Bianca Ojukwu as Secretary. A statement on Wednesday by Secretary to the Anambra State…
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COVID-19: FG Lifts Crowd Restriction at Wedding, Schools, Other Public Places (Read Full Reviews)
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has given update on the country’s response to the pandemic in view of the declining number of cases. The PSC made this known in a statement dated April 2, the committee explained that the decision followed the reduced risk of importation of new variants, as well as the…
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Just In: NURTW Sacks MC Oluomo, Announces Replacement
The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has sacked the embattled chairman of the union in Lagos State, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo. The National Administrative Council of the union made this known in a statement titled ‘Dissolution of Lagos State Administrative Council’, jointly signed by its national president, Alhaji Tajudeen…
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Nigerians Drag Pastor Adeboye’s Son, Leke For Calling RCCG Pastors ‘Goat’
Some displeased Nigerians on micro-blogging platform, Twitter have called out Leke Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, for calling some RCCG Pastors who preached after his father had delivered a monthly sermon ‘Goat’ . Leke is the Senior Personal Assistant to his Dad. The…
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