Author: News Agency Report
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CBN Patners Fintech, as electronic Naira Begins in October
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced the formal engagement of the global Fintech Company, Bitt Inc., as the Technical Partner for its digital currency, eNaira, which is billed for unveiling October 1, this year. Osita Nwanisobi, Director, Corporate Communications of the Bank, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos, but…
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2021 UTME: Jamb, Head of Institutions, Others Meet Today
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions in Nigeria will be meeting today, Tuesday, to brainstorm on the 2021 admissions exercise. The salient meeting will decide the fate of 1.4 million candidates who wrote the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide and in three foreign countries. The admission policy…
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Palestinian President Meets Top Israeli Government Official
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with a high-ranking Israeli Government representative for the first time in years. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz met with Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday evening and discussed security policy, civilian and economic issues, Gantz’s office confirmed in an overnight statement. Gantz told Abbas that Israel was seeking to take…
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Why Armed Bandits Are Yet To Be Labeled as Terrorists, Presidency Opens up
The Presidency has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to designate armed bandits terrorising some part of the country as terrorists like it did the Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In an interview with BBC Pidgin Saturday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that…
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Interesting Facts About ₦287 billion NNPC Profits
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has made the country proud in the week with the release of its 2020 audited report and the posting of ₦287 billion profit after tax in the 2020 financial year. This achievement was the first of its kind since its 44 years existence. The group managing director, Mele Kyari,…
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Why we treat the rich, poor differently, Kano Hisbah Opens up
The Kano Hisbah Board has explained why it gives different treatment between the rich and the poor in its operations. Hisbah recently came under fire for turning blind eyes to wedding events involving the rich, especially the ‘revealing’ wedding dresses of the bride of Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari. The operatives of…
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Qatar 22: Super Eagles Coach Names 30-man Squad For Qualifying Games (Full List)
The Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up a total of 30 players for next month’s opening rounds of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying competition. Nigeria will host Liberia in Lagos on September 3 and visit Cape Verde in Mindelo on September 7. The Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation,…
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Juventus Manager, Allegri Confirms Ronaldo Departure
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that classical football star, Christiano Ronaldo will leave the Turin club. “Cristiano Ronaldo told me yesterday that he wants to LEAVE Juventus immediately. It’s true and confirmed. This is why he wasn’t training today and he’s not available for tomorrow match vs Empoli” “Cristiano Ronaldo is a champion, he’s…
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HiFL: Updates On Quarter Final Games Across Nigeria
Quarter-final games in the ongoing Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL) kicked off to an interesting start with games across four centres in the country. In Lagos, the UNILAG Marines played a goalless draw with the AAUA Luminaries from Akungba. The game which was played at the Lagos State University Sports Complex lived up to its…
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Polytechnic Management Withdraws 193 Students Over Poor Academic Performance
The management of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has withdrawn 193 students of the institution over poor academic performance in the 2019/2020 academic session. This was said in a statement by Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Uredo Omale, on Thursday. Mrs Omale stated the affected students were from four departments: Business Administration, Mathematics and…