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Day: November 27, 2023

FG to procure customised screening machines for 5 Airports

Keyamo says the machines worth ₦3.28 billion would be installed in Lagos, Abuja, and three other airports. The Federal Government is to procure customised explosives and narcotic detection screening system with remote and dual view for five international airports in the country to reduce the stress encountered by passengers. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace…

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Tinubu retains Kyari as NNPC GCEO, appoints new board and management team

Their appointment, which is in compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, takes effect from Friday, December 1, 2023. President Bola Tinubu has retained Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The President also appointed Pius Akinyelure as the Non-Executive Board…

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Cameroon’s Sabrina takes on identity in ‘Sabrigang’

Sabrina comes off as an artist who understands how crucial identity is to cultivating star power. In many ways, music, both the craft and business sides of it, is about identity. It’s why the terrain is filled with made-up names, each meant to impress on you the way artists see themselves. A name like Lil…

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Gunmen kill two police officers in Imo

A yet-to-be identified man also died from stray bullet during the attack. Gunmen on Monday attacked and shot two policemen and a young man to death at Ahiara Junction in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the suspected killer squad instantly opened fire on the…

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Tinubu to present 2024 budget to National Assembly on Wednesday

According to Bagudu, the targeted revenue for 2024 is ₦18 trillion. President Bola Tinubu is set to present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Dr. Ali Barde Umoru, the Secretary of Research and Information at the National Assembly made this known on Monday, November 27,…

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Detty December: 5 concert safety tips that should be on your mind

A live musical concert is more fun than listening to music at home but, you need to take some safety precautions. Every December, young Nigerians go all out for what is called a ‘Detty December’ filled with fun and a good time with the IJGBs – the Nigerians who say ‘I just got back’ from…

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Access Holdings hosts launch event for Obi of Onitsha’s ‘A King’s passion: A 21st Century Patron of African Art

Featureby#AccessHoldings. A highlight of this week’s much anticipated Lagos art calendar was the launch of the 588-page book, A King’s Passion: A 21st Century Patron of African Art at the Access Bank headquarters in Lagos on Thursday, November 2nd. The publication, which was sponsored by Access Bank and the Ford Foundation, is a comprehensive exploration…

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Nollywood actor Amaechi Muonagor is battling kidney disease, stroke

He has had diabetes for years but the kidney disease has now worn him down. Nollywood veteran, Amaechi Muonagor, has been under hospital care for kidney disease, stroke and diabetes, according to his family. The actor’s cousin, Hon Tony Muonagor, posted a picture of him sitting next to the Amaechi who lay in a hospital…

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Jide Kene Achufusi is a busy man with 3 upcoming movies in December

From action to comedy the actor still has things in store for his lovers before the year wraps up. Award-winning Nigerian actor, Jide Kene Achufusi, is a busy man as 2023 winds down to an end. The actor is known for his thrilling roles in titles that include Living In Bondage: Breaking Free, Lockdown and…

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UBEC says Nigeria has 45 million children in primary schools

There was 29% reduction in the number of teachers in Nigeria’s primary school system following the COVID-19 pandemic. Nigeria has more than 45 million children in primary schools, Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Boboyyi said in Abuja on Monday. He told a one-day meeting between UBEC and the organised private sector…

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