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Year: 2023

China, Nigeria can leverage fashion show to boost textile industry, GDP

Fengtao reiterated Sinomo Nigeria’s sustained principles of cooperation with local enterprises to contribute to the growth and development of the country. Li Xuda, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy has urged China and Nigeria to exploit the untapped potential of fashion shows to boost the textile industry and increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Li,…

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APC Chieftain calls for Tinubu’s urgent intervention in drug price hike

The APC Chieftain said the efforts of President Tinubu in revamping the economy would soon begin to yield positive results. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to urgently intervene in the hike in prices of essential drugs in the country. Oyintiloye, who made…

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Africa creates situations making human trafficking attractive –Author

Sokefun, also a lawyer and industrialist, said:” Trafficking of the African male child has received far less attention, despite the simple fact that it exists. An American-Nigerian author and novelist, Gbenga Sokefun, says African leaders have through bad governance, created a continent that makes human trafficking attractive. Sokefun, the author of the fiction, “Adigun”, published…

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RMD, Samuel Otigba, Gbemi Olateru spotted at The Macallan Lounge opening

#FeatureByTheMacallanKaly The city of Lagos came to a halt as celebrities and socialites convened at the launch of renowned whisky brand, The Macallan Lounge at Kaly Restaurant. The lounge which drew affluent Lagosians and whisky enthusiasts in a glamourous soiree, was unveiled by some of the country’s most celebrated stars and, including Richard Mofe-Damijo, Sunkanmi…

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Suspected bandits kill 4 farmers, abduct 8 others in Katsina State

One of the farmers who managed to escape received gunshot wounds, said police. Suspected bandits killed four farmers and abducted eight others from Nahuta village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Sunday in Katsina. He said the farmers were…

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Beneficiary institutions to get ₦198bn from 2023 TETFund intervention lines

The TETFund boss also announced that ₦12 billion had been allocated for the completion of distressed projects. Beneficiary institutions in Nigerian higher education are to benefit from the 2023 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention of ₦198 billion, representing 62 per cent of the approved ₦320 billion by the government. The TETFund Acting Director of…

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Natural Hair: 5 ways to take care of your hair during harmattan

How do you get harmattan out of your hair? It isn’t only your body that feels the effect of the harmattan season, your hair does too. Your hair can feel very dry and brittle. It doesn’t look as good and as healthy. Here are some hair care tips for the season: 1. Moisturise and seal…

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Merry time for Lagos workers as Sanwo-Olu approves wage award, Dec bonus

Sanwo-Olu approved the payment of 50% basic salary as an end-of-the-year bonus for Lagos State workers. Workers in the Lagos State public service might be in for a merry December as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the payment of ₦35,000 wage award and year bonus. The decision was contained in a circular signed by the…

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Fubara nearly resigned before rift with Wike festered – Niger Delta leader

Fubara and Wike have been at each other’s throats over the political control of Rivers State. As the political crisis in Rivers State continues to fester, a Niger Delta leader, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, has revealed that Governor Siminalye Fubara offered to resign his position before the degeneration of the crisis to the current level. Sara-Igbe,…

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El-Rufai bags historical chieftaincy title from Awujale of Ijebuland

The former Kaduna State Governor became the first Nigerian outside the South-West region to receive a chieftaincy title from the Awujale of Ijebuland. History was made in Ogun State on Saturday, December 16, 2023, as a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, bagged a chieftaincy title from Awujale of Ijebuland, HRM Oba Sikiru Adetona. El-Rufai,…

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