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Day: May 3, 2024

Naira appreciates by 0.2% against dollar

Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and Exporter’s (I&E) window, the Naira traded between ₦1,435.00 and ₦1,300.40 against the dollar. The Naira closed the week on a positive note, trading at ₦1,400.40 against the dollar, according to data from the FMDQ Exchange. The Naira gained ₦2.27, representing a 0.16 per cent increase when compared to Thursday’s exchange…

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Makinde signs monumental deal with Shell for gas infrastructure in Oyo

According to him, it will help to boost the state’s internally generated revenue (IGR) and enhance job opportunities. Oyo State Government and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) have signed an agreement to develop a gas supply and distribution infrastructure that will deliver gas to industrial and commercial users in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria…

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Gov says security, govt officials turned banditry into business venture

Governor Radda complained about the factors militating against the government’s efforts to conquer banditry and other criminal activities. Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has alleged that some security operatives and government officials have turned banditry into a business venture by working in cahoot with the criminal elements. Radda said this while speaking on the security…

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Lagosians arrested for not using pedestrian bridge

They were prosecuted according to the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Protection Management Law. The Lagos State Government says a total of 3,114 people were arrested for flouting various environmental rules across the state in the last one year. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in Ikeja on Friday….

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Suspect ‘confesses’ he sold fresh human head, heart

The suspect says he only killed two people, including a friend he met through social media. The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a gang of 10 suspected ritualists, who specialise in killing people and selling their body parts to ritualists. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed their arrest on Friday,…

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Tinubu set to commission 3 critical gas infrastructure projects

The presidential spokesman said that the second project is the ANOH Gas Processing Plant (AGPC) – 300MMscf/d. President Bola Tinubu is set to inaugurate three critical gas infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) and partners. A statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja, said that this…

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Wonderkid from Kwara public school scores 95 in maths, 362 overall in UTME

The wunderkind said his ambition is to study Electrical Electronics at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. The just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has continued to throw up encouraging storylines as a public school student from Kwara State scored 95 in Mathematics. The wonderkid, Olukayode Olusola, is a student of Government Secondary School, Omu…

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Nigeria is first African country to acquire this device

The muon detector will help the country to have effective predictability of climate system. National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria becomes the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate change and atmospheric research. Prof. Babatunde Rabiu, Director, UN- African Regional Centre for Space Science and…

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Tiwa Savage releases ‘Lost Time’ off soundtrack album ‘Water & Garri’

Singer, songwriter, and actor Tiwa Savage released ‘Lost Time’, the first single from her upcoming debut feature film ‘Water & Garri’. The movie from Everything Savage and Unbound Studios and is set for release on May 10, 2024, on Prime Video with the full soundtrack also released on the same day through EMPIRE. ‘Lost Time’…

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Fireboy releases new exciting single ‘Everyday’

Award-winning Nigerian music sensation Fireboy has released a new Afrobeats single titled ‘Everyday’. Fireboy kicks off his 2024 with the delightful track ‘Everyday’ on which he shares his romantic adventures as he gears up for the release of his fourth album. The single released on May 2, 2024, marks Fireboy’s first release of the year…

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