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200 youths to participate in 10th edition of Power Forward initiative

More than 200,000 youths in Abuja have participated in the initiative since in launched in 2013. On Thursday, June 15, 2023, ExxonMobil, NBA Africa and PanAfricare tipped off the 10th season of the Power Forward youth development program, which teaches health literacy and life skills to secondary school students in Abuja using basketball. The 10th…

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Subsidy: Shettima-led NEC considers ₦702.9bn allowance request for workers

The committee is composed of Governor of Kebbi State as Chairman, Governor of Anambra representing the South East geopolitical zone and the Governor of Benue, representing the North Central. The National Economic Council (NEC) says it has received a proposal from stakeholders for a consequential adjustment estimated at ₦702.9 billion to cushion the effect of…

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Lagos tribunal disqualifies Rhodes-Vivour’s witness against Sanwo-Olu

They said the witness was not one of the witnesses in the list that accompanied the petition. The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday, disqualified a witness, Erastus Ofoma, subpoenaed by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP) from testifying against Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. The Chairman of…

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Naira exchanges ₦702.19 at investors, exporters window

The Naira sold for as low as 461 to the dollar within the day’s trading. Naira on Thursday lost against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging ₦702.19 to the dollar. The local currency depreciated by 5.75 per cent when compared with ₦664.04 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Wednesday. The…

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Wren Regent Properties CEO, Amara Musa, expands horizons, diversifies into home fragrance industry with Nakama

#FeatureByNakama Amara Musa is the CEO and Founder of Wren Regent Properties, a leading real estate consultancy in Nigeria that provides luxury and high-end homes in Lagos. Amara took the real estate world by storm and positioned herself as one of the most enigmatic real estate consultants in Nigeria, and has become a household name…

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Ikpeazu’s claim of leaving ₦24bn in Abia false – Otti’s aide

He said that the failure of Ikpeazu to pay April and May salaries before leaving office was another indication that there was no money in the state government’s coffers. Mike Akpara, the Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia on Finance, has described the claim by former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of leaving ₦24 billion in…

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Private varsity VCs, registrars sings Tinubu’s praise over Student Loan Act

Prof. Babalola said that the general assembly of vice-chancellors and registrars of private universities sought to maintain highest standards of quality education in Nigeria. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities in Nigeria (CVCRPUN) has commended the signing into law of the Student Loan Bill by President Bola Tinubu. Its Chairman, Prof. Kabiru…

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Arewa youths laud Tinubu’s suspension of EFCC chairman

Shettima urged Tinubu to also investigate all principal collaborators in Bawa’s alleged atrocities. The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s indefinite suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Tinubu on Wednesday, approved the indefinite suspension of Bawa…

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Global Fund approves $1 billion for Nigeria’s fight against TB, malaria

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS is an international financing organisation that aims to attract, leverage and invest additional resources to end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved $1 billion to fight against the Tuberculosis (TB), malaria and HIV in Nigeria in the…

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Dabiri-Erewa’s Twitter account hacked again, NiDCOM alerts Nigerians

NiDCOM urged members of the public to ignore any message from the twitter handle @Abike Dabiri-Erewa until further notice. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has said that the official Twitter account of Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, its Chairman, has been hacked again. A statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit,…

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