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19 Kano farmers receive NDE’s ₦1.9m agribusiness soft loan

The NDE explained that the exercise would go a long way in reducing the number of unemployed youths in the country. The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has disbursed N1.9 million soft loan to 19 beneficiaries of its 2023 Sustainable Development and Empowerment (SADE) Schemes in Kano State. Disbursing the fund on Wednesday in Kano,…

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Babatunde Apalowo’s ‘All the Colours…’ continues global winning streak

The filmmaker is taking Nollywood across the world and picking up awards along the way. Babatunde Apalowo’s debut film, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White, is on a roll. Since picking up the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) earlier this year,…

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NSCDC intercepts 2 trucks of used railway tracks in Kwara, arrest 6 suspects

The NSCDC boss promised to ensure that Kwara remained safe, peaceful and well-protected. Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have intercepted two trucks of used railway tracks at Olooru area of Kwara and arrested six suspects. Kwara Commandant of the NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, told newsmen in Ilorin on Wednesday that the…

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Security agencies in Ebonyi show capability as IPOB faction orders sit-at-home

She added that the police had launched a manhunt to bring hoodlums who disrupted economic activities in Ebonyi on Tuesday to book. Police in Ebonyi held a show of force on Wednesday in collaboration with the military, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Department of State Services (DSS). The News Agency…

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Tinubu assures investors of conducive environment

He said that the project would have a 300,000 tonnes capacity of LPG per annum as well as meet 25 per cent of local demand of the gas. President Bola Tinubu has assured genuine local and foreign investors of his administration’s commitment to providing conducive environment. Julius Rone, Group Managing Director of UTM FLNG Ltd,…

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2 security men, driver docked for alleged theft of bank’s counting machine

The Magistrate, Mrs M.O. Tanimola, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of ₦100,000 each, with two sureties in like sum. Two security men and a driver on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, on charges of conspiracy and stealing of property. The security men – Shina Benjamin, 45, and Felix…

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Ban on sit-at-home order still stands, Enugu govt insists

The six days sit-at-order by factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Enugu State Government has said that its earlier ban on Monday’s sit-at-home order still stands, calling on Enugu residents to disregard social media falsehood and images. Worried by the development and panic that erupted in the state on Wednesday, the…

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Skiibii shares grass to grace story from Ojuelegba to owning houses in Lekki

It’s one thing to buy one house, but he takes it up a notch by owning five. Let the poor breathe! Skiibii is sharing his grass-to-grace story from Ojuelegba to owning houses in Lekki. In a new interview with Adesope Olajide on the Afrobeats Podcast, the Nigerian artist talks about an array of topics, including…

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Hacker involved in stealing of $11m from Nigerian companies arrested

The cybercrime suspect was arrested following extensive cooperation between Group-IB and some international agencies. Authorities in the West African country of Ivory Coast have arrested a suspected senior member of a cybercrime syndicate, code-named OPERA1ER, that stole an estimated sum of $11 million from companies in Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, Cameroon, 11 other African…

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5 subtle signs that show your partner is pretending to love you

While nobody wants to entertain the possibility, knowing if your partner may be pretending to love you is important. Love is a beautiful and complex emotion that can make our hearts skip a beat. But what if you start getting the feeling that this person’s love is only pretense and feels more like an act…

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