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I have nothing against Tinubu’s presidential ambition — Shina Peller

The lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/ Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency of Oyo State, Mr Shina Peller, says he has nothing against the presidential ambition of the All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, contrary reports in some quarters. He made the clarification in a statement on Sunday while reacting to news reports quoting him as saying that Tinubu should […]

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Stop Issuing Strike Threats, Minister Cautions Aviation Workers

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has warned aviation unions to stop issuing threats and carrying out strike actions over welfare issue. Speaking during the third national delegate conference of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN), held in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Sirika said the effect of any strike would be felt by all […]

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Celebrities Shined Bright in Green & White for La Mode Magazine’s “Green October” Event

The 2021 Green October charity and entertainment event, presented by reality TV stars Ozo and Cynthia Nwadiora (Cee-C), was in full swing at the Oriental Hotel Lagos. The Green October Event is a charity award, fashion show, and entertainment event held every October. Every year, the Green October Event is tagged with a different subject to raise awareness for […]

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Sisi Yemmie’s Yummy Recipe for Fisherman Soup

Sisi Yemmie has dropped a new recipe tutorial on how to cook Nigerian Fisherman Soup. This soup is laden with crabs, king prawns, gigantic snails, periwinkles, ngolo (whelks), and barracuda fish; if you like seafood, this is the soup for you. She says, “this soup is filled with lots of nutritious ingredients and it is a […]

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Brain drain leaves future of Nigeria at risk but Singapore’s strategy offers way out

According to Paul, who is also an award-winning author, Africa is blessed with the right people but if they leave, it will be very difficult to build the future. Even when African countries are able to somehow recoup the fees spent on education abroad, Paul said their absence will be draining the home country of […]

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NNPC completes incorporation as limited liability company – CAC

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Wednesday said it had completed the incorporation of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in accordance with provisions of the provisions of Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on August 16. According to CAC’s register general Garba Abubakar, the registration was completed […]

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Barcelona misery worsens as LaLiga cap club spending at €97m

This is not the best time in the history of Barcelona football club, one of the most profitable clubs in the past. The outbreak of Coronavirus in 2020, has affected the club’s finances. LaLiga on Wednesday reduced Barcelona’s salary spending to €97 million because of its financial struggles, making it seven times smaller than that of rival […]

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Nigeria’s two unfinished gas projects cost N64.96bn loss in 2020

Two major gas projects, Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas (OK LNG) project and West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), capable of making gas a critical catalyst in Nigeria’s economy are currently rioting away with a loss of about N64.96 billion in 2020 despite processing zero gas. With no final investment decision, the OK LNG project (construction designed […]

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Investors set tough climate blueprint for big oil companies

A coalition of investors representing $10.4 trillion in assets under management has given the oil and gas industry a net-zero standard laying out the minimum expectation for its transition plans. Led by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGC) and informed by the Transition Pathway Initiative, over 20 global investors engaged with leading oil […]

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No going back on one million man protest at UN – Yoruba Nation, IPOB, others insist

NINAS is the umbrella body of leading regional self-determination groups in the South and Middle Belt of Nigeria The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has insisted on going ahead with the one million-man march in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States. NINAS is the umbrella body of leading […]

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Court Orders FG, Striking Doctors to Sheath Swords

Fixes September 15 for hearing of FG’s suit, as govt welcomes rulingJustice John Tergema of the Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, has ordered the federal government and Nigerian doctors to sheath their swords in the current battle over the legality or otherwise of the over three weeks industrial action that has […]

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Weighing the costs of hygiene poverty in Nigeria (I)

Before the novel COVID-19 pandemic struck, there were already deep flaws in global trends, which have led to several unresolved issues, now exacerbated by the global shock as we know it. Rising temperatures and increasing pressures on the earth were signs of changing climatic conditions due to human interferences on the earth; biodiversity loss, air […]

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Nigeria-based anti-counterfeiting startup, Chekkit raises $500k pre-seed funding

Nigeria-based anti-counterfeiting startup, Chekkit Technologies, has announced a $500,000 pre-seed round as it looks to expand its team and technological infrastructure.  As contained in its statement, it aims to “save more lives and further secure the FMCG — fast-moving consumer goods — and pharmaceutical industries.” Pan African VC, Launch Africa, Japan Strategic Capital, Blockchain Founders Fund and two syndicate groups […]

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Nigeria’s response to present challenges would determine its future- Gbajabiamila

… House to resolve overlapping mandates among agencies Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that Nigeria’s response to the present security challenge bedevilling it could determine the country’s future. The Speaker said the House took some far-reaching security measures in its commitment to support the executive in addressing the security challenges […]