14 school children drown in boat mishap
…….in India A total of 14 people, including 12 children and two teachers died after a boat capsized in Harni Lake in Gujarat’s Vadodara. The boat was ferrying 27 students of…
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Nigerian entrepreneurs in Lahore for Pak Expo 2024
Nigerian businessmen and women arrived in the Republic of Pakistan on Thursday to participate in the 3rd Engineering and Healthcare Show 2024 scheduled to be held in Punjab, Lahore. No…
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Reps committee asks ministry to refund N75bn COVID-19 funds
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has said that the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment should refund N75 billion COVID-19 intervention fund to government coffers. The resolution…
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EFCC again files 20 amended charge against ex-CBN Gov Emefiele
The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday filed an amended 20-count charge against the suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in an FCT High…
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Minister: Steel, back bone for modern industrial devt
The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Uba Maigari, has stressed the importance of steel as the back bone in modern infrastructure and industrial development in Nigeria.…
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NCC grants Globacom 21 days extension over Interconnectivity
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the phased disconnection of Globacom from MTN network for a period of 21 days. In a statement NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr…
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EFCC should reform ‘Yahoo Boys’ to IT specialists, says– Cyber-Security expert
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should devise methods of re-orientating arrested educated online fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys) to become information technology specialists, a cyber-security specialist, Mr Chidiebere Ihediwa…
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Plateau women group gets grants to start cooperative societies
Global Peace Foundation, an NGO, has trained 100 women in Plateau on financial literacy, and gifted them a take-off grant of N500, 000 to start cooperative societies and establish businesses.…
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Abia records cases of measles, moves against spread
Abia State says it has recorded three suspected cases of Measles in Arochukwu and Umunneochi Local Government Areas. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, who disclosed this while briefing…
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FG inaugurates FCSC steering committee on NG-CARES
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Federal Cares Steering Committee (FCSC) on the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen.…
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