Queen Elizabeth buried next to her husband Philip
The Queen has been laid to rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, alongside her husband Prince Philip. Also buried there are her father, King George VI; her mother,…
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Bayelsa, Nestle sponsor 22 students to World basketball championships
The Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) in partnership with Bayelsa State and Nestle PLC will sponsor 22 students to represent Nigeria at the 2022 Serbia World Basketball Championships. President of…
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Jaiz Bank appoints Sirajo Salisu, new MD
Jaiz Bank has appointed Dr Sirajo Salisu as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, the Company Secretary, Mohammed Shehu, said in a statement in Lagos on Monday. Shehu, in the statement…
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NNPC assures, says no petrol scarcity in Dec
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) says the country will not experience petrol scarcity in December and beyond, as it has made adequate arrangement for supply.Chief Financial Officer of NNPC…
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Naira down .06%, exchanges at 436.50 to dollar
The Naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N436.50. The figure represents a depreciation of 0.06 per cent compared with N436.25 to…
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Farmers count losses as flood ravages farmlands in N’ East
Some farmers in the North-East have called for urgent intervention to avert hunger as flood ravages over 150,000 hectres of farmlands. The farmers who expressed concern over large scale destruction…
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Lagos to prosecute owners of trailers impounded for illegal parking
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Monday impounded 40 illegally parked trucks, tankers and trailers under flyovers in the Costain/Iganmu axis. The exercise came following the expiration of…
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Teacher bags 7-year jail term for sexual assault of 16-yr-old student
An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Monday, sentenced a 31-year-old teacher, Idowu Daniel, to seven years imprisonment for sexually assaulting his 16-year-old student within a school premises. The convict was…
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Dangote Sugar commits to CSR schemes in Adamawa, Nasarawa
The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has scaled up its social intervention programs around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa States where its Backward Integration projects are located. The Group…
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CAF Club: Plateau United advance, Remo Stars crash out
Plateau United Football Club of Jos beat AS Stade Mandji of Gabon 1-0 in Abuja on Sunday in the second leg match of their first preliminary round fixture in the…
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