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Payroll Relief, Tax Aid, and More: Eazipay to Empower and Support 150,000...

Eazipay, a fast-rising technology company, is proud to announce the launch of a remarkable initiative to empower small to medium-sized businesses and their employees. With a goal to reach nearly...

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Abiodun mourns ex-Ogun Commissioner, Yemi Adefulu

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has mourned the demise of the former two-time Commissioner in the state and incumbent Chairman, Governing Council of Tai Solarin College of Education, now...

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1,000 APC defectors received by Kano NNPP – Deputy gov

The ruling New Nigeria People’s Party in Kano State at the weekend received 1,000 defectors from the All Progressives Congress. This is according to the spokesperson for the Deputy Governor of Kano...

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FG rolls out 2,700 CNG buses, tricycles May 18

The Presidency has said it is set to launch about 2,700 Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses and tricycles before May 29 when President Bola Tinubu turns one year in office. It said the federal...

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Outrage over discrimination against Nigerians at Abuja Chinese supermarket

The management of an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket has come under fire for denying Nigerians entry into the facility. Our correspondent reports that entry into the supermarket, without any name...

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N’Central demands APC chairmanship, ward faction suspends Ganduje

A faction of the All Progressives Congress in the Ganduje Ward of the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State on Sunday suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. This came...

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Crowdfunding: Nigerians raise money for lady who embraced prostitution to...

Nigerians have united to raise funds for a 26-year-old woman who turned to prostitution out of desperation to cover the cost of her goitre surgery. The lady, whose name could not be ascertained,...

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Kenyan police arrest Binance executive who escaped from Nigeria

The Kenya Police Service has arrested fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, as the International Criminal Police Organisation moves to extradite him to Nigeria within the week. Government...

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Five children suffocate to death in Niger abandoned car

Three children of the same parents and two others, ages ranging from 5 to 10 years, died in an abandoned Honda Civic car with Registration No. GO 778 ABC in Niger State following suffocation after they...

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Protesting Zamfara community barricades Govt House, faults troops withdrawal

There was tension in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on Sunday, as residents of Bini village in the Maru Local Government Area blocked the state  Government House. The villagers said they were...

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Kwara shuts abattoir to probe poisonous meat allegation

The Kwara State government, on Sunday, ordered the temporary shutdown of the abattoir at Mandate Market in Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government Area following the alleged sale of poisonous cow meat in...

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Obi shares vision for Nigeria with diaspora gatherings

The Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, says Nigeria can change its narrative of woes if the right people are recruited into governance at all levels. He added that the change would...

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Gunmen kill one, injure two Ogun chiefs

Some gunmen reportedly killed one person and injured two local chiefs in a Thursday afternoon attack on the Oluke community in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. This is just as the...

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New wage: NLC proposes sanctions for defaulting govs

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday gave a strong indication that it would press for the inclusion of a clause which would prescribe sanctions for governors and local government administrators who...

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How to boost your bank account, mobile wallet security

Cybercriminals are constantly devising new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and steal sensitive information. DANIEL ADAJI outlines ways to safeguard your bank account and mobile wallet. In today’s...

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Motorists, residents stranded as flood overruns Lagos, Ogun roadways

Residents and motorists in several parts of Lagos and Ogun states were on Sunday left stranded due to the hours of intense rain, with major roads overrun by floods. Our correspondents who visited...

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Marketers eye N700/litre diesel after Dangote price cut

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria says it is expecting that the Dangote refinery will reduce the price of its diesel further to say about N700 per litre. The National Vice...

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Proprietor bags 10 years jail term for fraud

The proprietor of the Uyo Cybercrime Training Centre, also known as Hustle Kingdom, Ikemesit Edet, has been sentenced to ten years in jail for fraud. The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial...

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A’Ibom communities worry over cultists, kidnappers’ activities

Palpable fears have gripped communities in Mkpat Enin Local Area of Akwa Ibom State following the activities of cultists and kidnappers in the area. It was gathered that about 13 communities, including...

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Recapitalisation: ICAN urges CBN to exclude retained earnings

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to reconsider its exclusion of retained earnings as part of the capital base of banks. This was disclosed in...

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Gunmen invade Ogun event centre, kill Babcock lecturer, abduct two

About eight gunmen dressed in black were said to have invaded Ajadeh Event Centre in Iperu Remo along Sagamu road, killing a lecturer from Babcock University Ilisan Remo, Yinka Olowojobi while two...

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How I slumped, underwent two surgeries in Nigeria – Zack Orji

Veteran Nollywood actor Zack Orji has opened up about a harrowing experience that left him undergoing two brain surgeries in Nigeria. In an interview on Channels TV on Sunday, Orji recounted the events...

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Do you know her? Nigerian crowdfunders search for lady who embraced...

Nigerians are searching for the 26-year-old lady featured in a viral video where she disclosed turning to prostitution to fund her goitre surgery. The lady, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was...

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Rainstorm plunges 40 Ogun communities into darkness

A raging rainstorm on Sunday wreaked havoc at Sango-Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, plunging over 40 communities into darkness. The storm pulled down electric poles and...

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14 die in Kogi auto crash

Fourteen people have lost their lives while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injury in an accident at Aloma community in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The accident which occurred on...

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Army uncovers ISWAP bread factory in Borno

Troops of Operation Lake Sanity III, under Operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly discovery an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist bread production factory hidden within their den in...

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Abuja Chinese supermarket shuts doors after PUNCH report

The Abuja-based Chinese supermarket criticised for refusing to allow Nigerians to shop in its facility is currently closed, PUNCH Online reports. Our correspondent who arrived at the premises on Monday...

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Lagos schools resume today

Both public and private primary and secondary schools in Lagos have resumed for the 2023/2024 Third Term Academic Session, today, April 22, 2024. The schools vacated for the 2023/2024 said Second Term...

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JUST IN: Abdulsalami, Jonathan, others attend state police dialogue

Former Nigeria’s military Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan and retired Catholic Archbishop, John Onaiyekan are some of the eminent personalities...

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BREAKING: Tinubu unveils African Counter-Terrorism summit

President Bola Tinubu unveiled the African Counter-Terrorism Summit at the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Monday. The event which is currently ongoing and organised by Nigeria,...

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