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Nigeria thrown into darkness as power grid collapses: Since the privatisation of the power sector in November 2013, the grid has collapsed over 140 times.
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Nigeria thrown into darkness as power grid collapses
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JUST IN: CBN directs Nigerian banks to increase capital base: All banks are required to meet the minimum capital requirement within 24 months
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JUST IN: CBN directs Nigerian banks to increase capital base
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Nigerian playwright, theatre director, Wole Oguntokun, is dead: Wole Oguntokun died on Wednesday at 56.
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Nigerian playwright, theatre director, Wole Oguntokun, is dead
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Court grants bail to Nigerian senator accused of forgery: The counsel to the police, Reuben Egwaba, opposed the bail application for the senator.
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Court grants bail to Nigerian senator accused of forgery
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Microsoft Edge is slowly becoming the go-to browser for PC gamers: Microsoft Edge is getting a new feature where you can control how much RAM it uses for better ...
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Microsoft Edge is slowly becoming the go-to browser for PC gamers
Quick Glance: Microsoft's Reorganization After AI Leadership Change
  • Microsoft is reuniting the leadership of Windows and Surface after the head of its Windows and Web Experiences team stepped down and may leave the company.

  • The appointment of a former Google AI leader to head Microsoft's new AI division has implications on the company's management structure.

  • Mikhail Parakhin, who was also responsible for the development of Bing, Edge, and Copilot, is being overseen by a former Google employee now leading Microsoft's AI division.

  • The merging of Windows and Surface teams, along with the creation of a Microsoft AI group, demonstrates the company's ambition to establish itself in the growing AI market.
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Access Holdings annual profit surges as revenue touches record N2.6 trillion: The surge in top-line now makes Access Holdings Nigeria’s biggest public company by ...
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Access Holdings annual profit surges as revenue touches record N2 ...
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Budget Padding: Ningi demands reinstatement, insists suspension’s illegal: Mr Ningi has threatened to sue the Senate if his 12 March suspension is not reversed ...
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Budget Padding: Ningi demands reinstatement, insists suspension’s illegal
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Nigerian journalist abducted by military regains freedom after 14 days: Segun Olatunji, editor of FirstNews newspaper, was abducted from his home on 15 March.
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Nigerian journalist abducted by military regains freedom after 14 days
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Tinubu meets US-based, Nigerian investor, Adebayo Ogunlesi: Mr Ogunlesi’s BlackRock sits on the kind of liquidity that could help drive the funds needed for the ...
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Tinubu meets US-based, Nigerian investor, Adebayo Ogunlesi
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Lagos SWAN, WCFL sign deal for grassroots football development: During a brief ceremony attended by WCFL and Lagos SWAN management, the Chairperson, Lagos SWAN ...
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Lagos SWAN, WCFL sign deal for grassroots football development
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Nigerian journalist, Segun Olatunji, narrates ordeal in military detention: "At a point, one of the officers came and tightened the cuffs on my right hand ...
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Nigerian journalist, Segun Olatunji, narrates ordeal in military detention
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Nigerian military kills 212 terrorists, apprehends 252 others – Official: The troops also recovered 223 assorted weapons and 2,756 ammunition comprising three ...
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Nigerian military kills 212 terrorists, apprehends 252 others – Official
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A Nigerian woman reviewed some tomato puree online. Now she faces jail: A Nigerian woman who wrote an online review of a can of tomato puree is facing ...
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A Nigerian woman reviewed some tomato puree online. Now she faces jail
Quick Glance: Nigerian Woman Faces Jail Over Online Review of Tomato Puree
  • A Nigerian woman is facing imprisonment for writing an online review that allegedly damaged a company's reputation.

  • Chioma Okoli, a Lagos-based entrepreneur, was arrested for her Facebook post criticizing a local tomato puree brand, leading to potential severe penalties under Nigerian cybercrime laws.

  • The case has sparked controversy and protests, with the company pursuing legal action against Okoli despite public outcry and crowdfunding efforts to support her legal defense.

  • The founder of the company remains staunch in pursuing the lawsuit, emphasizing the importance of defending the company's reputation despite the ongoing legal battles and public backlash.
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Nigeria's naira rose to a five-week high against the dollar in intraday trading on Wednesday, a day after the central bank hiked interest rates to tame ... Show more
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Late Olubadan exalted Yoruba traditional heritage – Obasanjo: In his terse condolence message in the register, Mr Obasanjo wrote, "The late Olubadan carried ...
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Late Olubadan exalted Yoruba traditional heritage – Obasanjo
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Nigerian parents reunites with their children who were in captivity | Africanews: Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more ...
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Nigerian parents reunites with their children who were in captivity | ...
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In Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early March
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Reps panel warns FIRS boss over refusal to appear before it: The lawmakers said they have invited the FIRS boss four times but he failed to show up.
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Reps panel warns FIRS boss over refusal to appear before it
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Scotland-based goalie eyes Enyimba deal, Eagles cap: Tristian Mitchell, a goalkeeper, wants to play for Nigerian champions Enyimba and other clubs in the Nigeria ...
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Scotland-based goalie eyes Enyimba deal, Eagles cap
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Why we are not happy with Nigerian constitution – Ohanaeze Ndigbo: Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State shared his thoughts on the issues affecting the South-east ...
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Why we are not happy with Nigerian constitution – Ohanaeze Ndigbo
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Nigeria 0-2 Mali: Super Eagles humiliated by AFCON quarterfinalists: Nigeria lost 2-0 to Mali on Tuesday in Morocco in a friendly encounter that meant Les Aigles ...
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Nigeria 0-2 Mali: Super Eagles humiliated by AFCON quarterfinalists
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Nigerian police operatives allegedly extort $13,000 from victim: Cases of police extortion in Nigeria have continued despite punishment, such as dismissal from ...
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Nigerian police operatives allegedly extort $13,000 from victim
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UPDATED: Tinubu honours 17 slain soldiers, families to get houses, scholarships: Mr Tinubu also announced "scholarships to all the children of the deceased ...
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Tinubu sets up new economic coordination, management teams: The Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) comprises distinguished leaders and key ...
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Tinubu sets up new economic coordination, management teams
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JUST IN: Governor subsidies 2024 hajj for Kano pilgrims: PREMIUM TIMES reported how the NAHCON has increased the rate for the 2024 Hajj citing foreign exchange ...
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JUST IN: Governor subsidies 2024 hajj for Kano pilgrims
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NNPCL denies adjusting fuel pump prices: The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied claims that it has reduced the pump prices of petrol and ...
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NNPCL denies adjusting fuel pump prices
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LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app: LinkedIn is testing a new TikTok-like short-form video feed, the company confirmed to ...
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LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app
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Easter: Nigerian govt declares public holidays: Mr Tunji-Ojo urged Christians and all Nigerians to emulate the sacrifice and love displayed by Jesus Christ in ...
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Easter: Nigerian govt declares public holidays
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Visa unveils Amusan, Nwachukwu as global ambassadors: Visa, the Worldwide Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ...
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Visa unveils Amusan, Nwachukwu as global ambassadors
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Ondo Governor, Aiyedatiwa, nominates 12 new commissioners: Some of the new nominees like Messrs Ajaka and Yusuf-Ogunleye served as commissioners in the immediate ...
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Ondo Governor, Aiyedatiwa, nominates 12 new commissioners
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Amazon One launches new app to scan your palm for checkout: Amazon announced Thursday the launch of its new app for Amazon One, its contactless palm recognition ...
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Amazon One launches new app to scan your palm for checkout
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5G adoption sluggish as connections hit 1.11% in January: This is partly attributed to the ongoing significance of older mobile technologies ...
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5G adoption sluggish as connections hit 1.11% in January
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Nigeria’s public debt stock increases to N97.34trn in Q4 2023 – NBS: Nigeria’s public debt stock, which included external and domestic debt, grew by 10 ...
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Nigeria’s public debt stock increases to N97.34trn in Q4 2023 – NBS
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NFIU uncovers IPOB’s UK, US cells, $160,000 payments: The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has uncovered 27 cells belonging to IPOB in 22 countries ...
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NFIU uncovers IPOB’s UK, US cells, $160,000 payments
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What Tinubu said at funeral of 17 slain Nigerian soldiers: "The officers and soldiers who lost their lives that day were patriots, brave and noble men who ...
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What Tinubu said at funeral of 17 slain Nigerian soldiers
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NANTAP calls for experts inclusion in arts, creative sector: Olukayode Aiyegbusi, has urged the Federal Government to engage key industry players as a means to ...
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NANTAP calls for experts inclusion in arts, creative sector
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NAF destroys several illegal refining sites, barges in Rivers: The sites and barges destroyed were discovered between Monday and Tuesday at Bille, Dariama ...
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NAF destroys several illegal refining sites, barges in Rivers
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Banyana can take charge of Nigeria tie with good result in Abuja: Ellis: A good result in the first leg in Abuja will put Banyana Banyana on a firm footing for ...
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Banyana can take charge of Nigeria tie with good result in Abuja: Ellis
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Distribution of palliatives dehumanising, Falana tells states, FG: Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the distribution of palliatives by state ...
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Distribution of palliatives dehumanising, Falana tells states, FG
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NSCDC uncovers massive illegal refineries with 26 reservoirs: The site has 10 illegal refineries with an estimated 500, 000 litres of crude oil contained in ...
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NSCDC uncovers massive illegal refineries with 26 reservoirs
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Samsung Music Frame hands-on: invisible audio done right: Samsung's Music Frame might look like a simple photo frame, but it's a real-deal wireless ...
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Samsung Music Frame hands-on: invisible audio done right
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INEC disowns LP’s national convention: The Independent National Electoral Commission has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party's national convention held in ...
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INEC disowns LP’s national convention
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Address growing security challenges, NGE urges govts: The Nigerian Guild of Editors has urged the government at all levels to step up efforts in addressing ...
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Address growing security challenges, NGE urges govts
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Five terrorists killed in Borno, Benue, Katsina: Troops of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with hybrid forces have killed no fewer than three terrorists in ...
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Five terrorists killed in Borno, Benue, Katsina
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Ohanaeze demands more states for South East: The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reiterated its call for restructuring of ...
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Ohanaeze demands more states for South East
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Kremlin tells Telegram owner: be more attentive after attack near Moscow: The Kremlin told Telegram owner Pavel Durov to be more attentive after the messaging ...
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Kremlin tells Telegram owner: be more attentive after attack near Moscow
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Google Sheets vs. Microsoft Excel: Which is better?: When it comes time to create a collaborative spreadsheet, should you use Google Sheets or Excel? We compare ...
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Google Sheets vs. Microsoft Excel: Which is better?
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Eko DisCo appoints acting CEO: “We wish to inform the general public that Mrs Rekhiat Momoh has today 26 March 2024 assumed the role of Acting CEO of Eko Disco ...
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Eko DisCo appoints acting CEO
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Olympics: Banyana coach expects hostile reception in Abuja: Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis expects a hostile reception in Abuja when South Africa face ...
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Olympics: Banyana coach expects hostile reception in Abuja
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Yen hits 34-year low, equity markets experience mixed trading: The yen dropped to 151.97 to the dollar on Wednesday, the lowest point since 1990 before ...
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Yen hits 34-year low, equity markets experience mixed trading
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22-year-old bags seven-year jail term for cultism in Ogun: An Ogun Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced 22-year-old Adewale ...
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22-year-old bags seven-year jail term for cultism in Ogun
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It’s irresponsible, Reps slam FIRS boss for shunning invitations: The Chairman of PAC, Bamidele Salam, stated this at the resumed investigative hearing on the ...
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It’s irresponsible, Reps slam FIRS boss for shunning invitations
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Man allegedly abducts, defiles teenager in Rivers: A 13-year-old girl (names withheld) was allegedly abducted and defiled by a man identified as Prince in the ...
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Man allegedly abducts, defiles teenager in Rivers
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FCT court clears ex-AGF, Adoke of fraud in Malabu oil deal: The former AGF was accused of collecting a gratification of N300m from Abubakar over the OPL 245 ...
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FCT court clears ex-AGF, Adoke of fraud in Malabu oil deal
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Rep advocates training, youth empowerment to reduce crime: House of Representatives member, Adeniyi Ojuawo, has canvassed the need to expose youth to activities ...
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Rep advocates training, youth empowerment to reduce crime
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FG plans N1.6bn support for ginger farmers: The Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund, Mohammed Ibrahim, says the Federal Government ...
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FG plans N1.6bn support for ginger farmers
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‘We can’t afford to let ourselves and the nation down’: Super Eagles stand-in captain, Kenneth Omeruo, has assured that Nigeria will not falter in their bid to ...
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‘We can’t afford to let ourselves and the nation down’
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How fuel prices rose 6 kobo-N650/litre from 1973 to 2024: Fuel price changes in Nigeria can be traced back to 1973 when Gowon increased the pump price of petrol ...
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How fuel prices rose 6 kobo-N650/litre from 1973 to 2024
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NSCDC deploys 35,000 personnel for Easter  : The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Audi, has deployed 35 ...
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NSCDC deploys 35,000 personnel for Easter  
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Olubadan-designate healthy, will appear in public soon – Son: The Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, is hale and hearty, his son, Sumbo Owolabi ...
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Olubadan-designate healthy, will appear in public soon – Son
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NCC insists on SIM-NIN deadline, telcos bar lines Friday: Telecommunication companies will disconnect more SIM numbers not linked to the NIN on Friday, March 29 ...
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NCC insists on SIM-NIN deadline, telcos bar lines Friday
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Ganduje inaugurates Uzodimma, Sanwo-Olu, others as APC zonal coordinators: The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje ...
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Ganduje inaugurates Uzodimma, Sanwo-Olu, others as APC zonal coordinators
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FRC gets two more directorates: The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has added two more directorates to attain the full complement of seven directorates.
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FRC gets two more directorates
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Interest rate: Investors may dump equity market, say analysts: Analysts have stated that the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee to raise the benchmark ...
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Interest rate: Investors may dump equity market, say analysts
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Hajj 2024: Ndume urges FG, states to subsidise for first-timers: The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has rejected the increase in the fees for the 2024 Hajj ...
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Hajj 2024: Ndume urges FG, states to subsidise for first-timers
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Nigerian Midfielder Signs Professional Contract At Arsenal: England-born Nigerian young midfielder Ethan Nwaneri has signed his first professional contract with ...
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Nigerian Midfielder Signs Professional Contract At Arsenal