Happenings

October 15th, 2019
Happenings

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received 173 Nigerians assisted to return from Libya, where they had been stranded. The returnees, who arrived the country in two different flights, were received by the Coordinator,...
October 15th, 2019
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Airlines have recorded a marginal rise in gains as passenger traffic surged by 3.8 per cent in August. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in the global passenger traffic data for August 2019 released yesterday, showed that demand...
October 15th, 2019
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Eighteen-year-old Burundi’s Sada Nahimana has emerged the winner of the women’s singles of first leg of the 2019 Lagos Open International Tennis Championship. She defeated her Brazilian opponent Laura Pigozzi 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 to pick the top...
October 15th, 2019
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 ‘Millions may be jobless over ill-timed policy’ • Action in nation’s best interest, says govt • There’s no hunger in Nigeria, says minister Stakeholders yesterday warned the Federal Government that the complete closure of the...
October 15th, 2019
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BARELY two weeks after the Police uncovered a fake Islamic Center in Kaduna, the Katsina State Command of the Police, have found another ‘fake’ Islamic Center – Malam Bello Islamic Centre. The centre, located in Nassarawa Quarters, Sabon...
October 14th, 2019
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With an appeal by the presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, awaiting determination at the Supreme Court, his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday intensified the fight to assert their...
October 14th, 2019
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday gave a four-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to accept its demand for the consequential adjustment of salaries, based on the new minimum wage, or risk a nation-wide strike. The ultimatum ends...
October 14th, 2019
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More companies in the oil lube sector, spare parts and accessories, security and financials have confirmed their participation in the forthcoming Abuja International Motor Fair. These are besides the known names in the automobile sector that have...
October 14th, 2019
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Credit Direct Limited has joined the rest of the world to celebrate and reward their customers and staff at the 2019 Customer Service Week. The customer service week is celebrated annually during the first full week in the month of October and...
October 14th, 2019
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A Nigerian passenger, Jude Oladapo, on Saturday slumped and died while undergoing boarding procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The spokesperson for the MMIA Police Command, Lagos, Joseph Alabi, confirmed the...
October 14th, 2019
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Wife of the President Mrs. Aisha Buhari has given reasons why she stayed for so long abroad. She spoke on Sunday on arrival back in the country around 4.30am  Nigerian time on a British Airways flight. On why she stayed away for so long,  a...
October 14th, 2019
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Britain’s government is planning a first post-Brexit budget for November 6, one week after it expects the country to have left the European Union, finance minister Sajid Javid announced Monday.“This will be the first budget after leaving the...
October 14th, 2019
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The last may not have been heard of the feud between Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11 and Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as the Emir on Saturday ordered the sack of Maja Siddin Sarkin Kano, Alhaji Auwalu, for participating in the grand reception...
October 11th, 2019
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Cristiano Ronaldo is on the brink of yet another milestone in his incredible career. If he scores two goals against Luxembourg in Portugal’s Euro 2020 qualifier on Friday night it will take him to the landmark of 700 career goals. Not only...
October 11th, 2019
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The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission on Friday said it recorded a total investment commitment of $9.29bn in the third quarter of this year. The commission said this in a report released in Abuja. The report showed that a...
October 11th, 2019
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The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) yesterday said the N1 trillion recovered by various government agencies was all used to finance the 2017 and 2018 national budgets. The chairman, Prof. Itse Sagay, made the disclosure...
October 11th, 2019
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Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with neighbouring foe Eritrea. Abiy was honoured “for his efforts to achieve peace...
October 11th, 2019
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THREE –TIME African champions Nigeria have full capacity in Singapore as they began training yesterday ahead of Sunday’s friendly with five –time world champions Brazil. But Stoke City of England’s Oghenekaro Etebo is a late withdrawal...
October 11th, 2019
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Nigerian lawmaker Dino Melaye on Friday lost the appeal of a tribunal ruling that nullified his election as the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate. “I just lost my election at the Appeal Court and Fresh election...
October 11th, 2019
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Nigerian Navy has released the list of successful candidates in the 2019 recruitment interview held in Lagos between July 29 and Aug. 27. Navy Director of Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja,...
October 11th, 2019
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  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government had yet to commence total implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 to all categories of workers because organised labour mistakenly saw a...
October 11th, 2019
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Items recovered   •32 SIM cards (UAE&Nigeria) •19 handsets •One i-Pad •Two laptops •13 flash drives •U.S. ID card •UAE naturalisation certificate •Nigerian passport •Bank...
October 11th, 2019
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• Says hardwork justifies huge allocation The Senate yesterday justified the N125 billion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the National Assembly budget for the 2020 fiscal year. “The National Assembly has a lot of staff to take...
October 11th, 2019
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Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babtunde Fashola has become the latest addition to the increasingly high profile participants at the 2019 Ondo Car Race, which flags off on November 8 in Akure. The state governor, Arakunrin Olurotimi Akeredolu,...
October 10th, 2019
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The Senate on Thursday reintroduced a Bill seeking to establish the National Assembly Budget and Research Office (NABRO). The Bill, which was passed by the 8th Senate on May 3, 2019 failed to receive assent of President Muhammadu...
October 10th, 2019
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan had arrived at the forecourt of the State House around 2.58pm The meeting, which started at the President’s...
October 10th, 2019
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An idea to fill empty pulpits in remote locations by allowing married men to become priests is bitterly dividing a Vatican assembly, with critics warning the emotive issue could fracture the Catholic Church. The hot-button topic of...
October 10th, 2019
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Image copyrightTWITTER/@TINTA_FRESCAImage captionCCTV footage captured the moment the mayor was being dragged along the streets Eleven people have been arrested in southern Mexico after the mayor of their village was dragged out of his office, tied...
October 10th, 2019
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Wednesday in Abuja decried the high rate at which new born babies are being abandoned across the nooks and crannies of the territory. Acting Secretary of the FCT Social Development Secretariat,...
October 10th, 2019
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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised an alarm on the increasing menace of oil pipeline vandalism which rose to  228 points in July this year alone. Its July, 2019 Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) said the...
October 10th, 2019
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VERVE, a leading payments technology and card business in Africa established by Interswitch Group in 2009, rewards its customers as it celebrates 10 years of breaking boundaries. The celebration kicked off officially on Friday, September...
October 10th, 2019
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Women make up half of mankind, but only 14 of the 114 Nobel Literature Prize laureates. Here is a list of the women who have won the prestigious honour since it was first awarded in 1901. The names of the 2018 and 2019 laureates will be...
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