Court jails barber, one other in Benin city
A 25-year-old barber, Ogudu Matthew and Ajayi Osamuyi were on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in
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Elumelu visits Tinubu, lauds President’s policy initiatives
Tony Elumelu, chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), had lauded President Bola Tinubu for his policy initiatives since taking office, stressing that the private sector is “encouraged” by the reforms.
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Okonjo-Iweala advocates open-trade market as panacea to price volatility, inflation
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation has cautioned that moving away from open trade will result in increased price volatility, inflationary pressures, and weakened growth prospects. This was
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Lagos: Court sends four cultists to prison over murder, arms possession
One John Junior has been remanded at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre over murder. The 21-year-old was remanded for the alleged murder of one Kehinde Sule on Apapa Road, in the
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Tinubu’s Finance Minister says Buhari left bad economy, Nigeria can’t borrow
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration was handed a bad economy by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Edun said Tinubu has promised to fix
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Naira to dollar rate hits N800 in official window, crosses N900 in black market
The authorised dealers increased the price of the United States Dollar (USD) to N800/$1 on Monday, the highest rate of the American greenback during trading in the official market. Although
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FCMB, Foundation restore sight of over 2,000 people in Kebbi
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) have restored the sight of over 2,000 visually impaired people in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The beneficiaries received free eye testing,
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Kogi, Plateau, Benue, four other states risk flooding as Nigerian govt issues alert
Due to an increase in the amount of flow along the River Benue, the Federal Government has urged state governments to make preparations for flooding. This was revealed at a
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BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Nigeria’s GDP rises by 2.51% in Q2 2023; Fuel consumption drops by 12.96m; Other stories
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the mainstream business activities, while
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Ten-man Fulham hold Arsenal to thrilling draw in North London
Arsenal‘s perfect start to the 2023-24 Premier League season came to an end in dramatic circumstances as 10-man Fulham held the Gunners to a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka and Eddie
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