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Africa
Wallet Factory Wins Gold Stevie® Award In 2022 Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Wallet Factory, a FinTech provider of reliable digital financial services and platforms for banks and NBFI, has announced to become the winner of a GOLD Stevie® Award for the Innovation in Technology Development in the Financial Services category in the third annual Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, sponsored by the RAK Chamber of…
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Savannah Acquisition in Jeopardy as Lekoil Shareholder files Winding up Petition
Lekoil Nigeria Limited has filed a petition in the Grand Court of Cayman Island Court to request the just and equitable winding up of Lekoil Cayman to avert value loss by shareholders of the AIM-Listed company. The petition was filed by Lekoil Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lekoil Nigeria Limited, Mr. Olalekan Akinyanmi. This new turn of events was…
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NEMA, NSCDC to strengthen collaboration during disasters
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have pledged to strengthen collaboration to respond effectively to disasters across the country. The two organisations made the commitment when the NSCDC Commandant General, Dr Abubakar Audi, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General, NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed, in Abuja on Thursday. Th director…
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Defence
Troops eliminate 80 terrorists in N/West, Central
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces have eliminated no fewer than 80 terrorists in two weeks across theatres of operation in the North West and North Central. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military between March 25 and April 7 on Thursday in Abuja.…
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Zedvance Relaunches MoneyPal App
Zedvance Finance has announced the relaunch of its mobile lending app, MoneyPal with a redesigned user interface, simplified application process and access to more nano loans. In a statement issued by the company on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at its office in Lagos, the mobile app was modified to provide fast and convenient loans to millions of Nigerians as it continues to redefine the…
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C’ River commences compulsory enrollment to health insurance scheme
The Cross River Government has begun compulsory enrollment of workers in the formal sector into its health insurance scheme christened “Ayadecare”. The enrollment is in furtherance of the National Health Insurance Scheme’s (NHIS) mandate of providing affordable and quality healthcare to civil/public servants across the state. his is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Achiane Adams, Public Relations Officer…
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UEFA introduces squad spending limits in financial rule overhaul
European football clubs will be limited in how much they can spend on their playing squads under new financial fair play (FFP) regulations approved by the UEFA executive committee on Thursday. “The biggest innovation in the new regulations will be the introduction of a squad cost rule to bring better cost control in relation to player wages and transfer costs,”…
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FG to finance 2022 budget deficit with new borrowing
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives seeking an increase in the 2022 budget deficit to be financed through borrowing from the domestic market. Buhari said this in a letter read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila during plenary on Thursday. The President also requested for the review of the 2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) upon which the budget…
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Association lauds Gov. Lalong over plan to rebuild burnt terminus market
The Plateau State Traders and Marketing Association, has expressed joy over plans by Plateau Government to reconstruct the Jos Main Market, which was gutted by fire in 2002. The state’s president of the association, Mr. Uthman Dafaan, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Jos. Dafaan said by reconstructing the market,…
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Agriculture
UN chief says food aid reaching Ethiopia’s Tigray
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the trucks with food assistance and fuel have reached Tigray and Afar following the declaration of the humanitarian truce. In a statement, the top UN official called on all parties to keep the momentum and follow through on their commitments to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance to all people in need. He reiterated his…
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economy
End 5-month-old strike in research institutes, SSAUTHRIAI appeals to FG
Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) has appealed to the Federal Government to end the over five-month-old strike in research institutes. SSAUTHRIAI’s General Secretary, Dr Ezekiel Popoola, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Thursday. NAN recalls that unions in the research and allied…
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Defence
High profile terrorist commander surrenders – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says a notable commander of Boko Haram terrorists, Saleh Mustapha, has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in the North East as 51,114 terrorists have so far surrendered. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, stated this while addressing newsmen on the operations of the military between March 25 and April 7 on Thursday in…
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NYSC collaborates with security agencies for corpers’ safety in Borno – Coordinator
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says it was in active collaboration with all the security agencies in Borno State, to ensure the safety of corps members and properties till the end of their service. The NYSC Coordinator in Borno, Alhaji Nura Umar, disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the three weeks orientation course for the Batch A stream…
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Fedpoly Ede gets research grant for women’s political participation
The Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun, has secured a sub-grant of N3 million to deepen women’s participation in politics and democratic governance, as well as to end discriminatory tendencies against them. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer, Mr Sola Lawal, on Thursday in Osogbo. Lawal said the grant was secured through a…
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FG, EU unveil electric motorcycles for rural communities
The Federal Ministry of Power on Thursday in Lagos unveiled 10 electric-powered motorcycles manufactured by MAX Nigeria under its Electric Vehicle (EV) opportunities in rural and peri-urban communities in Nigeria. The pilot project was funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, within the framework of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP). The…
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Anambra govt to commence 5-day polio vaccination on Saturday
) Anambra Government said it would commence a five-day outbreak response vaccination against Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus type 2 (cVDPV2), across the state from April 9 to April 13. Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu, Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made the disclosure during a news conference on Thursday, in Awka. Ezenyimulu said that children under five years would be…
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UN to vote on suspending Russia from Human Rights Council over Ukraine
UN General Assembly on Thursday will vote on a U.S. push to suspend Russia from UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross, systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine. A two-thirds majority of voting members’ abstentions do not count, and can suspend a country from the 47-member council. Libya was suspended in 2011 because of violence against…
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