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Trident OGX Congo secures $300m Afreximbank facility in deal to raise crude oil production growth in Congo
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Brazzaville signed an agreement to provide a $300 million facility to Trident OGX Congo in a transaction expected to raise the Republic of Congo’s crude oil production by an estimated 30 per cent. Signed by Ibrahima Bagarama, Regional Chief Operating Officer – Central Africa, for Afreximbank, and John Chisholm and Olivier Okota, member of the Board…
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WAEC gets new Head of National Office
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has appointed Dr. Amos Dangut as its new Head of National Office, HNO.Until his appointment as council’s head, Mr Dangut was the Deputy Registrar, HNO’s office. His appointment came on the heels of the expiration of tenure of the council’s immediate past HNO, Patrick Areghan. The appointment is contained in a statement by Moyosola…
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FCTA threatens to prosecute revoked landowners over further violations
The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned former owners of 165 revoked lands in the FCT to stay clear of the properties or be prosecuted. Mukhtar Galadima, an FCTA director, gave the warning when his team foiled an attempt by some of the owners of the revoked lands in Maitama, Abuja, to continue development on…
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UPDATE: FG to give workers N35,000 provisional wage increase
President Bola Tinubu has agreed to increase the provisional wage award for all treasury-paid Federal Government workers to N35,000 for 6 months. This was after the meeting between representatives of the Federal Government and labour leaders in Sunday. According to the statement by Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, that was part of the propositions put forward by…
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PHOTO NEWS: Nigeria celebrates 63 independence anniversary
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday celebrated his first Independence Day celebration as Nigeria’s president. Among those present at the celebration were Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
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BREAKING: Ilebaye wins BbNaija All Stars
Ilebaye has been declared winner of BbNaija All Stars. She defeated winner of the 2019 edition, Mercy Eke who placed second. CeeCwas tthird, completing an all-female top three. More details later…
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Nigeria will be great again, says first lady Remi Tinubu
First lady Remi Tinubu has said that a Nigeria of abundance has begun, and to be part of the greatness that God has started in the nation, Nigerians must look beyond their current realities and embrace hope anew. She said this during her remarks at the 63rd Independence Day Interdenominational Thanksgiving Service, held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. While…
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Kwara exco okays N239bn 2023 revised budget
Kwara State Executive Council has approved for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to present to the State House of Assembly, a draft revised 2023 budget of N239,084,199,757.00, with capital expenditure taking some 50.2% of the chunk while recurrent tanked to 49.8%. The revised budget is 27% larger (N50,238,596,196.00) than the approved 2023 budget earlier approved by the House. The approval followed a…
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My love for Napoli shirt is unshakable, says Osimhen after TikTok mocking
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen says he has “unwavering” love for the club and has urged “unity” among its fanbase. The Serie A club were criticised for sharing a video on TikTok appearing to mock the Nigerian for missing a penalty last week, but said they “never meant to offend” the 24-year-old. The footage included a caricature voice saying “gimme penalty…
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The leadership question in Nigeria: Is Tinubu rewriting the national narrative? By Prof. Tunji Olaopa
When Chinua Achebe penned the prophetic political tract, The Trouble with Nigeria, in 1983, Nigeria’s second republic was brutally at an end when a coup cut short the civil rule that commenced in 1979. In that short book, Achebe laid his keen insight on what has ailed the nascent Nigerian state—just barely twenty-three years old: the problem of leadership. What…
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