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Armed bandits storm FGC Yauri, Kebbi State; Abduct teachers, students; Several shot

Armed bandits have stormed Federal Government College (FGC), Yauri in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria PRNigeria gathered that the bandits abducted some teachers as well as male and female students during the invasion and shot security personnel during the exchange of gunfire. The source said: “During the exchange of gunfire many …

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Nigeria endowed with hardworking, entrepreneurial youths, says U.S. official

By Busayo Onijala Lagos, June 16, 2021 Jennifer Foltz, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate in Lagos, says that Nigeria is blessed and endowed with hardworking and entrepreneurial youths. She said that they only needed  encouragement from the society and conducive environment for them to excel in their chosen careers. Foltz  said  …

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Zenith Bank emerges Best Corporate Governance Financial Services in Africa 2021

By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, June 16, 2021 Zenith Bank Plc has been named the Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ Africa 2021 by the Ethical Boardroom for the second consecutive year. Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of the bank, disclosed this in a statement made available to the …

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Bawa receives prestigious CIFIPN Fellowship Award

The Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (CIFIPN) today Wednesday June 16, 2021 conferred and decorated the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa with the prestigious fellowship award of the institute. The President of the Institute, Mrs. Ayishetu Victoria Enape who …

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ADF unveils Akuruo-Ulo Co-operative Movement in Aba

The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) is to unveil its Akuruo-Ulo Agro-Allied Cooperative Movement at Aba, Abia State tomorrow, Thursday. The Agro-Allied Akuruolu Cooperative Movement, according to a statement by Abia Onyike, Spokesman, ADF, is a new policy of intensive/extensive farming aimed at the attainment of economic prosperity, food security, youth …

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Ohuabunwa, Keyamo, Babaeko for YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Lecture

All is now set for the 10th anniversary lecture of one of Nigeria’s most respected celebrity journals – YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine. Slated for Saturday, June 19, 2021, this year’s event, unlike the previous ones, will hold virtually. Mr. Steve Babaeko, MD/CEO of X3M Ideas, one of Nigeria’s leading advertising agencies, …

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Breaking: CPJ announces 2021 International Press Freedom awardees

New York, June 15, 2021 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will honor four courageous journalists from Belarus, Guatemala, Mozambique, and Myanmar with the 2021 International Press Freedom Awards. All four have reported during a historically turbulent time, covering protests and political upheavals in their countries. “In the midst of …

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