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Lead Story
NNPC deploys trucks to Dangote Refinery for petrol loading; Lagos govt. to ensure effective traffic management
Trucks being deployed at Dangote Refinery by NNPC Ltd. ahead of lifting of petrol on Sunday. By Emmanuella Anokam, Abuja/Chiazo…
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Troops eliminate more bandit kingpins in Zamfara, capture prime suspect in Plateau
In a decisive blow against armed banditry, troops from Operation Hadarin Daji have eliminated four notorious bandit kingpins in Zamfara…
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Business and Economy
NIMASA, BoI exploring collaboration to grow capacity in Nigeria’s maritime sector
As part of efforts to enhance capacity in the Nigerian maritime sector, the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
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Education
Akwa Ibom Polytechnic shut down as Non-Academic Staff Union escalates strike over retirement age
Lectures at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic were disrupted on Thursday, September 12, 2024, as the strike by the Non-Academic Staff…
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Federal Government donates over 24,000 bags of food to Akwa Ibom for vulnerable persons
In a bid to alleviate the economic challenges facing vulnerable individuals, the federal government, through the National Emergency Management Agency…
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Dangote Refinery begins distribution of PMS Sunday – Minister; NNPCL to be sole off-taker
By Nana Musa-Umar Abuja, Sept. 13, 2024 The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun,…
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Africa
Nigerian Clubs shine in Africa as Rangers, Enyimba impress
Nigerian football clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba, have taken significant steps toward securing spots in the group stages of their…
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Local
Tabloid journalism: Yesterday, today and the future By MUYIWA ADETIBA
*Lecture to mark 10th year anniversary of death of Dimgba Igwe. Some thirty-five years ago, in 1990 or thereabout, I…
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Local
PSC approves new CPs for Abia, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom (See names)
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of four substantive Commissioners of Police for Abia, Lagos, Ebonyi and…
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Arts & Entertainment
GOCOP partners NCDMB, EMADEB, Dangote, NCAA, Setraco, UBA, NCC, others for 2024 conference
Lagos, Nigeria, September 12, 2024: Partners for the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) have…
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Local
Permutations on forthcoming Edo governorship election of September 21, 2024 By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI
The die is cast! By September 21, 2024 (roughly nine days from today), Edo people shall vote for who will…
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Local
Nigerian sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking released
Abuja: September 13, 2024 Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) has said that a Nigerian man, Emmanuel…
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Local
U.S. wants bigger voice for Nigeria in world affairs
By Busayo Onijala Lagos, Sept. 13, 2024 The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Mills Jr. says his country wants…
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Borno: Aliko Dangote Foundation donates N1bn to Maiduguri flood victims
….Presidential Committee on Flooding also donates N1bn Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) and Chairman, National Committee on Flood Relief…
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Local
Analysis: Will Taylor Swift’s Harris endorsement influence U.S. election?
Global pop star Taylor Swift’s support for United States’ Vice President, Kamala Harris, may have boosted the Democratic Party candidate’s…
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Local
Ghost of the Witchfinder General By Azu Ishiekwene
I don’t get involved with what the security services do or how. Their ways are so complex and their motives…
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Africa
African designers take center stage at Tranoï Tokyo through CANEX Initiative
TOKYO, Japan, September 12, 2024 The vibrant spirit of African fashion took centre stage at the inaugural Tranoï Tokyo trade…
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Local
Abia pensioners beg Otti to revisit MoA on retirement benefits
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Sept. 11, 2024 A group of Abia pensioners has appealed to Gov. Alex Otti to revisit…
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Africa
Africa Finance Corporation leads Nigeria’s inaugural domestic dollar bond, raising over US$ 900 million
LAGOS, Nigeria, September 11, 2024 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has announced the issuance…
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Local
Peter Obi leads LP candidate, Olumide Akpata’s campaign in Benin
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi has joined the governorship candidate of…
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Local
Haitian Futures Summit holds in New York City as part of UN Summit of the Future
The Haitian Futures Summit, co-sponsored by Afro4UN, a coalition of Black organizations, Afrofuturists, Futurists, and civil society organizations from around…
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Arts & Entertainment
Thirty seven years after Peter Tosh’s murder By Festus Adedayo
September 11, 2024 By 7.30pm tonight, it will be exactly the 37th posthumous anniversary of the killing of Jamaican reggae…
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Military jets foil raid on DSS assets in Niger, kill scores of terrorists
Nigerian military fighter troops on Wednesday prevented terrorists in Niger State from totally vandalising assets of the Department of State…
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Lead Story
FGN’s 500m dollar-denominated bond oversubscribed, records $900m
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun (middle) at the inauguration of the dollar-denominated FGN bond.…
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Local
Woman slumps, dies while giving testimony in church
By Deborah Akpede Lagos, Sept. 11, 2024 The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 55-year…
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