Bolaji Lawal
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has highlighted Nigeria's rich resources, talents, expertise and opportunities as assets capable of transforming the country's economy if it gets its leadership right.
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Ecobank Nigeria limited has launched custody business operation in Nigeria. This follows the acquisition of regulatory approvals from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Ecobank Group has extensive expertise offering custody services in its other subsidiaries within the Central Africa, Francophone and Anglophone West Africa regions, with a combined…
16 Aug 2024
Ecobank has unveiled the top 12 finalists in its Fintech Challenge semi-final event held in Lagos on Wednesday. The selected 12 will compete in the grand finale for a $50,000 prize and a spot in the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship
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The Women’s Advocacy for Research and Documentation Center (WARD-C) on Wednesday underscored the importance of social justice, equity and women’s inclusion in governance. Mrs. Hassana Kpetu, Team Lead of WARD-C in Niger, said this during a courtesy visit to Malam Mohammed Idris, a Niger State House of Assembly member representing Tafa Constituency. She explained that…
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Founder/CEO, Making of Champions (MoC), Bambo Akini, on Wednesday disclosed that over 2,000 athletes will participate in the three-day sporting event tagged MTN Champs Athletics Competition, taking place in Benin, the Edo State capital. The MTN Champs, which is a track and field athletics competition in partnership with Making of Champions (MoC), will be held…
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The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has trained members of the Kano State Parole Board on strengthening their capacity for effective justice delivery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training held in Kano on Wednesday was conducted under the Advancing Implementation of Non-Custodial Solutions (AI-NCS) Project. NAN also reports that the…
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A meeting between President Bola Tinubu and members of the Lagos State House of Assembly is currently underway at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaker Mudashiru Obasa arrived at about 2:50 pm, while his colleagues had earlier arrived in two coaster buses for the closed-door meeting. Sources say the meeting may not be unconnected with the…
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The lawmaker representing Ikole/Oye Federal Constituency, Ekiti, Rep. Akin Rotimi, on Wednesday raised the alarm over the outbreak of diphtheria in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that typically affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. Moving a motion under urgent public importance, Rotimi…
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Business activities at the Ibadan branch of MTN Nigeria were paralysed on Wednesday by a protest staged by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students’ body, under the Joint Campus Committee (JCC) in Oyo State, carried placards with inscriptions protesting the hike in telecommunication tariffs.…
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A group of nine surveyors who had been abducted in Ondo about a week ago have been released by their abductors after a sum of ₦20 million ransom was paid to secure their freedom. They were working in a field in Ilu-Abo, a community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, when unknown…
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Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) rescued seven kidnapped victims in Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State yesterday. The rescue mission followed offensive operations conducted by troops of OPSH under the ongoing Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A at Attakar high grounds in the Ganawuri district of Riyom LGA. The operations, carried out based on intelligence…
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The High Court of Justice of Adamawa State, sitting in the Yola Judicial Division, has issued a significant court order directing the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest and produce Mr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, over allegations surrounding his conduct during the 2023 governorship…
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A pregnant woman Safiya Wada on Wednesday dragged her co-wife, Izzatu Ado before a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna for calling her names. The complainant told the court that Ado also curses her. READ ALSO:Enforcement of land use tax takes off in Kogi ”She told me that I was carrying a load that…