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Accountancy firm PwC has been fined by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority for failing to report suspicions of fraud during an audit of the LCF fund, in the watchdog's first ever fine against an auditor. READ ALSO:PwC warns against rising market uncertainty The 2019 collapse of London Capital & Finance (LCF) -- which…
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A group, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC), has warned that soaring deaths could occur due to antimicrobial resistance. In a new report, ACDC alerted the public about the increasing likelihood of falling ill or dying from diseases that resist treatment, stating that this has escalated in Africa, with children and other…
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A member of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Ned Nwoko, has said that Nigeria's defence industry has the capacity to drive economic growth if harnessed. Nwoko disclosed this at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) 60th Anniversary and Maiden Africa Defence Industries Conference at the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre. Nwoko, whose presence at…
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Premier League new boys Ipswich signed Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips on a season-long loan on Friday. Phillips has endured a difficult time with Premier League champions City and the move to Ipswich marks the latest attempt to get his spluttering career back on track. The 28-year-old, who spent the second half of last season…
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Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team D’ Tigers has dropped four places in the latest FIBA ranking released on Friday. READ ALSO:Nigeria makes last-minute attempts for D’Tigers to play AfroBasket qualifiers The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigers slumped from 39th to 42nd position in the world ranking. The former African champions…
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The European Union health agency on Friday urged its member states to get ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox, a day after Sweden announced the first case outside Africa. In a risk assessment, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said the overall risk for the general population in…
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The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has launched the online passport application portal to allow Nigerians to apply for their passports seamlessly. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced in December that the system was nearing full automation, with the process being "99 percent done." This new system includes the ability to upload…
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Nairobi has officially protested over an "inflammatory" sermon by the Vatican envoy to Kenya on the deadly anti-government protests that rocked the country, according to a document seen by AFP Friday. READ ALSO:MTF opens entries for aspiring filmmakers, producers in Nigeria, Kenya, others Youth-led demonstrations in June sparked by proposed tax hikes led to…
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN says the aircraft on the presidential fleet are sovereign assets used solely for sovereign purposes and are therefore immune from attachment by any entity. READ ALSO:EFCC, ICPC shouldn’t be under AGF’s supervision, says Olaniyan Fagbemi said this in a statement…
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To alleviate the current economic hardship, the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) has provided 3,850 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with cargo tricycles to facilitate the transport of goods across towns, cities, and villages in northern Nigeria, boosting their incomes. This support, under the forum's Integrated Community-Led Scale-Up (ICON2) project funded by the MasterCard Foundation, has…