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3 Jan
Although 2024 was marked by significant economic and social challenges, the Bank of Industry (BOI) defied the odds and ended the year on a high note, achieving a remarkable milestone that has set a new standard for development financing in Africa.
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Six people with alleged links to Russia have been detained in Romania on suspicion of planning a coup. The organised Crime Unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. The suspects are said to have had multiple contacts with “agents of foreign powers, both on Romanian and Russian territory,’’…
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Ailing Pope Francis's condition is "stable" and he has not suffered a fresh breathing crisis, the Vatican said Thursday, as the 88-year-old nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. The Argentine pontiff, head of the worldwide Catholic Church since 2013, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14. "The clinical conditions of the Holy…
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Kenyan authorities on Thursday ordered TikTok to take down sexual content involving minors following a BBC investigative report exposing the exploitation in the country. The report, published on Monday, said TikTok was profiting from sexual livestreams performed by Kenyan teenagers as young as 15. In a statement, the Communications Authority of Kenya said it had…
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The Alaafin-elect, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, is now Oyo Town. His media aide, Mr. Bode Durojaiye, who confirmed this to The Guardian, said the royal father arrived in Nigeria from Canada on Wednesday night. He was received by some Kingmakers, Obas, and a mammoth crowd of Oyo residents at Motunde Village, Oyo…
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Inadequate staffing, uneven distribution of health workers and low motivation are threats to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), report has indicated. The report, released by Development Governance International (DGI) Consult on Thursday in Abuja, highlights the threats. “Nigeria’s infant mortality rate stands at 69 deaths per 1,000 live births, far exceeding the Sub-Saharan African average…
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Kutiriko Community in Chanchaga local council of Niger State, has dragged the Abuja Electricity Company (AEDC) to a Minna Chief Magistrate court for billing the community while the transformer providing electricity to the area was parked off. The Spokesman for the Community, Engr. Ibrahim Adamu Haruna disclosed that the Community has been without a power…
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A Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court judgment on the political crisis in Rivers State has shed light on why the apex court restored the Martin Amaewhule-led leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The apex court in a 62-page judgement obtained on Thursday by our correspondent made it clear that there…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties to strictly comply with their schedules for primaries ahead of the Anambra State governorship election slated for November 8, 2025. The Commission also disclosed that only 12 out of the 19 registered political parties had submitted detailed schedules of their primaries in line with the…
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on legislators to pass all the outstanding gender laws to strengthen women's rights. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year's International Women's Day, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN said, there is the…
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia branch, has appealed to Gov. Alex Otti to expedite actions on the implementation of the new salary scale for doctors in the state. The association requested the approval and commencement of payment of the new full Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for its members. This is contained in a…