Sherif Idi
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TAJBank Limited has, again, consolidated its frontline position as Nigeria’s most innovative and value-driven non-interest lender, winning an award at the just-concluded IFN Awards in Dubai.
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The National Business And Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of the November/December 2024 National Business
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Apple said Monday it will spend more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years and hire 20,000 staff, an announcement likely to please President Donald Trump, who has pushed US companies to shift manufacturing home. "Apple today announced its largest-ever spend commitment, with plans to spend and invest more than…
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Strange things are currently happening at my alma mater the University of Abuja that would no longer warrant my silence or indifference or that of anyone with a modicum of conscience who is connected with the Institution in any way. All people of conscience and goodwill must intervene to save the university from itself, or…
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The Presidency has promised to address concerns over the decision by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to cancel the Visa on Arrival (VOA) policy. The Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, acknowledged the anxiety the policy has caused…
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An elderly British couple has been arrested by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, their daughter said Monday, urging UK diplomats to do "everything in their power" to secure their release. Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who are in their seventies, have run school training programmes in the south Asian country for 18 years. Their daughter Sarah Entwistle…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out heavy airstrikes on bandits’ camps in the eastern part of Shinkafi Local Government Area, neutralizing several armed criminals and destroying their hideouts. Intelligence sources hinted to Zagazola Makama, a competent counter-insurgency media expert, that the air raids targeted the residence of a notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Haru,…
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A court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province found two men guilty of sexual relations Monday and sentenced them to be publicly flogged, an official said. While gay sex is not illegal elsewhere in Indonesia—the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation—it is illegal in Aceh province, which imposes sharia, the Islamic law code. In November, locals raided…
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The Visionary African Women Summit 2025, a pivotal event designed to unite African women from diverse sectors and foster inspiration, empowerment, and nation-building is set to be held in Casablanca, Morocco in June. Also featuring the conferment of awards of recognition to deserving individuals, the Summit is taking place from June 16th to 22nd, 2025…
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The management of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has announced a one-week mid-semester break starting from Feb. 24. The closure of the school followed a protest embarked on by the students on Sunday after they alleged that the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) had shot to death one of their colleagues. The…
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The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC) has appointed Engr Peter Ohagwa as its new Country president. The Guardian reports that Engr. Ohagwa, who is to pilot the affairs of the organisation towards promoting peace, stability, and development within the next five years, took over from Prof. Funmilayo Davies whose tenure ended in December…