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Nov
19
2024
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President Tinubu Writes National Assembly, Seeks Approval For Fresh Foreign Loan

President Tinubu Writes National Assembly, Seeks Approval For Fresh Foreign Loan

Economy, FGN, National Assembly, News Flash, Presidency
Tinubu Writes National Assembly, Seeks Approval For Fresh Foreign Loan President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly, seeking approval for a fresh N1.767 trillion external borrowing plan to part-finance the budget deficit of N9.7 trillion for the 2024 budget. The Nigeria’s growing foreign debt obligations have been of concern lately, and this has been exacerbated by the liberalization of exchange rates, making loan repayment more expensive. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Federal Government spent $3.58 billion servicing the country’s foreign debt in the first nine months of 2024, representing a 39.77% increase from the…
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Nov
19
2024
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RISE OF THE EAST: Innovate, Disrupt, Thrive: The ABIA Startup Story – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

RISE OF THE EAST: Innovate, Disrupt, Thrive: The ABIA Startup Story – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash
Rise of the East: Innovate, Disrupt, Thrive: The Abia Startup Story A startup ecosystem refers to the network of individuals, organizations, and resources that support the growth and development of startups in a particular region or industry. This ecosystem provides the necessary environment for startups to flourish, innovate, and scale. Key Components of a Startup Ecosystem are entrepreneurs and founders, mentors and coaches, investors (venture capitalists, angels, crowdfunding), incubators and accelerators, coworking spaces, universities and research institutions, government agencies and policies. Others are corporate partnerships, networking events and conferences, talent pool (developers, designers, marketers)What's the characteristics of a Thriving Startup…
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Nov
19
2024
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Banditry Report: Matawalle Sues Journalists, Demands N60 Billion Damages

Banditry Report: Matawalle Sues Journalists, Demands N60 Billion Damages

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash
Banditry Report: Matawalle Sues Journalists, Demands N60 Billion Damages The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, has sued two prominent northern journalists, Shu’aibu Mungadi and Tijjani Ramalan, for alleged defamation and malicious reportage. The former governor, in the suit marked K/M2102/2024, dated October 25 and sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, is seeking N10bn in general damages in his favour against each of the six defendants in addition to 10 per cent post-judgment interest of the entire judgment sum until fully liquidated. Other defendants in the suit are the employers of the two journalists, Vision Media Services Ltd, Vision…
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Nov
19
2024
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Nigerians Suffering, Reverse Floating Of Naira, Energy Cost – Labour Urged President Tinubu

Nigerians Suffering, Reverse Floating Of Naira, Energy Cost – Labour Urged President Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency
Nigerians Suffering, Reverse Floating Of Naira, Energy Cost – Labour Urges Tinubu Organised Labour, a weekend in Ibadan, Oyo State, urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the floating of the national currency and energy cost to lessen the hardship across the country. Under the aegis of the National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees, NUSDE, Organised Labour noted that Nigerians and businesses are passing through very difficult times and that the federal government needs to address the issues urgently before things get out of hand. President of NUSDE, Aminu Megbontowon, who spoke while addressing guests and members of the Union…
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Nov
19
2024
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Lagos Plotting To Colonise Northern Nigeria – Kwankwaso Cries Out

Lagos Plotting To Colonise Northern Nigeria – Kwankwaso Cries Out

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Arts And Culture, Economy, Kano, News Flash, Politics
Lagos Plotting To Colonise Northern Nigeria — Kwankwaso The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has accused Lagos of plotting to “colonise” the northern region. Speaking during the convocation ceremony at Skyline University in Kano, the former Kano State governor alleged that Lagos played a significant role in the ongoing emirate tussle in the state. “Let me note our situation here in Kano and indeed northern Nigeria,” Kwankwaso said. “The emir is just being a stooge at this very difficult time, especially in this part…
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Nov
19
2024
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The Ultimate Movement For The Creation Of Anioma State Gains Momentum

The Ultimate Movement For The Creation Of Anioma State Gains Momentum

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, People & Events, Politics, South East
ANNOUNCEMENT!!!The Ultimate Movement for the Creation of Anioma State Gains Momentum The United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC) Worldwide, in collaboration with stakeholders across the Igbo nation, is rallying support for the creation of Anioma State. Following the Anioma Stakeholders Mega Summit held in Asaba on August 31, 2024, plans are now underway for a grand Igbo Elders and Stakeholders Mega Summit to be held in Enugu. The call for Anioma State reflects a broader mission to restore Igbo unity, reverse historical marginalization, and empower Igbo communities spread across 13 Nigerian states. This movement underscores the need for all Igbo people…
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Nov
19
2024
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First Bank Of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings PLC Shareholders Approves Name Change Including Subsidiaries

First Bank Of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings PLC Shareholders Approves Name Change Including Subsidiaries

CBN/Commercial Banking, Business, News Flash
At last, First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings Plc has received approval to change the company’s name to First Holdco Plc. The company’s shareholders approved the name change at the 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held virtually on Thursday, November 14, 2024. In a statement released over the weekend, Adewale Arogundade, the company’s Secretary, confirmed that the resolution extends to all by issuing FBN Holdings’ subsidiaries. According to the company, the change will be extended to all subsidiaries. The approved changes include shifting the company’s legal name from FBN Holdings Plc to First Holdco Plc and its brand name to…
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Nov
19
2024
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Hezbollah Spokesman In Beirut

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Hezbollah Spokesman In Beirut

Foreign Affairs, Mishap, News Flash, War, World News
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Hezbollah Spokesman In Beirut Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its Spokesman, Mohammed Afif, in an Israeli attack in Beirut. He was a “pillar” of Hezbollah’s media and political work, the pro-Iranian group said on Telegram. Afif was one of the few remaining publicly known faces of Hezbollah after the killing of the group’s leadership and had recently led press conferences. He was a confidante of the militia’s former Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike at the end of September.
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Nov
19
2024
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Ahmed Tinubu’s Fascism, A Cause For Reflection – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Ahmed Tinubu’s Fascism, A Cause For Reflection – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, Politics
Ahmed Tinubu's Fascism, A Cause For Reflection. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's rabid Yorubanization policies as being witnessed by his irriducible ethno tribal appointments in a heterogeneous nation is ignoble, shameless, too insensitive, destructive and myopic. It is fascism in the brutal sense of it but twisted in tribal blend. After Buhari's fulanization conquest in the years between 2015 and 2023 that took the nation backwards by 50 years, no one had any shred of imagination that another tribal warrior could emerge that would worst the ethno tribal records set by the fulani General. Now comes Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a southerner…
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