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Jun

2024

NNPC Unveils Business Opportunities For Youth Corps Members

NNPC Unveils Business Opportunities For Youth Corps Members A total of 2,659 members of the National Youth Service Corps across Nigeria have been pre-qualified for the final phase of the NNPC Foundation Business Pitching Exercise. According to a statement issued by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye, billed to hold from July 2 to 10, 2024, the exercise is an integral part of the NNPC Foundation’s Financial Literacy programme for Nigerian youths that witnessed the engagement of over 284,000 corps members, who underwent rigorous training and assessments. Speaking on the exercise, the Managing Director of the NNPC…

Jun

2024

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President Tinubu Announced Eight New Appointments (See List)

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu Announces Eight New Appointments (FULL LIST) President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill in existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. Special Adviser to the President on Media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement issued on Friday. Tinubu said the new Federal Permanent Secretaries were appointed after a diligent selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The President anticipates that the new Federal…

Jun

2024

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Chivido2024: Nigerian Lady Permanently Tattoos Davido, CHIOMA On Her Arms

Arts And Culture, Entertainment, Gossips, News Flash

CHIVIDO24: Nigerian Lady Permanently Tattoos Davido, Chioma On Her Arms A Nigerian lady simply identified as Arabinrin Hair Luxury on Instagram has permanently inked faces of Ace Singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma on her hands. In a video and photos sighted by our correspondent, the lady was captured smiling while the images were scripted on her arms. She disclosed that it was done out of love for the international singer who got married earlier this week. Though, reactions has trailed her actions. While 001 fans hail the lady, many have condemned her action. As at the time of filling…

Jun

2024

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Minimum Wage: NLC Cautions Governors Against Dictatorial Tendencies

Economy, Labour, News Flash, Politics

(Minimum Wage): NLC Cautions Governors Against Dictatorial Tendencies The Nigeria Labour Congress on Friday cautioned state governors against exhibiting dictatorial tendencies amidst the recent statements made by some governors regarding their desire to pay what they deem fit to Nigerian workers as the minimum wage. “This notion is not only dictatorial but also undermines the very essence as well as the model adopted for creating a national minimum wage in Nigeria,” NLC’s spokesperson, Benson Upah made this known in a statement sent to The PUNCH in Abuja. Explaining the concept of a national minimum wage, Upah noted that it is…

Jun

2024

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N25.7bn Fraud: Supreme Court Affirms 6 Year Jail Term For Ex-Bank Manager, Atuche

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

N25.7bn Fraud: Supreme Court Affirms 6 Year Jail Term For Ex-bank Manager, Atuche The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and six-year jail term handed to former Managing Director of the now defunct Bank PHB, Francis Atuche by the Court of Appeal in Lagos in a judgment delivered on June 23. The judgment was on the appeal marked: SC/CR/1223/2023 filed by Atuche. In the lead judgment prepared by Justice Habeeb Abiru, but read by Justice Moore Adumein, the apex court held that the appellant failed to show why it should tamper with the concurrent findings of the two lower courts.…

Jun

2024

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Why I Don’t Wear Wristwatches – Ooni Of Ife

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Gossips, News Flash, Personality

Why I Don’t Wear Wristwatches – Ooni Of Ife A foremost traditional ruler, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, (Ojaja II), has shared some personal details about his fashion sense. The monarch stated that he does not wear wristwatches and has a passion for designing his own shoes He made the disclosure in a recent interview with journalists in Lagos, where he unveiled his grand plans for his 50th birthday celebration, among other topical issues. The Ooni revealed that he does not wear wristwatches because he believes that time belongs to God. “For me, every second counts,…

Jun

2024

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FGN Announces Date To Commence Payment Of N150bn SMEs, Manufacturer’s Loan

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, FGN, News Flash

FG Announces Date To Commence Payment Of N150bn SMEs, Manufacturers Loan The Nigerian Federal Government says the disbursement of N150 billion in loans to micro, small and medium enterprises and manufacturers would commence by the end of July 2024. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this in a statement through her official X handle on Thursday. Uzoka-Anite said that 60 percent of the proposed one million beneficiaries of the Presidential Conditional Grant had received a financial grant of N50,000 without repayment obligations in the 774 local government areas of the country. She said, “To all applicants…

Jun

2024

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Facebook Approves Nigeria As Eligible For Content Monetization

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Facebook Approves Nigeria As Eligible For Content Monetisation AttNews reports that Facebook has approved Nigeria for content monetisation. There are many ways to earn money from Facebook, but some people don’t know how to check and see if they have qualified for monetisation. These are the simple steps to take if one wants to know if they are qualified to monetise their content on Facebook. Log into your Facebook page or professional profile The first step is to head to Facebook and log into your professional profile or page whichever one you are posting content on. You must be an…

Jun

2024

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JAMB Releases 2024 Supplementary UTME Results

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JAMB Releases 2024 Supplementary UTME Results The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of candidates of the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The supplementary UTME was conducted between Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, directed candidates on how to check their results. “To check their supplementary UTME results, candidates are to send UTMERESULT to either 55019 or 66019 through the same phone number they had used to generate their profile codes at the start of registration,” he stated. Benjamin said the supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates, who…

Jun

2024

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FGN Announces Fresh Job Opportunities For 30,000 3MTT Fellows

FGN, Empowerment, News Flash, Presidency

FG Announces Fresh Job Opportunities For 30,000 3MTT Fellows The Federal Government through the 3 Million Technical Talents (3MTT) program, has announced job opportunities for the 30,000 fellows that have graduated from cohort 1 of the program. The program coordinators announced this on Thursday, asking the fellows to start applying. While the nature of the jobs was not disclosed, the coordinators said the fellows would see the jobs that are available locally and remotely once they log in to their dashboards. “We are happy to announce that you can now explore job opportunities on the 3MTT Job Boards! These Job…