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Nigeria Records 325 Deaths From Cholera

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),says Cholera is currently posing severe health crisis in the country. The Director of the agency, Chikwe Ihekweazu,disclosed this at a pre-conference workshop ahead of the maiden edition

July 28, 2021

Health

NAPTIP Jails 550 Traffickers

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),has disclosed that it rescued over 17,000 victims of human trafficking and jailed over 550 traffickers. Its Director-General, Sen. Basheer Muhammed, who

July 28, 2021

News

Court Dissolves Ex-Soldier Marriage

A 73-year-old retired soldier, Kalid Ayanlaki, who dragged his wife, Funke, before an Igando Customary Court in Lagos was on Tuesday granted divorce on grounds of ”lack of love” after seven years.

July 28, 2021

Crime/Metro

Bolt Launches Cash Withdrawal Option For Drivers

Bolt, a ride-hailing company,has introduced a cash withdrawal option for its drivers in a bid to improve access to their income on the platform. Femi Akin-Laguda, Bolt country manager, explained that the

July 28, 2021

Motoring

CBN Retains MPR 11.5%

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Mr. Godwin Emefiele ,says that the Monetary Policy Committee members has again retained the Monetary Policy Rate MPR at 11.5 per cent, retained the

July 28, 2021

CBN

NCC Boosts Broadband Penetration To 45%

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has increased broadband penetration in Nigeria from less than 6% in 2015 to 45% in 2021,its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar

July 28, 2021

IT&Telecoms

Lagos,First Bank Collaborate On Primary Health Care

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has collaborated with First Bank of Nigeria in providing a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) at Ijeododo Community in Lagos State. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, explained at the groundbreaking ceremony

July 28, 2021

Health

I75MW Of Power Idle In Egbin Plant Since Last Year

Egbin Power Plc,an affiliate of Sahara Group,says the plant had been unable to utilise 175MW of its available capacity due to gas and transmission constraints since last year. The Group Managing Director, Sahara

July 28, 2021

Power

N69bn Debt:AMCON Takes Over Jimoh Ibrahim’s Insurance Firms

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigerian (AMCON),has taken over Nicon Insurance Limited and the Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation (Nigeria Re)over an alleged N69.4 billion debt. AMCON has changed the board and management of

July 28, 2021

Insurance&Pension

JAMB Releases 14,620 Additional Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results of 14,620 candidates which had been under investigation. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the spokesman of the examination

July 28, 2021

Education

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