December 1, 2022

[GIST] Repeat PDP’s 2019 victory, Atiku begs Ondo residents

[GIST] Repeat PDP’s 2019 victory, Atiku begs Ondo residents

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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to the people of Ondo State to give the party massive votes in the coming 2023 general action. He pledged to eliminate insecurity, build federal roads and make other roads in the country motorable. Atiku reiterated his pledge to set aside $10bn for


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[GIST] Stay of execution: Firm urges court to reject Lafarge’s suit

[GIST] Stay of execution: Firm urges court to reject Lafarge’s suit

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A haulage firm, Transnational Haulage Limited has asked a Lagos State High Court sitting at Osborne Ikoyi to refuse an unconditional stay of execution filed by Lafarge Africa Plc over its refusal to pay the haulage firm a judgment sum of  N58,756,500 for loss of freight earnings on 10 trucks and simple interest on the


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[GIST] Osun Assembly insists council chairmen must stay

[GIST] Osun Assembly insists council chairmen must stay

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The Osun State House of Assembly has said since the judgment nullifying the last October 15 local government elections in the state has been appealed, the elected officials should be allowed to continue in office. The resolution was contained in a statement by the Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Assembly, Kunle Alabi, obtained


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[GIST] INEC gears up for elections in N’East, deploys BVAS

[GIST] INEC gears up for elections in N’East, deploys BVAS

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has finally begun the distribution of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System facilities to the remaining parts of the country, including the North-East and South-East states, which hitherto had yet to get the vital election equipment. It was learnt on Wednesday that the agency had resumed the airlift of BVAS to states


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November 30, 2022

[GIST] Fire guts Kano market, destroys 150 shops

[GIST] Fire guts Kano market, destroys 150 shops

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Fire, on Monday, destroyed no fewer than 150 shops at the Kachako Central Market, in the Takai Local Government Area of Kano State. The spokesperson for the state Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday, said the incident occurred in the afternoon around 1.13 pm. Abdullahi said, “We received


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[GIST] Private jet owners sue govt over N30bn tax

[GIST] Private jet owners sue govt over N30bn tax

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Owners of foreign-registered private jets, comprising top business moguls, leading commercial banks and other rich Nigerians, have dragged the Federal Government to court seeking to prevent the government from grounding their planes for allegedly refusing to pay import duty on the jets. The Federal Government had last November approved the decision of the Nigeria Customs


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[GIST] RMAFC, EFCC uncovers oil firms’ $205m unremitted funds

[GIST] RMAFC, EFCC uncovers oil firms’ $205m unremitted funds

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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said that it discovered $205.01m unremitted to the federation account by oil and gas companies through joint efforts with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. It noted that it had been partnering with the EFCC in the area of monitoring and tracking all accruable revenue from revenue-generating


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[GIST] Antimicrobial resistance may cause 10m deaths 2050 – Pfizer

[GIST] Antimicrobial resistance may cause 10m deaths 2050 – Pfizer

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Pfizer has said Antimicrobial Resistance is expected to cause 10 million deaths globally by the year 2050. Therefore, in celebration of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, held globally in November, Pfizer called on the government and other stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry to support innovation in the development of new antibiotics and vaccines that would help


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[GIST] 2023: Nigeria disunited, says SAN

[GIST] 2023: Nigeria disunited, says SAN

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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has said Nigeria has never been this disunited. He added that the next president of the country would be confronted with disunity, disorder and insecurity. The senior lawyer stated this in the Olisa Agbakoba Legal Policy Report 2022, titled, ‘Big Issues for


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[GIST] US beat Iran 1-0, meet Netherlands in knockouts

[GIST] US beat Iran 1-0, meet Netherlands in knockouts

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Christian Pulisic fired the United States into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday as the Americans downed Iran 1-0 in their politically charged grudge match. Chelsea star Pulisic bundled home the do-or-die Group B game’s only goal on 38 minutes to set up a second round clash with Group A winners the


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November 29, 2022

[GIST] United won’t pay £86m for Osimhen

[GIST] United won’t pay £86m for Osimhen

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Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Victor Osimhen next year but are not prepared to meet Napoli’s huge asking price, which is believed to be in the region of €100m (£86m). Ronaldo’s exit has left Man United short of options at centre-forward, and the club are believed to be considering moving for a new


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[GIST] Contractor suspends Lagos-Ibadan road construction, resumes January

[GIST] Contractor suspends Lagos-Ibadan road construction, resumes January

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The contractor in charge of construction works on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Julius Berger has suspended works on the expressway to enable travellers plying the route to enjoy hassle-free movements to their various destinations in the country for the festive period. The Director, Southwest Federal Ministry of Works, Adedamola Kuti, confirmed the development during a


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[GIST] Stakeholders to promote digital economy in Africa

[GIST] Stakeholders to promote digital economy in Africa

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AELEX, one of the largest full-service commercial and litigation law firms in West Africa, has announced its 16th Annual Lecture scheduled to hold Wednesday, 30th November, 2022. The 16th ǼLEX Annual Lecture, which will hold virtually (Zoom) beginning from 2:00 West African Time (WAT), will focus on digital technology as a fundamental force for change


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[GIST] Uninsured depositors of failed banks paid N101.37bn – NDIC

[GIST] Uninsured depositors of failed banks paid N101.37bn – NDIC

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The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Mr Bello Hassan, has said that uninsured depositors of failed banks paid N101.37 billion. He said this at the opening ceremony of the 19th edition of the workshop for Business Editors and Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. “As at June


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[GIST] Baobab launches smartphone offers

[GIST] Baobab launches smartphone offers

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Baobab+, a distributor of solar home systems in Western Africa and Madagascar, has offered a new product, IZIL smartphone brand, with a flexible payment system for customers that may not be able to afford to pay at once. The new product was introduced following the celebration of the company’s two years of distributing affordable Solar


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[GIST] Make children align with Covenant varsity’s training – Oyedepo

[GIST] Make children align with Covenant varsity’s training – Oyedepo

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The Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Regents, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, has advised parents to encourage their children to obey every training given to them in the university. Speaking at the 21st Matriculation Ceremony for undergraduate and postgraduate students, he told them to imbibe disciplined. “May I admonish all parents and guardian present here


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