November 19, 2022

[GIST] Terrorists levy Katsina community N10m

[GIST] Terrorists levy Katsina community N10m

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Terrorists operating in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have demanded a sum of N10m from Gobirawa community over the alleged killing of one of their members by a farmer on the outskirts of the community. The spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, who confirmed this to our correspondent on


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November 18, 2022

[GIST] Nigeria’s poverty exceeds World Bank projection, five states lead

[GIST] Nigeria’s poverty exceeds World Bank projection, five states lead

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The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are multi-dimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index report launched on Thursday, the NBS said that 63 per cent of Nigerians were poor due to a lack of access to health, education, living standards, employment and security. The Multidimensional Poverty Index offers


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[GIST] Osimhen beats Gavi, Valverde to Globe Soccer Awards

[GIST] Osimhen beats Gavi, Valverde to Globe Soccer Awards

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Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has emerged as the best young player of the year 2022, winning the glamorous 2022 Globe Soccer Awards for his excellent performance this season. “Congratulations to Victor Osimhen on winning the 2022 #GlobeSoccer Award for POWER HORSE EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR” according to a statement from official Globe Soccer Awards


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[GIST] Rep laments Plateau massacre, alleges ethnic cleansing

[GIST] Rep laments Plateau massacre, alleges ethnic cleansing

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The lawmaker representing Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency in Plateau State at the House of Representatives, Solomon Marren, has raised the alarm over the killing of his constituents by suspected herdsmen. Marren, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Thursday over the killings, alleged ethnic cleansing. He said, “I am deeply pained and grieved by the recent spate


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[GIST] Firm to assist children in financial literacy

[GIST] Firm to assist children in financial literacy

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A fintech company, Schoolable, has said its newly introduced application solution, ‘Little’, will allow parents and guardians to seamlessly give their children and wards pocket money as well as monitor their spending habits. According to the Chief Operating Officer, Schoolable, Angela Essien, at the unveiling of the card app. Little would catch them young with


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[GIST] Economic stakeholders want productivity to solve forex crisis

[GIST] Economic stakeholders want productivity to solve forex crisis

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Economic stakeholders have identified productivity as the solution to the current foreign exchange crisis facing the country. They expressed this view during a breakout session tagged ‘Monetary policy management in challenging times’ at the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja. In a statement, the Group Managing Director, Parthian Partners, Oluseye Olusoga, said the solution to Nigeria’s


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November 17, 2022

[GIST] Nigeria missing out on crude oil boom – Don

[GIST] Nigeria missing out on crude oil boom – Don

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The Vice Chancellor of Caleb University, Professor Nosa Owens-Ibie, said on Monday that Nigeria had no excuse not to have developed like other oil-producing countries, including Qatar and Dubai. He made the submission during the public presentation of a book titled, “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The contentious search for peace in the Niger Delta”,


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[GIST] Osimhen, Haaland on same level – Napoli director

[GIST] Osimhen, Haaland on same level – Napoli director

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Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli has sensationally revealed that the club signed Nigeria international Victor Osimhen in 2020 after Erling Haaland snubbed the Partenopei to join Borussia Dortmund. The 23-year-old joined Napoli for a reported €75m fee in September 2020, months after Haaland’s move to Borussia Dortmund. The Norway international is described by Giuntoli as


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[GIST] Why African ports must be digitised – Hauwei

[GIST] Why African ports must be digitised – Hauwei

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Information and communications technology company, Hauwei, has said that African ports can benefit enormously from digital transformation and adoption of smart systems. In a recent statement seen by The PUNCH, the company said that digitising the African port system would keep the supply chain smooth. The statement further said that digitising the continent’s ports system


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[GIST] P&ID scam: Court orders arrest of fleeing Briton

[GIST] P&ID scam: Court orders arrest of fleeing Briton

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Justice D.U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, issued a bench warrant for James Nolan, a Briton, on Tuesday, for jumping bail and failing to appear before him for trial. Nolan, one of the directors of Goidel Resources Limited, a designated non-financial institution, and another company, ICIL Limited, are standing trial on 16 counts


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