January 24, 2023

[GIST] Be neutral during elections, DSS boss tells officers

[GIST] Be neutral during elections, DSS boss tells officers

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The Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, has urged personnel of the service to maintain neutrality before, during, and after the forthcoming general elections. He also advised them to work in synergy with other security agencies to ensure that the elections are peacefully held. A statement by the service spokesperson, Peter


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[GIST] Cash swap: CBN bars Abuja, Lagos PoS operators

[GIST] Cash swap: CBN bars Abuja, Lagos PoS operators

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has excluded mobile money/Point of Sales agents in Abuja and Lagos from its newly launched cash swap programme, The PUNCH has learnt. The development came as the January 31 deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes approaches. In a Frequently Asked Questions document released


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January 23, 2023

[GIST] Ndifreke bags brace in Solid Miners thrashing

[GIST] Ndifreke bags brace in Solid Miners thrashing

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A resurgent Akwa United were on rampage in search of their first win of the season in the Nigeria Professional Football League and did it emphatically away from home on match-day three with a 3-0 thrashing of Nasarawa United at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Both clubs failed to win


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[GIST] FG assures workers of housing scheme

[GIST] FG assures workers of housing scheme

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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to provide affordable houses and reduce the housing deficit faced by public servants. This was disclosed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, during the groundbreaking ceremony of 116 housing units under the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Programme in the Federal Capital Territory. The


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[GIST] Japa: Youths urged to tap real estate opportunities

[GIST] Japa: Youths urged to tap real estate opportunities

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Real estate practitioners have encouraged youths to explore opportunities in the real estate sector instead of migrating and craving for drastic. The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley, Dr Babatunde Adeyemo, has advised Nigerian youths to stay back in their country and grow, adding that the developed nations luring Nigeria’s youths and intellectuals away with


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[GIST] 84,612 artisans join micro pension scheme

[GIST] 84,612 artisans join micro pension scheme

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No fewer than 84,612 workers have registered under the Micro Pension Plan of the National Pension Commission as of the end of September 2022. PenCom revealed in its third quarter report for 2022 on ‘Micro Pension Registration and Contribution’. “A total number of 4,193 micro pension contributors were registered during the period under review by


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[GIST] EU partners firms to tackle skill gap

[GIST] EU partners firms to tackle skill gap

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In an attempt to address the skills gap in the employment sector and leverage Nigeria’s huge population of young people to drive economic prosperity, European businesses operating in the country and the European Union have said that the youth demographic has the potential to transform the country. The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS,


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[GIST] Passengers stranded in forest as Warri-Itakpe train derails

[GIST] Passengers stranded in forest as Warri-Itakpe train derails

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148 passengers and 38 crew members of a train plying the Warri-Itakpe route escaped death on Sunday when the train derailed inside the Kogi forest, forcing them (passengers) to be stranded. Many passengers reportedly abandoned the train for fear of being kidnapped. It was gathered that the train left Warri early Sunday and got derailed


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January 22, 2023

[GIST] Franklin excited for potential Joshua fight

[GIST] Franklin excited for potential Joshua fight

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American heavyweight Jermaine Franklin is excited at the potential of getting in the ring to face Europe’s boxing megastar Anthony Joshua. According to Insider, a source with knowledge of the situation for the prospective Matchroom event, which would be broadcast in the US on DAZN, says a Joshua vs Franklin show is on the cards


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[GIST] Give electricity consumers prepaid meters

[GIST] Give electricity consumers prepaid meters

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NINE years after the privatisation of the distribution component of the electricity sector, millions of consumers have yet to own prepaid meters. This subjects them to extortion and exploitation. According to the latest data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission,7,744,909 consumers as of the second quarter of 2022were without prepaid meters.This is a slight improvement


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