May 21, 2023

[GIST] Provide evidence I demanded $2m  bribe from you, Bawa dares Matawalle

[GIST] Provide evidence I demanded $2m bribe from you, Bawa dares Matawalle

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, to go beyond sabre-rattling and provide concrete evidence as proof of $2 million bribery...

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[GIST] Echoes against poor officiating in local league keep pulsating

[GIST] Echoes against poor officiating in local league keep pulsating

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In some other parts of the globe, football referees create a supportive sporting environment, which in a way, builds a positive climate on the pitch for players and spectators.

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[GIST] Broadcast Content Across Borders

[GIST] Broadcast Content Across Borders

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WINNERS of the 10th Nollywood Week Film Festival, which ended on May 15, in Paris, France, were unveiled during the closing ceremony. In all, three films stood out at this year’s edition of the festival.

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May 20, 2023

[GIST] Police in Edo arrest 3 suspected cultists, recover pump action gun in Benin

[GIST] Police in Edo arrest 3 suspected cultists, recover pump action gun in Benin

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Police in Edo have arrested three suspected cultists at upper Sakponba in Ikpoba-Okha Local government area of the state.

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[GIST] PENGASSAN seeks Buhari’s assent to Energy Commission Bill before handover

[GIST] PENGASSAN seeks Buhari’s assent to Energy Commission Bill before handover

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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, assent to the Energy Commission of Nigeria Amendment Bill, 2022 before handing over to next administration on May 29.

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[GIST] Buhari appoints Madein as first female Accountant General

[GIST] Buhari appoints Madein as first female Accountant General

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President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, approved the appointment of Dr. (Mrs) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, as the substantive Accountant General of the Federation.

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[GIST] ‘If you miss it with the girl child, you miss it with the world’

[GIST] ‘If you miss it with the girl child, you miss it with the world’

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Scotland-based Nigerian, Shulamite Ezechi serves in various Government initiatives, which include North Glasgow community food initiative where she serves on the board; the first Ministers’ National Advisory on Women and Girls (BAME); Migrant Voice, UK; United Nations Association, UK; Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth Scotland.

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May 19, 2023

[GIST] Foreign transactions on capital market dip by 75% in eight years

[GIST] Foreign transactions on capital market dip by 75% in eight years

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Market uncertainty, political risk and foreign exchange (FX) illiquidity and other headwinds have triggered an unprecedented drop in foreign appetite for the Nigerian capital market as total foreign transactions executed on the equities market declined by about 75 per cent in the last eight years.

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[GIST] Failed Ijora Bridge: Residents allege shoddy job, lack of supervision

[GIST] Failed Ijora Bridge: Residents allege shoddy job, lack of supervision

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Motorists and residents, yesterday, said failed portion of Ijora-Olopa, inward Ijora-Oloye–Apapa, opposite Water Corporation, may have been caused by lack of supervision by the Federal Ministry of Work and Housing, as well as parking of heavy-duty trucks in the area.

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