December 20, 2022

[GIST] UK targets 2024 for King Charles banknotes circulation

[GIST] UK targets 2024 for King Charles banknotes circulation

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The first banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III are set to enter circulation by mid-2024, the Bank of England said on Tuesday as it unveiled their designs. “The portrait of The King will appear on existing designs of all four polymer banknotes (£5, £10, £20 and £50), with no other changes to the


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[GIST] Marketers bank on P’Harcourt refinery to crash prices

[GIST] Marketers bank on P’Harcourt refinery to crash prices

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The Port Harcourt Refining Company in Rivers State is to start operations this month and this is going to warrant a drop in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, oil marketers said on Monday. Marketers stated that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, confirmed that the refinery would


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[GIST] Why politicians need to address poverty during campaign

[GIST] Why politicians need to address poverty during campaign

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The 2023 elections loom, with politicians making campaign promises that offer hope. Yet, poverty, probably the biggest threat to Nigerians today, has gone unaddressed. In October, the World Bank released its ‘Poverty and Shared Prosperity’ report outlining progress in the global fight against extreme poverty. According to the report, the world is unlikely to meet


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December 19, 2022

[GIST] Elon Musk may step down as Twitter CEO

[GIST] Elon Musk may step down as Twitter CEO

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Twitter’s new boss, Elon Musk, may be considering stepping down as the Chief Executive Officer of the micro-blogging company after less than two months on the job. Musk tweeted a poll via his verified handle Sunday night asking tweeps to vote on whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO, adding that he would abide


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[GIST] Gunmen kill abducted man, free wife, suspect arrested

[GIST] Gunmen kill abducted man, free wife, suspect arrested

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Suspected kidnappers have killed a man, Mr Augustine Okoye, along Isua-Ise Akoko highway in the Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was kidnapped along with his wife. While the hoodlums released the woman, her husband was killed. A source said the car which conveyed the victims


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[GIST] Manpower shortage rattles construction industry players

[GIST] Manpower shortage rattles construction industry players

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Stakeholders in the construction industry have warned that the mass migration of trained artisans and certified professionals from the sector to other countries posed a threat to the country’s future of the nation’s development. The experts who were drawn from the seven professional bodies affiliated to the construction industry gave the warning during a round


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[GIST] Provide cover for PWDs, NAICOM tells insurers

[GIST] Provide cover for PWDs, NAICOM tells insurers

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The Commissioner, National Insurance Commission, Mr Sunday Thomas, has urged insurance companies to insure people living with disabilities and improve professionalism among other things. He spoke at the 2022 insurance directors’ conference organised by the College of Insurance and Financial Management in partnership with NAICOM in Lagos with the theme, ‘Transforming the insurance industry through


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