February 10, 2023

[GIST] Former Man Utd star Evra fined for homophobic PSG slur

[GIST] Former Man Utd star Evra fined for homophobic PSG slur

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Former France captain and Manchester United defender Patrice Evra was fined 1,000 euros by a Paris court on Thursday over “homophobic insults” aimed at Paris Saint-Germain in 2019. His outburst came in the aftermath of PSG losing to Manchester United in the Champions League, and a clip of the incident posted by a third party


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[GIST] Rihanna ready for Super Bowl stage after four-year boycott

[GIST] Rihanna ready for Super Bowl stage after four-year boycott

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Four years after saying she had refused to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in protest over race issues, Rihanna says she will use her performance during Sunday’s NFL title game to represent immigrants and black women. The nine-times Grammy award-winning singer will perform during the interval of Sunday’s game between the Kansas City


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February 9, 2023

[GIST] Uncertainty as cabotage funds widen division among shipowners

[GIST] Uncertainty as cabotage funds widen division among shipowners

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Although, the President, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has twice approved the disbursement of Cabotage Vessels Financing Funds to shipowners to boost the sector, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has not been able to disburse it. ANOZIE EGOLE examines why NIMASA has been having challenges disbursing the funds to shipowners When the Federal Government through


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[GIST] MTN raises dividend by N76bn

[GIST] MTN raises dividend by N76bn

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MTN Nigerian Communication Plc has raised its dividends payment by N75bn from N212bn in 2021 to N288bn in 2022 full year, the regulatory financial filings of the company have shown. According to the regulatory filing, the board of the company also gave a nod for a dividend payment of N10 per share to the distributable


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[GIST] MoneyMaster unveils new product

[GIST] MoneyMaster unveils new product

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Globacom’s Payment Service Bank, MoneyMaster PSB, has unveiled a new product called G-Kala. The product was launched on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of MoneyMaster PSB, Mr Demola Elutilo said the product will increase financial services accessibility as well as deepen financial inclusion and create new job opportunities in the country. He


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[GIST] Customs intercept 450 drums of carbide

[GIST] Customs intercept 450 drums of carbide

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The Nigeria Customs Service has disclosed that it intercepted 450 drums of calcium carbide (used for making explosives) in Ijebu-Ode en route Aba in Abia State in January. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, Hussein Ejibunnu, while addressing journalists at the unit on Wednesday, said that the


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[GIST] Buhari congratulates new NLC president, Ajaero

[GIST] Buhari congratulates new NLC president, Ajaero

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, congratulated the new president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, saying the new administration will write a new chapter for the union. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled ‘President Buhari


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