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Students shine as NGOs hold climate change exhibition in Lagos

Miss Halima Musa a student of  Daforte School has emerged the overall winner, while Olugosi Oluwabuyinkunmi of Yaba Tech emerged as first runner-up at Climate Change Art Exhibition organised by…

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Government needs to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurs…CEO MSME Africa

Seye Olurotimi is the founder of MSME Africa- a multifaceted resource platform for Micro, Small and Medium-sized businesses, Entrepreneurs and Startups in Africa. He is the convener of MSME Dialogue…

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Nigeria’s total debt to hit $172B – Debt Management Office

Nigeria’s public debt is expected to increase to 77 trillion naira ($172 billion) in the current year, up from 44 trillion naira as of September, according to the Debt Management…

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NNPC prospects for oil in Niger, Borno –Report

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is prospecting for crude oil in more locations across the north, after discovering the commodity in Bauchi and Gombe states. NNPC stated that it…

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Pope seeks end to Russia-Ukraine war

POPE Francis yesterday used his Christmas message to lament the ‘icy winds of war’ buffeting humanity. He made an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine, a…

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CBN releases Public security features of the new notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday highlighted security features in the redesigned naira notes to reaffirm the safety of the legal tender. Security features on the new naira notes…

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Fashola: shun corruption to enjoy retirement

MINISTER of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has urged workers to shun corruption to enjoy a peaceful retirement free of invitations from anti-graft agencies. He noted that corruption; abuse of…

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Buhari seeks fresh N819bn loan, domestic debts hit N22.57tn

Nigeria’s domestic debt rose to N22.57tn as the Federal Government on Wednesday proposed  a last-minute supplementary budget for the 2022 fiscal year. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is…

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CBN increases cash withdrawal limit to N500,000 weekly

The Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawals across all channels by individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. The directive…

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Council chief presents N3.7b budget

Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area, Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan, has presented a N3.7 billion budget proposal. The N3,710,260,885.63k budget is termed Budget of Transformation. Council Chairman, Akinlola-Hassan, and others submitted…

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