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With continued monetary tightening, Nigeria's headline inflation could gradually decline to 24 per cent by the end of the year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected.
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The House of Representatives, yesterday, took sides with the growing number of Nigerians calling for a cancellation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s controversial 0.5 per cent levy on electronic transactions.
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Fraudulent agents and developers are taking advantage of the desperation displayed by prospective homeowners and tenants to defraud their victims of billions of naira.
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The November 16 governorship election in Ondo State is set for a straight contest between two former deputy governors who served one principal.
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Amid insecurity, foreign exchange crisis, Naira depreciation and undue political interference, the telecommunications sector contributed N33 trillion to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023, with N2.4 trillion in tax revenue.
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Mr Graeme Biggar, the Director-General, National Crime Agency (NCA), United Kingdom, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for promoting professionalism in pursuing its mandate in Nigeria.
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In the heart of Cotonou’s large Dantokpa market, Diane Makpenon's family corn shop is less busy than usual these days.
The business run by her mother like others in Benin’s economic capital has been slowing down as they struggle with rising prices.
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Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday after weeks of scorching weather across the region.
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Britain exited recession with stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday, in a boost to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of this year's election.
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The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the procurement process in the award of the N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal road, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over alleged visa racketeering and maltreatment of Nigerians abroad.
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The Federal Government, yesterday, confirmed that more of the fleeing inmates of the Suleja Medium Security custodial centre have been recaptured.
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Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Adolphus Wabara, has urged President Bola Tinubu to caution Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the recent disturbing developments in Rivers State.
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Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, yesterday, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) denied alleged corrupt practices involving about N4.13 billion brought against him by the Federal Government.
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A Brigadier General from the Army Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wilto Nzidee, has said that Delta State is seriously lagging in filling up its recruitment quota in the Nigerian Army.
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The naira continues to trade around 1,300 against the greenback at the official market this week. Meanwhile, data from the CBN shows Nigeria’s currency in circulation has risen to 3.87 trillion naira at the end of March. Kingsley Nwaiwu, Head of Consumer sector sales, Global Markets at Stanbic IBTC joins CNBC Africa on the FX trading patterns, impact of CBN’s reforms and Nigeria’s drive to increase dollar flows.
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Ten people were injured Thursday after a plane operated by the airline Transair left the runway at the Blaise-Diagne International Airport in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, an event that forced the cancellation of all flights scheduled during the morning.
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Nigeria has announced plans to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms. According to the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the move is to tackle the manipulation of the local currency’s value in the foreign exchange market.
Sport
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will release the names of players for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic late next week, a top official of the federation has said.
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Chelsea are set to ramp up their pursuit of Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise as they prepare a fresh offer for the highly-rated player, reports teamtalk.com.
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Organisers of the 10th Okpekpe International Road Race have revealed that any athlete who breaks either the course or the African/world record will earn additional money for their efforts.
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Former Super Eagles Midfielder, Tijanni Babangida and members of his family were, yesterday, involved in a ghastly motor accident along the Kaduna-Zaria Road.
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Fatimo Bello came to international reckoning in 2022 when she defied all odds to reach the final of the African Cup, where she eventually lost to Egypt’s Hana Goda.
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Mr Graeme Biggar, the Director-General, National Crime Agency (NCA), United Kingdom, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for promoting professionalism in pursuing its mandate in Nigeria.
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The Niger state chapter of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp, (NSCDC) has arrested four suspects, who chopped off the penis of a two-year-old boy. The arrested suspects are, Rabiu Murtala, (33) Suleiman Gambo (19) Yusufa Murtala (22) and Aliyu Amiru (20) all from Niger state. "The four criminal gangs cut off the manhood…
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In the heart of Cotonou’s large Dantokpa market, Diane Makpenon's family corn shop is less busy than usual these days.
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Editorial
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In the last month, there has been an increase in cases of kidnapping, killing of innocent people, invasion of peaceful communities and destruction of property, indicating that insecurity in the country is yet to abate.
Features
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Brethren, in the next few days, May 15, 2024 precisely, airlifting of intending pilgrims from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia will be inaugurated.
Editor's Pick
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Describing the escape of Binance chief, Nadeem Anjarwalla, using a ‘smuggled passport’ from National Security Adviser (NSA) custody as most disappointing, embarrassing and disturbing, the House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the incident, noting that the development exposed the porosity of Nigeria’s security architecture to the world.
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Nigeria’s U-17 girls football team, Flamingos, are expected to fly to Bamako, Mali, today ahead of Saturday’s FIFA Cadet Women’s World Cup African qualification series third round, first leg encounter against their counterparts from Burkina Faso.
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President Bola Tinubu returned to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the early hours of yesterday after a two-week official trip out of the country.
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The chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy, Taiwo Oyedele, has highlighted reforms needed in Nigeria's Value Added Tax (VAT) system. Oyedele was quoted in a report to have said at an event on Monday that there is a need to increase Nigeria’s VAT rate which currently stands at 7.5 percent. However, Oyedele in…
Business
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The equity market reversed losses to close in an upbeat yesterday, as market capitalisation appreciating by N18 billion.
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FBNQuest Merchant Bank has reported a 43.1 per cent financial growth in gross earnings, totalling N35.5 billion for the 2023 financial year.
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The federal government has appealed to the government and private investors of Saudi Arabia to invest in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
Columnists
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After close to one century-and-half operation in Nigeria, the multinational giant, PZ Cussons Nigeria, has announced its plan to quit Nigeria and a few other African countries.
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Undoubtedly, one major glaring absurdity of Nigeria’s convoluting federal architecture is that of over-centralisation in all ramifications.
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The Niger state chapter of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp, (NSCDC) has arrested four suspects, who chopped off the penis of a two-year-old boy. The arrested suspects are, Rabiu Murtala, (33) Suleiman Gambo (19) Yusufa Murtala (22) and Aliyu Amiru (20) all from Niger state. "The four criminal gangs cut off the manhood…
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Veteran actress Shan George has said that she has recovered the #3.6 Million stolen from her bank account. The 54-year-old actress appealed to Nigerians in an Instagram video on Friday, to assist her recover her money. George tagged the Zenith Bank, Opay, the EFCC, and the Nigerian police, to intervene and rectify the situation. "Someone…
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A 71-year-old man identified as Adesina has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for impregnating his tenant's 14-year-old child. Adesina was caught having sex with the minor in the bathroom of the house, around 10:15 pm on Tuesday. The septuagenarian was arrested by neighbours and community members who witnessed the scene and also…
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Technology
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Techy Accountants have concluded plans to host the 2024 AccountTech Summit, which is designed to navigate the evolving landscape of the finance industry in the digital era.
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Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi) has received funding from the United Kingdom government through the Digital Access Program (DAP) of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to implement a multilayered initiative to mitigate the environmental impact
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There are indications that Microsoft African Development Centre (ADC) may shut down its West Africa operation, located in Lagos, Nigeria. Industry sources in the know revealed this to The Guardian on Tuesday, though no official statement from Microsoft yet.
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The adoption and usage of Nigeria’s .ng rose by 16.5 per cent in the last one year. According to data obtained from April 2023 and April 2024, adoption rose by 31,605, from 191, 215 to 222,820.
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Google has opened applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme.