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NNPCL posts over N2tn profit
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Tuesday, said it made a profit of N2.548tn in 2022, describing it as the “highest profit since the inception” of the national oil firm. NNPCL is a state-owned oil corporation established in 1977 and the largest asset holder within the Nigerian oil and…
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TB Joshua: SCOAN faults BBC report, ex-disciple knocks late prophet
A public affairs analyst and member of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Mr Dare Adejumo, on Tuesday, faulted the BBC documentary on the Founder of SCOAN, late Temitope Babatunde Joshua, known as TB Joshua. He described the documentary as unfounded, noting that the characters interviewed in the report were…
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Nigerians hail Tinubu as president trims foreign trips entourage
Nigerians on Tuesday hailed President Bola Tinubu for slashing his entourage size for domestic and international travels by 60 per cent, in a decisive step to cut excessive travel spending. The austerity measures apply to all federal ministries, departments and agencies, the Office of the President, Office of the Vice…
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Boat accident claims 20 in Rivers
About 20 persons, including children, are feared dead in a boat accident that occurred along the Andoni-Bonny coastal waters in Rivers State on Tuesday. Though the details of the incident are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the accident involved two passenger boats plying the routes.…
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AFCON 2023: It is going to be tough for champions Senegal, warns Mane
Senegal captain Sadio Mane predicts that “a really difficult group” lies ahead for the Africa Cup of Nations holders when they face Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea. “The match against Cameroon is going to be very tough and we dare not underestimate our other opponents,” the two-time African Player of the…
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Police rescue Rivers hotelier held by kidnappers despite N25m ransom payment
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued a popular Port Harcourt-based hotelier from kidnappers’ den after payment of N25m ransom. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, who spoke to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, noted that the family of the victim contacted…
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Nigerian teacher shares the heartwarming note and money her pupil gave to her upon resumption of school
A Nigerian teacher, Adaobi Amadi, has shared the heartwarming note a student in her class gave her when they resumed school for a new session this week. The student left her a note wishing her teacher a happy Resumption Day and showered her with prayers for the year 2024. She…
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NTA to transmit AFCON matches
The Nigerian Television Authority, on Wednesday, announced it would be transmitting all the 52 African Cup of Nations holding between January 13 and February 11 2024 in Ivory Coast. The Africa’s largest TV network made this known on its X handle, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Afro Sports.…
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Suspended Minister Edu victim of systemic failure says Ex-Rep
A former member of the House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom State, Hon Peter Umoh has described Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu who was suspended by President Bola Tinubu over approval of payment of N585m to a private account as a victim of systemic failure.…
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NLC suspends delegates’ conference in Imo indefinitely
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the planned State Delegates Conference in Imo indefinitely. NLC General Secretary, Mr Emma Ugboaja, made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement addressed to all the congress affiliates. Ugboaja said the suspension of the conference in Imo was due to unforeseen…