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FG plans N450bn power intervention fund
The Federal Government is set to spend N450bn on power interventions in 2024. This is according to the budget analysis of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company. Under the firm’s capital expenditure, N450bn was budgeted for ‘FGN Power Intervention Fund.’ The Government Owned Enterprise’s expenditure intends to spend a total…
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Osimhen promises AFCON trophy for World Cup miss
African Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen, hopes to turn the suffering of Nigerian supporters into joy with an Africa Cup of Nations title. The Napoli forward beat Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi to become the first Nigerian winner of the player award since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999.…
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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.…