PROMINENT media affiliated civil society organisation-HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA)- said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration would continue to be misunderstood and mistrusted by millions of Nigerians both home and overseas because his administration doesn’t run an open, transparent and accountable government but practices opaque style of …
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THE Media Rights Agenda has expressed deep concerns over last weekend’s abduction of two journalists based in Kaduna State along with their wives and children. The MRA called on the Federal Government, particularly its security and law enforcement agencies, to rescue them. It called on the government to take immediate …
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Seplat Energy PLC, leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, says Nigeria’s sub-surface potentials[sic] could be largely optimized and oil/gas production levels increased if divestment and other related deals are expedited. The CEO Seplat Energy, Mr. Roger Brown, said this at …
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THE stock market opened the week on a negative note on Monday, July 8, 2024, recording N9 billion or 0.02 per cent decline on the performance indices. Losses in stocks such as PZ Cussons Nigeria, Transnational Corporation, International Breweries, Unilever, Wema Bank, and FBN Holdings contributed to the market’s downturn. …
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The naira, on Monday, July 8, 2024, depreciated at the official market trading at N1,523.85 to the dollar. At the official market, the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the naira depreciated from the previous close of N1,509.67 to the dollar. NAFEM is the market trading segment for Investors, Exporters, …
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Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete has expelled 175 students due to a variety of misconduct, including examination malpractice. Truthng reports that this decision was detailed in a statement by the university’s interim Director of University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, which she made available to reporters on Monday, July 8, 2024. The …
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A staff of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Idris Ahmed Gama, has been arrested for condemning the arrest of some members of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer organisation. The Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Monday. He said …
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Lithuania bought RBS70 NG, a mobile short-range air defense system, from a Swedish company for 147 million euros (about 159 million U.S. dollars), Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense said Monday. The ministry’s Defence Material Agency has signed final agreements with Sweden’s Saab Dynamics AB, and the delivery is scheduled for …
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A school bus driver, Michael Mowete, was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment to spend for defiling a three-year old girl (name withheld). Truthng reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court held that the prosecution had discharged the burden of proof against Mowete. …
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Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the best commercial bank in Nigeria at the World Finance Banking Awards 2024, retaining the award for a fourth consecutive year. The bank was also named Best Corporate Governance in Nigeria for the third year at the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards 2024. The …
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