9mobile, a telecommunications company has categorically refuted false and misleading rumours suggesting an alleged shutdown of its operations in Nigeria. The management of 9mobile made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Lagos. 9mobile said that the claims were entirely baseless and aimed at causing unnecessary panic among its …
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THE Lagos State Government has said the maiden edition of the 2025 South-West Games will serve as a rallying point for social inclusion and youth engagement. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this on Friday during a courtesy visit by the committee’s President, Dr Alfred Olanrewaju, at the Lagos State House, Marina. …
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THE Federal Government says it has arrested 327 suspects for illegal mining and prosecuted 143 across the country since the Mining Marshals (MM) began operations in 2024. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, made the disclosure at a news conference marking the one-year anniversary of the operations …
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First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has pledged multi-trillion Naira investments in small businesses by 2025 to harness entrepreneurs’ potential in boosting Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. The bank’s Managing Director, Mr Olusegun Alebiosu, confirmed this during an SME Scale Up workshop, sponsored by First Bank and Seven-Up Bottling Company on Friday …
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The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested two suspects over alleged exhumation of corpses and sale of their parts to ritualists. The Command’s Public Relations Officer Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. He said that the arrest of the …
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Friday, imposed a new 6.00p.m to 6.00a.m curfew on Ifon and Ilobu communities in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas, respectively. Mr Kolapo Alimi, the State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, in a statement in Osogbo, said the curfew was due to a …
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Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Friday, tendered an apology over his recent attacks on the Federal High Court and Justice Binta Nyako. Kanu, through his new counsel and former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, …
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THE Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Mr Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged support from non-governmental organisations to solve humanitarian challenges of over 15 million poor households in Nigeria. Yilwatda said this at the 47th Lions Day with the United Nations celebration in Abuja with the theme: “The Future of …
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NIGERIA secured the 105th spot out of 147 nations in the 2025 World Happiness Report, unveiled on Thursday, March 20. The report was compiled by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in collaboration with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and an independent editorial board. Finland …
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THE Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and MinieMoney, on Thursday empowered over 200 students with vital financial skills. This initiative formed part of the 2025 Global Money Week celebration, aimed at promoting financial awareness among young people globally. The 2025 theme …
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