NIGERIA and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. The organisers of the most prestigious individual award in football announced the nominees on Wednesday. Lookman earned the nomination after scoring a stunning hat-trick for Atalanta as the Italian club ended Bayer Leverkusen’s 51-game unbeaten …
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AMERICAN business magnate Bill Gates says Nigeria’s tax collection rate is low. Gates, who is the co-founder of the software company Microsoft, said Nigeria’s tax collection rate was responsible for challenges to financing critical sectors like education and health by the government. The co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates …
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THE number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday. Over 4000 people died from the disease in 2023, a 71 per cent increase compared to 2022. The number of reported cases also increased …
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A two-term lawmaker on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Hon Emmanuel Agbaje, has resigned from the party about three weeks to the Edo State Governorship election. Hon Agbaje represented Akoko Edo II Constituency in the State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2023 . He said he …
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Singapore collected S$80.3 billion (US$61.4 billion) in tax revenue for the 2023/2024 financial year, a 17 per cent increase from the previous year. Man walking by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore building. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan) This increase reflects the “strong economic growth and nominal wage growth in Singapore in …
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THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 56 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. https://newsextra24.com/breaking-abure-led-labour-party-disowns-newly-inaugurated-caretaker-chairman/ Oyewale said the suspected internet fraudsters were apprehended at different locations in …
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Gunmen have attacked Kwatas and Daffo communities of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing no fewer than seven persons. Brig.-Gen. Gakji Shipi (rtd), the Special Adviser to Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, disclosed this to newsmen in Jos, the state capital, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. https://newsextra24.com/breaking-abure-led-labour-party-disowns-newly-inaugurated-caretaker-chairman/ Gakji, …
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THE Labour Party has been plunged into further turmoil as the Julius Abure-led faction disowned the newly appointed caretaker chairman, Nenadi Usman. Despite a previous Court of Appeal judgement affirming Abure as national chairman, the Labour Party National Convention constituted a caretaker committee, sparking controversy. Earlier, Senator Usman was declared …
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GUNMEN have kidnapped one person in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent gathered that Akika was abducted Wednesday evening at his residence located at Olorunda Aba in Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. The whereabouts of Akika have not been revealed as of the time of filing this …
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THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that the recent increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) will worsen the poverty level of workers in the country. Mr Festus Osifo, President of TUC said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Osifo said the the leadership …
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