MTN South Africa has celebrated the graduation of 80 young people from the Western Cape who successfully completed its Digital Skills for Digital Jobs (DS4DJ) programme, equipping them with accredited qualifications in data analytics, systems development, and cybersecurity. The graduates were selected from a competitive pool of 623 applicants …
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Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto has denied allegations of sexual assault and criminal sexual conduct after a BBC documentary featured accounts from 10 women, four of whom accused him of offences allegedly committed when they were teenagers. The documentary, “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret”, released …
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The Federal Government has urged cooperative societies across the South-South to invest in the proposed Cooperative Bank of Nigeria and embrace digital reforms to strengthen the sector. The call was made on Wednesday in Yenagoa by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi. Abdullahi represented …
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Ogun I Area Command, has strengthened collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Nigerian Army to combat smuggling, counterfeit products and other cross-border crimes. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Chado Zakari, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in …
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The Nigerian stock market reversed its previous day’s gains on Wednesday as investors lost N648 billion following renewed selloffs in large and medium-cap stocks. Market capitalisation declined by N648 billion, or 0.41 per cent, to close at N159.344 trillion from N159.992 trillion recorded on Tuesday. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) …
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, says it has detained a security guard and three others for alleged vandalism of aluminum roofing sheets at the School of Nursing Hadejia. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Dutse by Badruddeen Tijjani, the spokesman of the …
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United Capital Plc has recorded an 80 per cent growth in profit before tax (PBT) in the first half of the year to N24.78 billion as against N13.79 recorded same period of 2025. The Group Chief Finance Officer, Mr Shedrack Onakpoma, said this was driven by disciplined execution of the …
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Nigeria’s consumer credit declined for the first time in six years, falling by 19.89 per cent to N3.78tn in 2025 from N4.72tn a year earlier, as elevated interest rates dampened household borrowing, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The decline, disclosed in the CBN’s 2025 Annual Report and Statement …
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The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 29-year-old suspected armed robber during a routine patrol in the Igando area of the state. The police also recovered a locally fabricated pistol and assorted charms from the suspect. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday …
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Ace Nigerian singer and rapper Anthony Victor, popularly known as Victony, has released a teaser for his forthcoming single, “FYNE’, featuring a sample from Orezi’s 2013 classic,”You Garrit”. Newsextra24 reports that the “Soweto” crooner shared a preview of the track in a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday. …
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