Super Falcons Conquer Bayana Bayana, Secure Spot in Paris 2024

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsSuper Falcons Conquer Bayana Bayana, Secure Spot in Paris 2024

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 10, 2024

The Super Falcons, Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, after a 16-year hiatus The team secured their spot after a tense second-leg match against South Africa’s Banyana Banyana. The first leg in Abuja ended in a goalless draw, but the Nigerian team held their nerve in the second leg in Pretoria on Tuesday night, which also ended in a 0-0 stalemate. However, the Super Falcons secured victory thanks to...

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EFCC Recovers N30 Billion in Betta Edu’s Case

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Recovers N30 Billion in Betta Edu’s Case

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 9, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is making headway in its probe of suspended Minister Betta Edu. They have recovered N30 billion in connection to the case and are investigating over 50 bank accounts. This follows the January suspension of Edu and a former National Social Investment Programme Authority (NSIPA) official Halima Shehu over accusations of financial impropriety in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. The EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, addressed the progress in the...

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APC Felicitates Muslims Faithful At  Eid el-Fitr

NewsNigeriaReligionAPC Felicitates Muslims Faithful At  Eid el-Fitr

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 9, 2024

The All Progressives Congress (APC) felicitates Muslim compatriots, on the occasion of Eid el-fitr celebration. In a goodwill message on Tuesday by Felix Morka, Esq. National Publicity Secretary of the party, the APC noted that Eid-el-fitr is the breaking of the month-long fasting, marking the official end of Ramadan, which recalls the revealing of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad. “The sunrise-to-sunset fast leading to this celebration is usually characterised by repentance, supplications, piety, charity, spiritual...

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New Electricity Tariff, Pro-poor Initiative By Tinubu’s Govt – Analyst

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNew Electricity Tariff, Pro-poor Initiative By Tinubu’s Govt – Analyst

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 9, 2024

An analyst and a member of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), Dapo Okubanjo has stated that the new electricity tariff is a deliberate pro-poor initiative to increase liquidity in the sector by the government of President Bola Tinubu. Okubanjo in a press statement on Tuesday noted that when the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced what has been described as a hike in electricity tariff, there was bedlam in the land even before...

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Ekiti: Gov Oyebanji Felicitates Muslims At Eid-el-Fitri

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEkiti: Gov Oyebanji Felicitates Muslims At Eid-el-Fitri

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 9, 2024

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has felicitated Muslims in the state and the country in general on the celebration of Eid – El- Fitri. At the celebration which marks the completion of the Ramadan fast, the Governor urged Muslims to see Ramadan as a season of sacrifice and a time to seek the face of Allah rather. The Governor, in his goodwill message signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said the...

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CBN Shakes Up Loan Market with Foreign Currency Collateral Ban

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Shakes Up Loan Market with Foreign Currency Collateral Ban

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 9, 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced a new regulation prohibiting banks from accepting foreign currency as collateral for loans denominated in naira. The move, outlined in a circular issued on 8 April 2024, aims to strengthen the country’s financial system and promote stability in the naira. According to the CBN’s Acting Director of the Banking Supervision Department, Adetona Adedeji, the bank observed a “prevailing situation” where borrowers were using foreign currency, most likely...

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Houston’s Mayor Pro-Tem, Martha Castex-Tatum speaks at TSU’s Commweek, tasks students on career prospects

EducationNewsHouston’s Mayor Pro-Tem, Martha Castex-Tatum speaks at TSU’s Commweek, tasks students on career prospects

Anthony O. OgboApril 8, 2024

“It is not about who you know but who knows you.” Honorable Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Houston, delivered the opening remarks on Monday, April 8, 2024, at the 42nd Intercultural and Communication Conference of the School of Communication at Texas Southern University (TSU) – Commweek. In her address, Hon. Castex-Tatum emphasized the crucial role of communication in the media industry. She highlighted that effective message delivery is essential for professionals in...

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Nigerians Gear Up for Eid el-Fitr as Public Holidays Announced

NewsNigeriaReligionNigerians Gear Up for Eid el-Fitr as Public Holidays Announced

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 8, 2024

In celebration of Eid el-Fitr, the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 9th April, and Wednesday, 10th April 2024, as public holidays. This announcement comes after the sighting of the crescent moon, signifying the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of Ramadan. He also urged Nigerians to embrace the spirit of unity and continue to practice the virtues...

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Northern Youths Condemn Tinubu For Hike In Electricity Tariff

NewsNigeriaNorthern Youths Condemn Tinubu For Hike In Electricity Tariff

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 8, 2024

Northern Youth Council Of Nigeria has condemned President Bola Tinubu for hike in electricity tariff. The Group told the President to revert to the old tariff and also called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to take action in the event that the President fails to heed to its demand . The group disclosed this on Sunday through a press statement signed by Comrade Isah Abubakar, its...

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Christ Apostolic Church General Overseer In EFCC Net over N3.9 m Fraud

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaChrist Apostolic Church General Overseer In EFCC Net over N3.9 m Fraud

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 7, 2024

The General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry in Ilorin, Prophet Adeniyi James has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding a member of his church of N3.9 million. The head of media and publicity, of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale in a statement, explained that the Ilorin zonal command of the EFCC arrested the suspect on April 2 over the said offense....

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