US Election2024 : Trump Accepts Republican Nomination in Wisconsin Convention

Donald Trump By Goodluck Ikiebe With Agency Reports Former US President, Donald Trump, has accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier before laying out a sweeping populist agenda, particularly on…

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Police in FCT Grants Bail To Man Arrested For Attempted Suicide After Test

By Goodluck Ikiebe Photo :CP Igweh, Adeyanju & Shuaibu The FCT Police Command has released Alhaji Yushau Shuaibu on bail to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju. It would be recalled that Alhaji Yushau had attempted to commit suicide by climbing a broadcast mast belonging to Aso radio in Katampe, Abuja on July 8. He was arrested…

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SME’s Growth: UK DFI Commits $50 Million Facility To Access Bank Nigeria

British International Investment By Goodluck Ikiebe British International Investment, the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a $50m commitment to Access Bank for businesses. A statement by BII says that the facility is part of a $295m loan package arranged by FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank. There are nearly 40…

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Cloud Technology : Harnessing For Cost Reduction & Enhance Performance in Nigeria’s Media Sector

By Bashir Isiaka Broadcast media in Nigeria like others in developing countries, faces several challenges such as high operational cost, limited scalability and the need to enhance performance to meet audience growing demands. There is need therefore for the Broadcast industry to benefit from Cloud Technology, drawing on the successful implementation of Amazon Web Services…

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Nigerian President Approves New Minimum Wage of N70k For Workers

By Goodluck Ikiebe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. Tinubu announced this during a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the presidential villa on…

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Nigerian Senate Replaces Ndume With Monguno As Chief Whip

By Daniel Peters The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday replaced the Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume as Chief Whip of the Senate. Consequently, the Senate named Senator Tahir Monguno ( APC Borno North) as replacement. Ndume’s replacement by the upper chamber followed a letter written by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…

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Vatican Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio To Nigeria

By Ukamaka Okafor The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed His Excellency, the Most Reverend Michael Crotty, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Apostolic Nunciature to Nigeria. “Archbishop Crotty, born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland, and ordained a Priest in 1994, has a…

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Nigeria’s Account Allocation Committee Shares N1.3 Trillion Among Three Tiers of Government For June 2024

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared a total sum of N1,354.371 Trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of June, 2024 from a gross total of N2,483.890 Trillion. This was disclosed at its July meeting chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Mr…

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Samoa Agreement: Catholic Bishops of Nigeria Calls For Amendment or Withdrawal

By Ukamaka Okafor The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has described the Samoa Agreement as a threat to Nigeria’s Sovereignty and Values. This was contained in a statement co signed by the President of CBCN, Most Reverend Lucius Ugorji and the Secretary, Bishop Donatus Ogun, made available to newsmen in Abuja. Recalling that Nigeria…

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Nigeria Set To Boost Power Investment To Drive Economic Growth

By Goodluck Ikiebe In its renewed determination to drive economic growth and development in Nigeria, the Federal Government has engaged relevant stakeholders with a view to boosting power sector investment as a major priority area for achieving the desired objective. The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, while…

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Nigeria’s Finance Minister Calls For Social Protection Policies Alongside Economic Development

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has advocated for social protection policies alongside economic reforms to address the elevated cost of living in Nigeria. Mr Edun made the appeal at the 3rd edition of the Social Protection Cross Learning Summit held in Abuja on…

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Dangote Refinery in Nigeria To Begin Fuel Supply in August

By Goodluck Ikiebe Africa’s richest man and owner of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has announced August 2024 as the new date to roll out fuel supply into the Nigerian market. Dangote disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Lagos. The Oil business mogul noted that the refinery has resolved its crude oil supply issues with…

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Trump’s Shooter Identified As 20-Year-Old; Has Explosive in Car & Residence

Trump’s Shooter By Daniel Peters With Agency Reports US law enforcement sources have reportedly revealed that the gunman who shot at former President Donald Trump in an assassination attempt on Saturday had explosive material inside his car and in his residence. Multiple sources made the revelation to CNN on Sunday as the FBI and the…

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US Shooting: Trump Says Bullet Pierces Upper Part of His Right Ear

By Goodluck Ikiebe Former United States President and presumptive Republican Party Presidential candidate in the November 2024 elections, Donald J. Trump, says he was hit by a ‘bullet that pierced the upper part of his right ear’ while speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “With loud noises were heard in the crowd around 6.13…

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Japa: Canada Lowers Hurdles For Skilled Nigerian Applicants; To Offer Permanent Residency

  By Goodluck Ikiebe Canada’s Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 920 invitations to candidates seeking permanent residency through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via the Express Entry system. This latest draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 739, underscoring Canada’s commitment to attracting skilled workers from around the globe…

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