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Dayo Emmanuel Popular newscaster and TV personality, Wofai Samuel is to host the maiden edition of the Nigerian Child Friendly Awards in February, organisers of the awards have revealed. Wofai Samuel, who conceptualised the first ever two-hour real time celebrity interactive talk show on NIGEZIE and CRUNCH on AIT is highly sought after to be the MC of the maiden …

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The short documentary, the first Nigerian production ever selected to debut at the prestigious Sundance International Film Festival, focuses on the Chibok girls. Park City, Utah, January 2017 – WAITING FOR HASSANA is a powerful short documentary directed by Ifunanya “Funa” Maduka and produced by Uzodinma Iweala and Ifunanya Maduka. It will premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival on January …

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The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has described the invasion of the premises of Premium Times in Abuja and the subsequent arrest of its Publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi and the judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu by armed police men on the night of January 19, 2017, as an unacceptable assault on freedom of the Press. In a release made available to National …

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As anxieties mount over government proposed closure of the Nnamdi Azikwe International airport runway in Abuja, the federal government held a closed door meeting with foreign airlines in Abuja. Highlighting what transpired at the end of the meeting which lasted for over one and half hours, the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika said the operators would be subjected to …

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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has said that the inability of the Federal Government to generate enough revenue to meet its obligations had left it with no other choice than to turn to international financial institutions for loans to finance critical infrastructure projects. She said that with a huge monthly personnel expenditure of about N210 billion, coupled with …

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InfoWARE Limited, an indigenous business software and technology company has extended its drive towards making sure that Nigerians home and abroad have access to accurate information’s from the financial market, by collaborating with Television Continental for enhanced business programming. With this partnership, TVC will broadcast live market data with an extensive coverage of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), National Association …

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  Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said that 181 roads would be constructed across the state before the second quarter of the year. Ambode spoke at the state’s quarterly Town Hall Meeting with residents of Lagos-East Senatorial District held at the Ajelogo Housing Scheme, Mile 12, in Ketu area of the state. He said the construction would …

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A total of N317.79 billion has been internally generated in revenues (IGR) by twenty-nine states of the federation from January to June 2016, the National Bureau Statistics (NBS) stated on Wednesday. Lagos State recorded the highest IGR of N150.59 billion within the first half of the year under review, Ogun State was second with N28.15 billion while Nasarrawa State generated …

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A 30-year-old student, Tobi Justice, who allegedly assaulted his father’s tenant by biting off his left ear, was on Thursday in Lagos released on N50, 000 bail. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Alexander Komolafe, who gave the ruling, also granted the accused two sureties in like sum. The accused, a student of the University of Abuja, had pleaded not guilty to …

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  Data grandmasters, Globacom, has launched a new initiative, Glo Flexi Recharge, which allows customers to use data and voice without having the compulsion of buying a fixed data and voice bundle. Globacom said Flexi Recharge gives subscribers credit for calls and internet-related services, which means that its subscribers will no longer need to purchase separate data bundles for internet connectivity and calls. Subscribers …

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