Dayo Emmanuel Christian leaders in Nigeria have been urged to encourage and stop criticizing Christians in government. Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, made the call at the Breakfast meeting organised by a Christian media group, Christian Press Association Nigeria (CPAN) in Lagos Friday. The event held at the Faith Revival Apostolic Church …

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Tayo Olanipekun The United States of America and the United Kingdom have said anybody found responsible for causing violence during and after the 2019 general elections will face visa restrictions. The two countries in a joint statement issued on Thursday in Abuja said the same measures may also be extended to family members of the perpetrators. “We will not hesitate …

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A Lagos Magistrate Court has remanded three men in prison for impersonating INEC workers and recruiting ad-hoc staff. The suspects,Kaiyewu Folahan, Akintunde Ibukun and Azeez Kazeem were caught in the act on Wednesday by the operatives and were immediately apprehended. The suspects were today arraigned accordingly at the Chief Magistrate’s Court 2, Yaba, for conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, fraudulent act and …

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Remita has partnered with Verve in a move it said will further enhance the online payment experience of customers paying thousands of merchants on the Remita platform using their Verve card. Both companies,a leading electronic payment platform in Africa and a Pan-African financial technology brand respectively, recently announced their partnership. The move is to increase the card payment options available …

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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced the ban of ALG Global Concept Nigeria Limited from participating in Bank-financed projects for 36 months. The construction company registered in Nigeria, as well as its Managing Director, Mr. Abuharaira Labaran Gero, were slammed with the ban by the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the Bank. An investigation conducted by the …

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By Christine Lagarde and John Bluedorn “To define is to limit,” Oscar Wilde once said. But sometimes economists need to use definitions to see the scope of a problem and find ways to lift the limits to success. This is especially true for young people in emerging markets and developing economies. We know that young people are essential to economic …

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Lagos State government has expanded its management of emergency with the establishment of an additional LASEMA Response Unit at Igando in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, disclosed this on Tuesday in his office. He said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode approved the establishment of the Centre to …

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A group of nine Senior Secondary School (SSS) students have emerged winners of the National Science Competition organised by the Interswitch Foundation by providing a technological solution that offers Nigerians easier access to National Health Insurance. The competition, InterswitchSPAK 1.0 Innovation Challenge, had students grouped into nine teams with the InterswitchSPAK finalists tasked with developing solutions to three salient socio-economic …

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Tayo Olanipekun Commissioners of health of three north eastern states have declared a simultaneous end of Cholera outbreaks from their respective states. In a synchronized event, the Commissioners of Health in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states recently said it has been over two weeks since the last cases of Cholera were detected in their states, according to a statement on …

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The completion of Dangote’s refinery, petrochemicals and fertiliser projects will make the Federal Government to start sourcing foreign exchange from the billionaire businessman, Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said. Emefiele said this after more than four hours of touring the ongoing projects sites in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos over the weekend. He had toured the sites in company …

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