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Speaking at its “Facts Behind the Figures” session on the NGX Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Monday, Champion Breweries Plc (“Champion” or “the Company”) projected more than a five-fold increase in revenue and over ten times growth in profit after tax following the acquisition of Bullet, Nigeria’s No. 1 ready-to-drink (RTD) alcoholic brand.

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When the Federal Government announced with much fanfare that it had disbursed a colossal N330 billion in cash transfers to poor Nigerians, I paused, not in celebration, but in disbelief. Where, exactly, is the evidence of this money?

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Determined to enthrone a peaceful society for business to thrive, the Nigerian Army's nationwide operations, have recorded major gains as four terrorists were killed while 64 criminal suspects were arrested.

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In this chilling but fierce interview, Olivia (her pseudo name for security reasons) explains to Okosun Dennis, Nationalwire, her narrow escape from the jaws of death orchestrated by her husband, who desperately wanted her dead.

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***As Russia Blames West for ‘So-Called Food Crisis’ Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. will invest N23.7bn in food security relief for Nigerians in the face of soaring food and commodity prices in Africa’s largest economy. Subject to the U.S. Congress approval, the $55m aid is expected to help immediately address the economic, food and nutrition needs of vulnerable communities in Nigeria impacted …

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The U.S Government donated 3.2 million Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria, the most recent of such gesture, with the delivery having more than six-months expiration date. 

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Tayo Olanipekun U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria tomorrow as part of a virtual trip to Africa to engage with leaders and young people from across the continent. Blinken, during his visit, will meet with President Muhammmadu Buhari and the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, to discuss strengthening democratic governance and building lasting security among other …

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***Says Country Abuses Gays, Lesbians Tayo Olanipekun The United States Department of State has said that Nigerian law enforcement agents as well as non state actors carried out torture and enforced disappearances of hundreds of persons, noting that a 2015 law in Nigeria fails to prescribe penalty for anyone inflicting torture on another. In its 2020 Country Report on Human …

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Nigeria A No-Go-Area Now—U.S-Based Nigerians Tayo Olanipekun Nigeria is yet to fix a date for the evacuation of its citizens in the U.S. willing to return home over the COVID-19 pandemic. Head of Chancery, Nigerian Embassy in the U.S, Suleiman Usman, told National Wire on Thursday that requests have continued “trickling in” from Nigerians willing to reunite with their families …

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Tayo Olanipekun A Nigerian international executive leader, Remi Duyile, has been nominated to serve as the first ever African-born Multi-Cultural Commissioner for Prince George’s County in the State of Maryland, USA. Duyile will be sworn in on September 23, 2019 in the Multi-Cultural section of the state she said has been promoting an “inclusion system of dynamism to encourage everyone …

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