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Bayelsa gas leak under control, says Agip
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company says the gas leak on its facility in Bayelsa has been brought under control. This is contained in a statement by a spokesman for the company, Domenica Spina. The company stated that the line had been depressurised and was currently being repaired. Agip said it was regrettable that the impact of
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AfDB, others invest $618m in Nigeria’s digital programme
The African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and the French Development Agency are investing $618 million in digital programmes in Nigeria. The programme, which is coined Digital and Creative Enterprises Program in Nigeria, will support the creation of 225 creative start-ups and create 6.1 million jobs. The AfDB president, Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this on Thursday
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Foundation to feed, clothe 250 homeless children December
A Lagos-based charity organisation, Folabomi Foundation, Friday, announced its plan to feed and clothe 250 homeless children in Lagos in December 2022. According to the Convener of the organisation, Folabomi Ogunjimi in a statement which was made available to our correspondent in Abuja, the foundation has been engaged in a charity project tagged, “ClotheTheClotheless” since
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Japan to lift Covid restrictions on foreign tourists
Japan announced Thursday that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years. Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said the pandemic had interrupted the free flow of people, goods and capital that had helped the nation flourish. “But from October
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Hazard allowance payment to health workers critical – NLC
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Ayuba Wabba, has urged the Federal Government to immediately begin the payment of hazard allowance to health workers in the country. Wabba made the call at the 2022 annual Federal Capital Territory Nurses Week/Scientific Workshop of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives on Thursday in
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10 million Australians hit by telcoms hack
Sensitive information about almost 10 million Australian telecoms subscribers may have been compromised by a massive hack of the country’s second-largest provider, the firm revealed, Friday. Optus Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Rosmarin, said a “sophisticated” actor was behind a cyberattack, which gained access to information of about 9.8 million users. The data accessed included customers’
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Buhari to honour Olu of Warri with CFR
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would on Tuesday, October 11, confer the National Award of Commander of the order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III The conferment notice which was signed by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume, said the Olu
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2023: #EndSARS protesters look to ballot box
Two years after Samuel Ashola was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos, the unemployed artist boils with anger as he prepares to vote. “My blood is hot,” said the 30-year-old, before campaigning for the 2023 general elections starts later in September. “I’m from the ghetto, the slum, the
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Wike to expose ‘bad characters’ in PDP today
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is expected to speak on some wrongdoings and expose some ‘bad characters’ in the Peoples Democratic Party today (Friday), ahead of the 2023 elections. Wike had hinted on this while addressing a meeting of the state PDP stakeholders he convened in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday. Governor Wike’s camp
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Tinubu condoles with Atiku over aide’s death
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed his condolence to his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, over the death of his close aide, Abdullahi Nyako. Nyako, who was the Waziri of Kojoli, Yelli District of Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, died on
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