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September 28, 2020 | Sterling Bank Leads with use of Green Bags Nationwide...
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September 28, 2020 | BBNaija’s Brighto Celebrates 30th Birthday (Photos)...
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September 28, 2020 | Nigeria’s Super Eagles to Face Algeria, Tunisia Next Month...
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September 28, 2020 | Ghana calls on Citizenry to continue Observing COVID-19 Safety Measures in order to Prevent a new Wave of Infections...
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September 28, 2020 | Mali Appoints New Prime Minister following Pressure from West Africa Bloc...
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September 28, 2020 | NLC Threatens to Shut Down Banks, Airports and Other Sectors as From Monday (Sep. 28)...
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September 28, 2020 | Shocking! Boko Haram Terrorists Attacks Zulum’s Convoy Again...
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September 28, 2020 | Nigeria May Re-open Land Borders Very Soon – Prof. Yemi Osinbajo...
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September 27, 2020 | Breaking! Laycon Becomes Winner of the BBNaija Lockdown Season 5...
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September 26, 2020 | Zambia Postpones Census Exercise to 2021 Due to COVID-19...
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September 28, 2020 | Sterling Bank Leads with use of Green Bags Nationwide...
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September 28, 2020 | BBNaija’s Brighto Celebrates 30th Birthday (Photos)...
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September 28, 2020 | Nigeria’s Super Eagles to Face Algeria, Tunisia Next Month...
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September 28, 2020 | Ghana calls on Citizenry to continue Observing COVID-19 Safety Measures in order to Prevent a new Wave of Infections...
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September 28, 2020 | Mali Appoints New Prime Minister following Pressure from West Africa Bloc...
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September 28, 2020 | NLC Threatens to Shut Down Banks, Airports and Other Sectors as From Monday (Sep. 28)...
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September 28, 2020 | Shocking! Boko Haram Terrorists Attacks Zulum’s Convoy Again...
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September 28, 2020 | Nigeria May Re-open Land Borders Very Soon – Prof. Yemi Osinbajo...
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September 27, 2020 | Breaking! Laycon Becomes Winner of the BBNaija Lockdown Season 5...
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September 26, 2020 | Zambia Postpones Census Exercise to 2021 Due to COVID-19...
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Sterling Bank Leads with use of Green Bags Nationwide...
As the world marks the International Coastal Clean Up this month, Sterling Bank PLC, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has announced that it is working towards going completely green in its banking processes and has adopted the use of biodegradable bags across its network of branches nationwide. This, according to the statement made available by the Bank, is in a bid to address the increasing environmental menace of plastic waste at both land and coastal areas, a further demonstration of Bank’s leading role in the emergence of a Green Nigeria. The initiative, implemented with the support of Bonniebio Nigeria Limited, a […]Read more...
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BBNaija’s Brighto Celebrates 30th Birthday (Photos)...
Big Brother Naija Season 5 housemate, Ezekiel Bright “Brighto” Osemudiame, has taken to social media to celebrate his 30th birthday on Monday, 28 September. Brighto, in a tweet, wrote: “The Big 30! Happy Birthday to me” Brighto is a sailor from Edo State. He holds a degree in Marine Engineering from Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport in Alexandria, Egypt with several other professional certifications. He was evicted from the BBNaija house during the Live Eviction Show in Week 6.Read more...
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles to Face Algeria, Tunisia Next Month...
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) have announced that the Super Eagles will face North Africa duo Algeria and Tunisia in two friendlies in the upcoming international window. Nigeria are set to face reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria on October 9, followed by a match with Tunisia four days later. Both fixtures will be staged in Austria at the Jacques Lemans Arena in St. Veit an der Glan. The Super Eagles were originally meant to face fellow West Africans, Ivory Coast on the first date, but the Elephants were forced to pull out. The NFF’s official website reports: “However, […]Read more...
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Ghana calls on Citizenry to continue Observing COVID-19 Safety Measures...
Ghanaian government has called on the citizenry, to continue the strict observance of all the preventive etiquette of COVID-19, to prevent a new wave of infections. Ghana’s Minister of Information, Kwadwo Oppong Nkrumah, while addressing a news conference in Accra on Sunday, said the Government had taken note of a new wave of COVID-19 infections in some parts of the world especially Europe, America and Asia. He said countries in some parts of Europe were seeing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, after many of them had successfully slowed the initial outbreak a few months ago. Mr Oppong Nkrumah said “the […]Read more...
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Mali Appoints New Prime Minister following Pressure from West Africa...
Former Malian Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane was appointed prime minister late Sunday by the transitional President following pressure from West African states. Ouane, 64, is expected to announce a 25-member Cabinet on Tuesday, according to local media. He has served the country as ambassador to the UN in 1995-2002 and Foreign Minister from 2004 to 2009 under the regime of former President Amadou Toumani Toure. He is also the delegate general for peace and security of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA). After being sworn in as president on Friday, retired Col. Maj. Bah N’daw promised of good management of […]Read more...
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NLC Threatens to Shut Down Banks, Airports and Other Sectors...
The Organised Labour in Lagos State has said all sectors would be shut from Monday. He said airports, banks, and offices would not be allowed to function. Deputy Vice President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Amaechi Asogwuni, spoke at a news conference on Sunday. “No airport will be in operation in Nigeria; banks are not expected to function, so no business owners should risk himself, for Nigerian workers have taken that decision”, NAN quoted him as saying. “We are the workers and we are withdrawing our services; we have the right to do so because protests are our constitutional right. And I […]Read more...
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Shocking! Boko Haram Terrorists Attacks Zulum’s Convoy Again...
The convoy of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, was again attacked on Sunday morning. The latest attack, which recorded no death, happened when the convoy was returning to Maiduguri. Reports gathered that the attack happened around 10.30 am on Sunday, about two kilometers away from Baga. The convoy, according to some of the people who returned to Maiduguri on Sunday evening from the tour, was shot at by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. One of them, said, “There was no death recorded this time around except some minor injuries. “The windscreen of some vehicle were scattered, some vehicles had their […]Read more...
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Nigeria May Re-open Land Borders Very Soon – Prof. Yemi...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said that government may reopen the land borders soon. Osinbajo disclosed this while speaking during a webinar organised by The Africa Report. The webinar, which was themed ‘Bouncing back: Nigeria’s post-pandemic recovery plan’, focused on issues regarding government frameworks to be adopted towards economic recovery following the Coronavirus pandemic, which affected countries globally. Reacting to a question on the continued closure of the land borders despite preparations for the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the Vice President said the government was working with neighbouring countries on the terms of […]Read more...
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Breaking! Laycon Becomes Winner of the BBNaija Lockdown Season 5...
The Big Brother Naija season 5 has come to an end on Sunday night with Laycon emerging winner of the reality show out of 20 total housemates. Dorathy is the first runner up while Nengi, came out as the second runners up. The widely loved and popular housemate racked up 60 percent of the total votes by the viewers. Laycon has now won the #85 million BBNaija grand prize. The winner’s prize presentation will take place on Wednesday, September 30th. More details later…Read more...
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