THE Federal Government is set to equip three million Nigerians with tech skills over the next four years. It set a plan to help startups raise their yearly funding rounds to $5bn by 2027, and improve access in rural areas by at least 40 per cent. The Minister of Communications, …
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THE Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, will in October hear the N30bn suit lodged by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited. The Director-General of ARCON, Olalekan Fadolapo, made the disclosure during an …
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At least 23 persons were reportedly killed in a boat mishap which occurred in Yauri river in Kebbi state. In a statement made available to journalists and signed by the chief press secretary to the governor, Ahmed Idris quoted the governor condoling the bereaved families of the victims of the …
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FEAR has gripped Eku Community, in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, following some gunmen who opened fire on a youth and his girlfriend, on Sunday. Community folks told Vanguard that the injured were immediately rushed to the Eku hospital by sympathisers after the gunmen had disappeared from the …
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NO fewer than 35 people have been reported burnt to death at an illegal oil refining site in Rivers State. The incident happened at Ibaa Community, Emohua Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that fire broke out at the illegal oil refining site, late Sunday night, and …
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AS Nigeria celebrated its 63rd independence anniversary on Sunday, October 1, 2023, there seemed to be a consensus that we are not where we ought to be either in the nation-building process or with respect to economic development. While many wondered whether there was anything to celebrate at all (other …
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THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has lamented the ‘dollarisation’ of the Nigerian economy. Speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Monday on the state of the country, Peter Obi stated that the Naira should have been devalued. He added …
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NOLLYWOOD actress cum wife of Nigerian billionaire, Regina Daniel, has claimed she was unaware of the Naira scarcity during the Naira Redesign Policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Newsextra24 recalls that the CBN had, in a bid to implement the cashless policy, redesigned the N200, N500 and N1000 Naira …
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A popular Kenyan Human Rights Activist and legal practitioner, Patrick Lumumba, said on Monday that African countries are being ruled by thieves. According to him, the citizens elect thieves as leaders but always expect them to have the character of Jesus Christ. Newsextra24 reports that Lumumba asserted this while delivering a speech …
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THE Labour Party (LP) and its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi have filed a brief of arguments at the Supreme Court in furtherance of the petition challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election in Nigeria. The development was disclosed in a post via the X …
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