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Nigeria
NCoS Boss, Ja’afaru Ahmed Bows Out, Task Successor On More Reforms
By Adegwu John, Abuja Following the elapse of his tenure in office, Controller-General of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Ja’afaru Ahmed, on Thursday bowed out of service. Ja’afaru who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 expressed appreciation for his service to the nation during a farewell ceremony at the Correctional ...
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Nigeria
Despite COVID-19, Nigeria Capital Importation Grew In Q3 – Norrenberger MD
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja The managing director of Norrenberger financial group, Tony Edeh said despite the impact of COVID-19, Nigeria recorded growth in third quarter of 2020. Speaking to LEADERSHIP on the impact of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in foreign direct investments and the economy of Nigeria, Edeh said “Nigeria ...
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Nigeria
Trading Rebounds On NSE, Up N50bn
BY ANTHONY AWUNOR, Lagos Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded yesterday by N50 billion, halting two consecutive days bearish trend due to sustained bargain-hunting in insurance stocks. Market capitalisation which opened at N21.474 trillion inched higher by N50 billion or 0.23 per cent to close at N21.524 trillion. ...
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Nigeria
BY DAVID ADUGE-ANI, Abuja The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) has called on developers in the nation’s capital to work towards reducing the number of abandoned buildings in the city centre, to avoid hoodlums and criminals from turning the buildings into hideouts. Director, department of monitoring and inspection, ...
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Nigeria
FG Begins Verification Of Ex-workers Of Nigeria Airways
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit, (PICA), Federal Ministry of Finance, in conjunction with the Ministry of Aviation, in Kano, has commence a mop up verification exercise for ex- workers of Nigeria Airways Limited (In Liquidation). The exercise, which is the last the Ministry of ...
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Nigeria
Access Bank Mulls Insurance Brokerage To Leverage On $150bn Market Opportunities
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Access Bank group is mulling the idea of having an insurance brokerage subsidiary soon, in a bid to leverage on the insurance market opportunity of $150bn in countries with Access Bank presence, LEADERSHIP learnt. The move, it was learnt, is based on the projection that insurance ...
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Nigeria
Be Prepared To Meet The Masses, NDF Warns Nigeria’s EnemiesÂ
The National Democratic Front (NDF) has warned those it described as “enemies of Nigeria” to prepare to meet the masses, whose lives they are jeopardizing with their subversive activities. The NDF made this known on Tuesday in reaction to the alarm that these international organisations are colluding to undermine Nigeria’s war ...
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Nigeria
Basketball League: NBBF Factional Leader Optimistic Ahead Of High Court Ruling
By Salifu Usman, Abuja The factional president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Engr Musa Kida is optimistic about the outcome of the Abuja Federal High Court ruling on the restraining order placed on the group and Tijjani Umar-led faction of the NBBF from running Nigeria’s Premier Basketball League. The ...
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Nigeria
Edo 2020: Team Kogi Will Prove Bookmakers Wrong, Says Commissioner
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Kogi State commissioner for sports and youth development, Honourable Idris Musa, has said that the state contingent to the forthcoming 20th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Edo 2020 Games’ scheduled to hold from February 14 to 24, 2021 in Benin City, will go all out to prove ...
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Cina
Shanghai Shenhua Ready To Sell Ighalo
Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua wish to sell Odion Ighalo to a European club before the end of the current transfer window, reports Completesports.com. Ighalo’s loan with Premier League club Manchester United will end at the end of the month. And rather than send Ighalo away to another club ...