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Fitbit launches new fashion-forward fitness, wellness tracker
Fitbit on Tuesday announced Fitbit Luxe™, a new fashion-forward fitness and wellness tracker designed to help you take a more holistic approach to your health ...
Read More »LAPO navigates microfinance through COVID-19
By Edward P. Eze As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate the local and global economy, microfinance has become more critical to the survival of ...
Read More »BREAKING: Newly-elected Chadian President, Idriss Deby, dies on battlefield
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday. The shock ...
Read More »Two cops, seven others die as gunmen attack Anambra, Abia police stations
Nine persons were killed in different circumstances in Anambra State on Monday. While two policemen and three others were killed during an attack on the ...
Read More »NNPC rules out fuel price hike
The Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) on Monday said it would not increase the ex-depot price of Premium Motor spirit also known as petrol in May.
Read More »FG admits dwindling revenues, says tough times ahead
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Monday admitted that Nigeria’s economy was facing a difficult time, saying states must improve their internally generated revenues.
Read More »Fed Govt records 12.8% revenue decline in January – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said that revenue generated by the Federal Government in January dropped to N807.54 billion.
Read More »Governors set date to implement financial autonomy for state assemblies, judiciary
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, on Monday, disclosed that state governors and other stakeholders have reached an agreement on the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislature
Read More »INEC to blacklist parties over violent congresses
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has threatened to blacklist any political party that conducts acrimonious congress.
Read More »Lagos sets up new anti-corruption commission
Corrupt civil servants and contractors in Lagos are in trouble as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday signed into law Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Bill of 2021.
Read More »Wike advocates state management of resources, royalty payments to FG
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has proposed that states should be allowed to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay a royalty to the federal government.
Read More »Three die in Osun as villagers fight off kidnappers
The Police Command in Osun on Monday said three persons were shot during a failed kidnapping attempt at Koka Village in Ibokun Local Government Area on Sunday.
Read More »Kidnappers demand N20m ransom for Ekiti monarch
The family of the Obadu of Ilemeso Ekiti in the Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba David Oyewumi, and the people of the community are anxious to secure the release of the monarch from the den of kidnappers, where he
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