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Economy

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA ADVISES GOVERNORS: MOVE BEYOND CRUDE OIL DEPENDENCY.

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has counselled incoming governors to stop depending on crude oil and diversify the sources of revenue in their respective states. Speaking during an induction organized for elected governors in Abuja, the former Minister of Finance highlighted that states that heavily depend on the monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC would be badly affected when the country’s oil and gas no longer serve as the main sources of its revenue. Okonjo-Iweala […]

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Economy

BIDEN CUTS SHORT FOREIGN TRIP AMID LOOMING THREAT OF US DEBT DEFAULT.

President of the United States of America Joe Biden and Republican leaders have expressed cautious optimism that a deal to raise the US debt ceiling is within reach, following emergency talks at the White House but House of Representatives Speaker Kevin Mccarthy said the two sides are still far apart. The standoff has forced Biden to cut short a foreign trip because, without a deal, they could enter a disastrous default on its 31.4 trillion Dollars debt as soon as […]

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Entertainment

IGBO INDIGENOUS FILM LEADS NIGERIAN BOX OFFICE.

Nigerian indigenous film The Bride Price has risen to number one at the Nigerian box office after spending just two weeks in cinemas and amassing 13 million Naira. Data from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria CEAN however, showed that The Bride Price recorded a 26% drop over the weekend and a 25% overall decrease in ticket sales but was still ahead of an international title John Wick 4 and local titles like Honey Money,  and The Kujus again. Reportedly the first Igbo indigenous […]

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Sports

INTER MILAN BEATS CITY RIVALS TO SECURE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL SPOT.

Italian Giant Inter Milan reached the Champions League final for the first time in 13 years with Lautaro Martinez's goal-sealed victory over fierce rivals AC Milan at San Siro. Three-time winners Inter, who led 2-0 after the first leg, will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid in Istanbul on 10 June after a disciplined second-leg display ensured their progress. Theo Hernandez fired marginally over with a ferocious strike and Brahim Diaz was denied by Andre Onana as Stefano Pioli’s […]

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Security

FOUR KILLED IN GUNMEN’S ATTACK ON UNITED STATES EMBASSY CONVOY IN ANAMBRA.

The Police Public Relations officer in Anambra State Tobechukwu Ikenga yesterday confirmed that four persons were killed following an attack on a United State US Consulate staff convoy along Atani, Osamale Road in Anambra State but said no US citizen was in the convoy. The hoodlums murdered two of the PMF operatives, and two staff of the Consulate, and set their bodies and vehicles ablaze, and on sighting the responding joint security forces abducted two Police operatives, the driver of […]

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National

SENATE PASSES 876 BILLION NAIRA NDDC BUDGET.

The 9th Assembly yesterday passed the 876 billion Naira 2023 budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, after a thorough debate that tends to bring out the impact of the commission on the people of the Niger Delta region in past years. In the overall budget of the commission, personnel expenditure will gulp 34.2 billion Naira, overhead expenditure will gulp 17 billion Naira, internal Capital expenditure will gulp 3.7 billion Naira, Development projects will gulp 490 billion Naira and […]

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News

PRESIDENT BUHARI RETURNS TO NIGERIA AFTER EXTENDING HIS STAY IN UNITED KINGDOM.

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria after an additional week in the United Kingdom UK where he had gone to attend the coronation of King Charles III and his Queen Consort, Camilla, of the United Kingdom. The President’s aircraft touched down at 4:45 pm yesterday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from where he was flown to the Presidential Villa in a chopper. Buhari left Nigeria on May 3 for the UK and was initially billed to […]

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Entertainment

BREAKING BOUNDARIES: HILDA BACI SURPASSES 96-HOUR MARK TO SECURE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD.

Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has extended her cooking to 100 hours to break the Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours. Baci, who started her cooking marathon challenge four days ago at Amore Gardens, made a historic feat yesterday after she broke the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual. Baci’s best friend @Ama_Reginald, announced in an Instagram post, saying the chef will make it a round figure. As of 4:00 p.m. yesterday, Baci had […]

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National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES LICENSING OF 37 NEW UNIVERSITIES: EDUCATION MINISTER ADAMU ADAMU MAKES MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu says the Federal Government has approved the licensing of 37 new universities in the country. Adamu in his revelation yesterday after the extraordinary Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo noted that the development brings the total number of universities licensed by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration since 2015 to 72. He didn’t name the universities but revealed that one of them is an online university, the first of its […]

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