2023

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Dangote, Rabiu, Adenuga Lose $9.3bn In 2023 – Forbes

admin December 31, 2023 0 Comment

The combined wealth of Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu and Mike Adenuga declined by $9.3 billion in 2023, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires ranking. Forbes’ wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and...

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Senate Jerks Budget From N27.5trn To N28.777trn; N4bn For Recreation Centre

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The National Assembly on Saturday passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill, increasing the sum to ₦28.7 trillion from the initial ₦27.5 trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu late November. The fiscal plan increased by N1.2...

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Child Marriage: Bayelsa Govt Summons 4-yr-old Bride’s Parents, 54-yr-old Groom

admin December 30, 2023 0 Comment

The Bayelsa Government has invited the parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in the Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News...

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Lawmakers Propose Jail Sentences For Employers In Arrears Of Salary Payments

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The House of Representatives is presenting a legislation aimed at criminalizing the non-payment or failure to pay salaries by employers of labor and corporate entities nationwide. Under the proposed law, employees will have the...

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Snake Stops Play At Australia Tennis Tournament

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Dominic Thiem’s Brisbane International qualifying match against Australian James McCabe was suspended for 40 minutes on Saturday after a snake slithered courtside. McCabe had just wrapped up the first set 6-2 against the 2020...

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Fresh Crisis Rocks LP As Two Members Loyal To Apapa Beaten In Edo

admin December 30, 2023 0 Comment

THE crisis rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) surfaced in Benin City, Edo State on Friday as two officials of the party with one identified as Anslem Eragbe and another whose...

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Obi Laments Declining Reading Culture Among Youths

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has emphasised the need to improve the reading culture in Nigeria, which he says has declined due to systemic issues. Obi said this as at...

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Insecurity Threatening Education Sector, NAPTAN Laments

admin December 30, 2023 0 Comment

The National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria has called for a collaboration between academic unions in tertiary institutions and the Federal Government to improve the nation’s quality of education in 2024. It also described...

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State Of Maine Blocks Trump From Republican Presidential Primary

admin December 30, 2023 0 Comment

The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary ballot, the second state to disqualify him over his role in the January 2021 assault on the...

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IG Lands In Plateau As Residents Flee 25 Threatened Communities

admin December 30, 2023 0 Comment

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday visited Plateau State following attacks on 25 communities by gunmen on Christmas Eve, which left over 150 persons dead. However, the visit did little to reassure...