Month: October 2020
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People & Money
#EndSARS: IPMAN Assures Petrol Users of Adequate Supply
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria in Kano has assured the public of its commitment to ensure adequate fuel…
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Power: Complaints Received by DisCos Rose by 15 percent in Q1 2020
The number of complaints received by electricity distribution companies from consumers rose to 204,506 in the first three months of…
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Nigerian Stowaways Arrested Over Alleged Attack on British Vessel
Seven Nigerian stowaways have been arrested in the United Kingdom for allegedly attacking an oil vessel off the coast of Isle…
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WTO: Okonjo-Iweala Gets Overwhelming Support, but USA’s Position Stalls Her Emergence as DG
The United States’ decision to block the nomination of former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday stalled her…
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Protests Mark a Generational Shift in Nigerian Politics
Long-running demonstrations against police brutality this week shut down Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, and produced multiple violent incidents across the…
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PDP Chief, Bode George Calls for End to “Bullion Van Democracy”
In the hallowed tradition of Nigerian politics with its strict ethno-territorial delineation of the political “rights to eat”, Mr. George’s…
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Google and Singapore’s Temasek to Invest $350 Million in Indonesian Shopping Platform
Nigeria’s ecommerce market, currently estimated to be worth $12 billion, is projected to reach $75 billion in revenues per annum…
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TikTok Ventures into E-Commerce with Shopify Ad Deal
TikTok has made a big move into social media after inking a deal with Shopify, a Canadian multinational e-commerce firm,…
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Nigeria Begins Payment of N30,000 Grant to Artisans – FG
The Nigerian government on Tuesday said the payment of N30,000 one-time grant to 330,000 artisans across the country under the…
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Passenger Groan as FAAN Pickets Airlines Over Unpaid Debts
Some of Nigeria’s airlines’ counters were on Tuesday shut by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The closure was…
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