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Ministers, Industry Leaders To Converge at 13th Practical Nigerian Content

Precious Ibekwe

  PNC 2024 Forum To Spotlight New Frontiers For Content Implementation, Rallies 950 Stakeholders as  Nigeria Gets New Contracting Cycle Guidelines For Oil Projects – NCDMB   A long list of oil industry leaders, ministers of the federal republic, national assembly members, as well as oil and gas stakeholders are confirmed to attend the 2024 edition of the Practical Nigerian Content Conference and Exhibition slated for the first week of December at the Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Platforms Africa reports that the PNC 2024 Forum Is To Spotlight…

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Sulaiman Aledeh Returns as MD To EBS Where Career Began Over 25 Years Ago

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

10 things to know about the UNIBEN graduate of philosophy, now a global TV sensation   Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Suleiman Aledeh as the substantive Managing Director of the State-owned Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). The appointment takes immediate effect. Platforms Africa reports that with this appointment, Aledeh would be returning as MD to EBS where his career began while he was still a student of UNIBEN. FIRE-FOR-FIRE: K1 De Ultimate, King Saheed Osupa Exchange Banters In Fresh Fuji Controversy ‘N977 To N936/Litre,’ Petrol…

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1,2,3,4-0; How Tottenham Disgraced Man City At Etihad

Ganiyu Amodu

. The champions have now lost five consecutive games in all competitions   Manchester City suffered a demoralising 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur, ending their 52-game unbeaten home run across all competitions. City hadn’t lost at the Etihad since a 2-1 defeat to Brentford on 12 November 2022, but a James Maddison brace and a further strike from Pedro Porro ended that incredible run. Maddison opened the scoring on 13 minutes, firing home from Dejan Kulusevski’s exceptional cross, before adding another seven minutes later. His second strike was…

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K1 Vs Osupa Feud Worsens, Media Aides Kunle Rasheed, Tunde Busari in Battle Royal

Ganiyu Amodu

In a pointed rebuttal to recent comments made by Tunde Busari, Media Aide to Saheed Osupa, Kunle Rasheed has taken to addressing what he describes as ‘misguided attacks’ following his recent article about the ongoing controversy in the Fuji music scene. Platforms Africa reports that the Media aide to Wasiu Ayinde expressed disappointment in Busari’s response, stating that he misunderstood the core message of his write-up. He clarified that his original piece was not a personal attack on Osupa but a response to what he called the “needless commencement of…

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Messi Will Not Return To Barcelona For 125th Anniversary Celebrations. Here’s Why

Ganiyu Amodu

Lionel Messi is now set to miss Barcelona’s 125th anniversary celebrations despite the expectation that the Argentine icon would be able to attend. According to Mundo Deportivo, Messi ultimately won’t be present at the event in Barcelona on Friday, November 29, due to unnamed prior commitments, having received his invitation a little over a fortnight ago. It had been thought that the 37-year-old would be in attendance, but it seems that is not the case. Messi, who left the Catalan giants at the end of the 2021 season due to…

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How My Ex-husband’s. Abuse Destroyed My Career – Olajumoke Onibread

Abibat Babalola

Olajumoke Orisaguna, the Nigerian model fondly remembered as “Olajumoke Onibread,” has shared her heart-wrenching ordeal with domestic violence. Olajumoke became an overnight sensation in 2016 after accidentally walking into a photoshoot featuring British rapper Tinie Tempah, photographed by renowned Nigerian photographer TY B Her rise to fame captivated many, but her sudden disappearance from the public eye left fans speculating about her life. READ ALSO: Two-Thirds Of Nigerian Households Lack Money For Healthy Food — NBS survey We’ve Started Seeing Positive Results From Our Reforms, Tinubu Tells IMF Chief Supreme…

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Two-Thirds Of Nigerian Households Lack Money For Healthy Food — NBS survey

Abibat Babalola

In an apparent reflection of the multidimensional poverty in the country and the impact of continuous reduction in the purchasing power of Nigerians due to rising prices of goods and services, two-thirds of households in the country lack money to eat healthy, nutritious food, a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has revealed. The survey also showed that households in the country experience 6.7 power blackouts every week. The NBS survey titled, “Nigeria General Household Survey – Panel (GHS-Panel) Wave 5 (2023/2024). examines demographics, education, and health trends…

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We’ve Started Seeing Positive Results From Our Reforms, Tinubu Tells IMF Chief

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has assured that his administration will continue prioritising the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable even as the economic reforms bear fruit. Tinubu also requested the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to expand the economy’s tax base in Nigeria for inclusive developmental growth. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the Managing Director of IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, paid him a courtesy call on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. While acknowledging that the reforms had weakened Nigerians’ purchasing power,…

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Supreme Court nullifies National Lottery Act

Abibat Babalola

The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment held that the National Lottery Act 2005 should no longer be enforced in all states, except the Federal Capital Territory, in respect of which the National Assembly is empowered to make laws. The apex court, in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Idris, held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues relating to lottery and games of chance.…

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Ecobank In $285,006 Scandal

Ganiyu Amodu

. EFCC receives petition as scandal threatens bank’s corporate ethics   Ecobank Nigeria Plc’s customer, Moriah Trust Limited and its alter ego David Nwedu have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate and uncover all fraudulent/illegal transactions allegedly perpetuated by Ecobank Nigeria Plc in the domiciliary account of Moriah Trust Limited with regard to $285,006 Advance Payment Guarantee Bond (APG) and bring to book every official of the bank who aided and abated such criminal and illegal transactions. The petition titled “CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC…

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