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Flamingos lift U-17 W’Cup Fair Play Trophy

05.11.2024
The Nigeria U-17 women’s team, Flamingos, have carted home the Fair Play Trophy of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which was concluded on Sunday in the Dominican Republic, with North Korea lifting the trophy at the expense of Spain following a 4-3 penalty win in the final. Nigeria exited the tournament at the...
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Amokachi bemoans Lobi’s loss at Remo Stars

05.11.2024
Lobi Stars head coach, Daniel Amokachi, has described his side’s slim defeat to Remo Stars in a Matchday 10 fixture of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) as unfortunate. The Makurdi-based side put in a decent performance against Remo Stars, creating good scoring opportunities but failed to convert them. Big chances missed by Ossy Martins...
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Food inflation: Imported rice price jumps by 114%

05.11.2024
The average price of imported high-quality rice sold loose has surged by 144.77 percent year-on-year as the Federal Government delays implementing its duty-free food policy. This is according to the selected food prices report from the National Bureau of Statistics. In July 2024, the Federal Government announced a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities...
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FG pledges AfCFTA implementation amid complaints by operators

05.11.2024
The newly appointed Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, has assured operators that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement would be utilised optimally to benefit Nigeria. She disclosed this after assuming duties on Monday, shortly after taking the oath of office administered by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This came...
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Oando Plc profit drops by 44% – Report 

05.11.2024
Indigenous oil company, Oando Plc, has reported a 44 per cent decline in its half-year profit to N62.6bn from N112.45bn recorded as of half-year 2023. This was disclosed in its H1 Unaudited 2024 results filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited. Oando blamed the dip in its profit after tax on higher exchange rate translations on...
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Quality education unattainable without stable electricity – Stakeholders

05.11.2024
Higher education stakeholders said strong power system will aid quality education and development. This was the submission of speakers at the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria annual summit held in the University of Lagos. Titled, ‘High Tariffs: Resolving Electricity Crisis in Nigeria’s Education Institutions,’ the summit was attended by stakeholders, policymakers, players in the energy...
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Gombe cable thief electrocuted

05.11.2024
Unknown to him that he would be a victim of the popular refrain, “every day for the thief one day for the owner,” a notorious electricity cable thief and vandal has been caught right in the act, but this time – dead! The deceased whose case also exemplifies the popular saying of “one day, the...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

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The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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