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Finalists emerge in Wema Bank’s hackathon

A total of 10 finalists have emerged in Wema Bank’s youth and startup-focused hackathon and will battle in the grand finale for N75m worth of prizes. In a statement on Wednesday, the bank announced the finalists to include University X, Empayment AI, BloomBeauty, Aceede, Fegor, Northino, Nimsy, MyTherapist, GbalePrime, and MyItura. Hackaholics is Wema Bank’s...
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CBN sets $100,000 minimum trade for banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued fresh guidelines for interbank foreign exchange trading via the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System, mandating a minimum trade value of $100,000. The directive, dated 25 November 2024 and signed by Dr Omolara Duke, CBN’s Director of the Financial Markets Department, is part of efforts to ensure transparency, efficiency,...
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Female Politicians Mobilize For More Women In Politics

Female Politicians-led by the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State, Hon. Edema Iron have insisted that women should be given special consideration to enable them contribute to the country’s political developments. Speaking during a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday in Calabar, the women Politicians maintained that the best way to encourage women to...
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Man Jailed For Sabotaging Jibowu Bridge In Lagos

A Nigerian man has been sentenced to four months in prison for attempting to sabotage the Jibowu Bridge in Lagos. The suspect was caught by Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) officials while removing screws and nuts essential to the bridge’s stability. According to Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab on Wednesday, the...
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We’ll Relocate Osun Airport On Technical Ground

…Says existing Runaway Of 1.67KM did not meet required standard An Aviation Expert and Member of Osun Airport Technical Committee, Otunba Lai Oriowo on Wednesday posited that the latest findings of the Committee on Ido-Osun Airport site discovered that the existing runaway of 1.67km could not meet the needed standard as planned. It would be...
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CAN Mourns Adze, Youth Wing Chairman

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been thrown into mourning following the death of Dr. Monday Bitrus Adze, chairman Youth Wing of CAN. President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh in a condolence message on Wednesday in Abuja, described Adze as a dedicated veterinarian and a beacon of hope and inspiration with an unwavering commitment...
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Workers back hospitality development at Lagos airport

The management of the Airports Fire and Safety Multipurpose Cooperative Society has hailed the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, for her vision and determination to boost the hospitality sub-sector of the aviation industry as part of the agency’s overall airport development plan. President of the Cooperative Society, Saheed...
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