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Month: February 2021

Police summon Ogun hotelier over CCTV cameras uncovered in rooms,

By Marlikberry, The Ogun State Police Command said it had commenced investigation into the alleged invasion of privacy of guests at the Pavillion Hotel, Ayepe, in the Odogbolu area of the state. The development followed public outcry against the hotel…

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Insecurity: Allow Nigerians Carry Licenced Guns, Ishaku Tells FG,

By Marlikberry, Taraba State, Governor Darius Ishaku has asked the Federal government to allow Nigerians carry licenced guns to defend themselves amid the myriads of security challenges facing the country. Ishaku stated this on Tuesday when 15 local government chairmen…

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NEWSNCDC, NCC announce short code for verified information on COVID-19,

By Marlikberry, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have activated a short code – “6232” for verified information. NCDC said the number was introduced for the public to contact their Connect…

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Fitch: Ecobank has stable outlook, quality management,

By Marlikberry, Fitch Ratings has assigned Ecobank Nigeria Limited (ENG) a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-’ with a Stable Outlook, Viability Rating (VR) of ‘b-’ and National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB (nga)’. The report noted that Ecobank’s IDRs…

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FirstBank to offer loans to its 86,300 Firstmonie agents,

By Marlikberry, FirstBank of Nigeria Lim-ited has announced the provision of loans of up to N1 million to its agents. This is in furtherance of the need to promote the business of the Firstmonie agents. The bank has over 86,300…

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Most Nigerian executives support Finance Act 2020, says PwC,

By Marlikberry, Nigeria’s Finance Act 2020 enjoys 92 per cent public support, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC Nigeria) has stated. In a new survey released yesterday, PwC stated that on the survey on changes to laws from the Finance Act, the majority of…

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Sanwo-Olu, Abiru mourn Dabiri-Erewa’s mum,

By Marlikberry, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on the death of her mother, Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo. The deceased, a businesswoman and retired teacher, died…

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Edo schools shut despite court order,

By Marlikberry, Public primary schools in Edo State are still shut despite the court order against the indefinite strike by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT). Our reporter who monitored the strike on Tuesday in Benin and environs observed that…

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Ikpeazu to security agencies: arrest killer-herders,

By Marlikberry, Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has urged heads of security agencies to arrest killer-herdsmen in the state. A statement by Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi-Kalu, condemned the recent destruction of farmlands by cows grazing openly in violation of…

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