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Sterling Bank Launches Digital Commodity Market

November 14, 2018 0

Sterling Bank Plc, has launched digital, end-to-end blockchain based commodity trading and financing platform. Developed in partnership with Binkabi and AFEX Commodities Exchange, the platform will decentralise Agric commodity trading in Nigeria and all emerging economies, helping to reduce intermediation in trade while distributing profit more widely across the value Continue Reading

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Finally, Teleology Nigeria Limited Takes Over 9Mobile, Appoints New Board

November 13, 2018 0

Teleology has finally received approval to take full ownership of 9mobile, 10 months after Barclays Africa, the financial adviser handling the sale of the telecoms, announced Teleology Holdings as the preferred bidder and Smile Telecoms Holdings as the reserve bidder. Despite the announcement by Barclays Africa and the subsequent transmission of letters of notification to Continue Reading

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Alleged N7.5B Fraud; Court Revokes Orji Kalu’s Bail

November 12, 2018 0

A federal high court in Lagos has revoked the bail granted Orji Uzor Kalu, ex-Abia state governor, for failure to appear before it. Kalu is facing trial for an alleged fraud of N7.65bn. His trial was stalled last week due to his absence in court. Kunle Oyewunmi, his media aide, had said Kalu was absent […]Continue Reading

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President Buhari Declares State Of Emergency On Water, Sanitation Sector.

November 8, 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, in Abuja declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector. The President said the declaration has become imperative to reduce the high-prevalence of water-borne diseases in different parts of the country, which has caused preventable deaths. Inaugurating the National Action Plan for Revitalization Continue Reading

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”Buhari’s Family Eats More Than $1K Per Meal But He Can’t Approve N30k Minimum Wage”: Hushpuppi

November 7, 2018 0

Flamboyant Nigerian IG celebrity, Hushpuppi, has taken a swipe at President Buhari for not expressly approving the N30, 000 minimum wage being demanded by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC. Hushpuppi in his post on IG, said it is a shame for President Buhari not to endorse the N30,000 minimum wage which is less than $100. He wrote;“Nigeria […]Continue Reading

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BREAKING: Buhari Endorses N30,000 New Minimum Wage

November 7, 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the new national minimum wage of N30,000 proposed by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage. The President gave the approval on Tuesday shortly after the report of the committee was presented to him. While promising to forward new minimum wage bill to National Assembly for action, he urged Nigerian […]Continue Reading

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BREAKING: APC Crisis Deepens as 4 House of Reps Members Dump Ruling Party 

November 6, 2018 0

There was an uproar at the lower chamber as four members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dumped the ruling party. The four members include Adedapo Lam-Adesina from Oyo state, Dada Awoleye from Oyo state, Segun Williams from Ogun state and Lawali Hassan from Zamfara state. Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the house of representatives, announced […]Continue Reading

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BREAKING: Labour Suspends Planned Nationwide Strike

November 6, 2018 0

Organised labour has suspended its planned nationwide strike. The strike had been scheduled to commence on Tuesday to ensure that the Federal Government meets the demand of workers for a new national minimum wage. However, the National Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension at the end of the meeting of […]Continue Reading

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BREAKING: FG, Labour Meet Again Over Minimum Wage

November 5, 2018 0

Members of the tripartite committee set up to come up with a new national minimum wage for the country are currently meeting in Abuja. The meeting holding in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation is being attended by officials of the Federal Government, representatives of the organised private sector and […]Continue Reading

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BREAKING: ASUU Commences Indefinite Nationwide Strike

November 5, 2018 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered its members across the country to commence an indefinite strike action. The announcement was made after a meeting of leaders of the union on Sunday at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo state. The National President of ASUU, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi, revealed that the union […]Continue Reading