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Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison Dies at 88
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Toni Morrison has died during a brief illness. She was 88. Toni Morrison passed away on Monday and surrounded by family and friends. She was an American novelist, essayist, teacher and professor […] More
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Ross Perot, US Billionaire and Ex-Presidential Candidate Dies at 89
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow US billionaire, Ross Perot is dead. He died at his home in Dallas this Tuesday. The billionaire who twice ran for president as an independent candidate in the 1992campaign and in 1996, as a third-party candidate died after battling with leukemia for five […] More
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Buhari Signs New Minimum Wage Act
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the National Minimum Wage Repeal and Re-Enactment Act, 2019. The president advised all employers of labour across the country to pay workers a minimum of N30, 000 monthly wages. The new national minimum wage bill was […] More
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Buhari Warns Developers as More Buildings Collapse in Lagos
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over persistent building collapse across the country, warning that those responsible for professional negligence, leading to the collapse of buildings would face the wrath of the law. He gave the warning when he received the leadership of […] More
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MPC Cuts Monetary Policy Rate to 13.5%
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, by 50 basis points to 13.50 per cent from 14 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference […] More
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Why We Introduced Biometric Clearance system – DG, NYSC
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Maj. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has said that the corps has introduced a biometric clearance system to eradicate corruption and compromise by officials and corps members. The DG disclosed this on Monday during a leadership and […] More
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Herdsmen Gun Down LG Secretary in Enugu
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Herdsmen on Wednesday shot dead the secretary of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. The secretary, Nnamdi Ogueche was killed along Olo town in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state. Ogueche was said to have gone for a peace talk between […] More
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Viagra Energy Drink Banned in Zambia
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Regulatory authorities in Zambia have banned an energy drink after a laboratory results showed it hidden content and possible negative effect. Laboratory tests showed that the drink contained the active ingredient of the anti-impotence drug, Viagra. The SX Energy Natural Power drink, reports say, […] More
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Man Found Dead by Ojodu Berger
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A young man who was later identified as Makinde Taiwo Rotimi was found dead in the early hours of Wednesday by the gate of the Lagos State Public Works Corporation in the Berger Ojodu area of Lagos, along Lagos Ibadan Expressway. Identification card of […] More
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Okoroji Congratulates Sanwo-Olu, Ihedioha
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON, Tony Okoroji, has sent a congratulatory message to governors-elect of Lagos and Imo states, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Emeka Ihedioha respectively. In the message sent on behalf of the members, affiliates, board and management of COSON, Okoroji, […] More
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Lagos Begins Demolition of 149 Buildings
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow No fewer than 149 defective buildings have been marked for demolition, the Lagos State government has said. This is aimed at ensuring that more defective buildings do not collapse on occupants after a school building went down in Lagos Island early last week, […] More
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Pregnant Woman, School Proprietor Among Casualties of Collapsed School Building in Lagos
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Despite conflicting figures on the number of casualties a pregnant woman, the proprietor of Ohen Nursery and Primary School and 20 others, including no fewer than 12 pupils of the school were said to be among the people that died in the collapsed […] More