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News

April 19, 2022

1. It has recently been revealed that Nigerian beneficiaries of the Presidential Scholarship Scheme studying in the United States and United Kindgom have been rated among top grades by their various universities. 2. Sources reveal that as early as next year,  Volkswagen AG (VOW) plans to start assembling cars in Nigeria with Dubai-based conglomerate Stallion … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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News

April 19, 2022

1. Six winners have emerged in the first draw of the Sterling Bank Arsenal Account. The bank has revealed that the promo, which commenced September 1st  will reward the winners with an all-expense-paid trip to Emirates Stadium to watch the Arsenal versus Aston Villa match. 2. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Joe … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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BUSINESS News Science & Technology

April 19, 2022

1. The Nation’s households need 60,000MW for regular power supply. The Minister of power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo stated this in Lagos at the pre-conference workshop of the 32nd yearly International Conference and Exhibition of Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationist (NAPE). 2. Government may earn N35.84billion from the licence sale of NCC’s 2.6GHz spectrum auction. 3. … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top Ten News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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Events News SPORTS

April 19, 2022

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan commissioned the Akwa-Ibom International Olympic Sized Stadium today. The stadium, which is a 30,000 capacity ultra modern complex that is already regarded as the best in the West African region and compared with South Africa’s Soccer city, is truly a magnificent sight to behold. Modelled after the Allianz Arena in Germany, … Continue reading Goodluck Commissions Akwa-Ibom International Olympic Stadium

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BUSINESS ECONOMY EDUCATION Energy News

April 19, 2022

  1. The Federal Government claimed on Thursday that for the first time in Nigeria’s history, it was able to generate 4,600 megawatts of electricity. Before Thursday’s announcement, the country’s highest peak generated power was recorded on December 23, 2012 at 4,517. According to the government, the rise to 4,600MW is due to the various … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top Ten News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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Media News

April 19, 2022

Lagos State Government has declared Friday as holiday for all civil servants in the state, and pleads with private sector to close early. This, it explained, was to enable them collect their Permanent Voter Card (PVC) from INEC. Distribution of the PVCs is scheduled to hold from Friday, 7th till Sunday, 9th November.    

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News

April 19, 2022

  1. Arik Air has been awarded the best airline in West Africa at the annual Akwaaba African Travel Market awards/dinner held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday. The organisers of the award said the process leading to the choice of Arik Air as the best airline in West Africa was painstaking and the airline … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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News

April 19, 2022

  1.One of Nigeria’s leading banks, Access Bank Plc has emerged the winner of the 2014 World Finance, UK Magazine ‘Sustainable Bank in Nigeria Award.’ 2. MainOne has lifted the Ogombo Community Primary School by renovating a block of four classrooms in Okun Mapo Primary School, and providing new school gates and classroom furniture for its students. … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 New Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

1. Heritage Bank Limited has launched an initiative to empower the entire school community through a product tagged ‘SkoolBank’. According to the bank, the initiative is part of its vision to transform the education landscape of the nation and prepare a generation that is well armed to meet the highly technical challenges of the next … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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News

April 19, 2022

  1. It has recently been announced that the Federal Government plans to spend N1.221.4trillion to subsidise the importation of premium motor spirit (PMS) or petrol and dual purpose kerosene (DPK) or kerosene next year. A total of N971.4billion is being proposed as subsidy on PMS while N250 billion would be spent as subsidy on DPK. 2.The Director … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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BUSINESS News

April 19, 2022

  1. President Goodluck Jonathan has been conferred with the ‘Grand Commander of ICT Promoters in Nigeria,’ for being Nigeria’s first digital President, at the just concluded 2014 Nigeria Information and Communication Technology, ICT, Centenary awards. 2. Globacom has introduced its mobile-based educational application called Glo Mobile Tutor. Glo Mobile Tutor is an innovation with full Junior … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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News

April 19, 2022

  1.The Federal Government has awarded a N1.1 billion contract for the design and manufacturing of two diesel locomotives for the Nigeria Railway Corporation. After the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, said the locomotives would have built-in power packs and would run on 1435 mm standard gauge. … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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TECH Telecommunication

April 19, 2022

 In today’s fast paced world characterised by short attention span and multitasking, we find ourselves doing, or reading multiple things at the same time. This usually leads people to search for the best apps that can simplify their workload or better their productivity. ‘Drop’ is a news aggregating app that works with push notification. It … Continue reading Introducing The Drop App

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News

April 19, 2022

    1. United Kingdom Export Finance (UKEF), an arm of the UK Government that works as an export credit agency, has named Ecobank Nigeria as one of its partnering financial institutions to help deliver £3 billion Direct Lending Facility (DLF) support to UK exporters. 2. At the Business Traveller Awards held at London Hilton on Park Lane on … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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News

April 19, 2022

  1 . FirstBank has recently announced the launch of FBN Bank Ghana, following the agreement reached by First Bank of Nigeria Limited and International Commercial Bank Financial Group Holdings Ag (ICBFGH) for the acquisition of a 100 per cent equity interest in ICB Ghana. 2. The Lagos State Government has unveiled an action plan, which … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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