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It was a short post from Isiaq Ajibola, former COO of Media Trust, on the WhatsApp platform of the Northern Media Forum, that drew attention to the passing of Sam Nda-Isaiah, just a few minutes past midnight, today, Saturday, 12th December 2020. To say that I was stunned, was to understate my emotions! I placed […]Continue Reading
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As an international humanitarian organization, Humanity First, clocks 25 years in service to mankind, Nigerians who have benefitted from its popular programme tagged the ‘Gift of Sight’, will have cause to commend its good works inclusive of community services for the good of society. Regarding the stated ’Gift’, it concerns the eyes. Your eyes are […]Continue Reading
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Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation, and Africa’s foremost philanthropist, Aliko Dangote has urged governments across Africa, the Federal Government of Nigeria, and State governments to increase their budget allocations to the healthcare sector, to help ensure improved basic healthcare for the people. Dangote, in his remarks at the formal certification of Wild Poliovirus Continue Reading
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The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu has called for a concerted effort towards diversifying the country’s export base through the promotion of non-oil exports. He made the call during a Webinar themed “Prospects of Non-Oil Export During and Post COVID-19” organized by the bank on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.   […]Continue Reading
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Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$100,000) to Slum2School Africa to help combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria. The donation was made through a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund from the Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Continue Reading
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The ongoing Dangote Cement Bag of Goodies Promo season 2 has produced 60 millionaires spread across the nation, thereby cushioning the effects and impact of COVID-19 on businesses and families, according to the company’s Director of Marketing, Mrs. Funmi Sanni. She said that more winners are expected to emerge in the coming weeks. She said […]Continue Reading
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By Graça Machel, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo–Iweala, Dr. Vera Songwe, and Maria Ramos COVID-19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens that women carry the world over. Allocation of response resources should be targeted towards the immediate needs of managing the virus as well as future-looking to simultaneously Continue Reading
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In a process which brings back fond memories from Season 1, Nigerians, especially cement consumers are in for another jolly time, as Dangote Cement Plc, Nigeria’s leading cement manufacturer unveils Season 2 of its Bag of Goodies national consumer promo to reward its consumers with various mouth-watering prizes The people who put their hands in […]Continue Reading
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“Strong people don’t put others down — they lift them up.” So says the discreet sign at the entrance to one of the most remarkable research facilities in Africa. Run by a Cameroon-raised, Harvard-trained molecular biologist, the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) has been at the forefront in the fight […]Continue Reading
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By Ifah Ele Sunday As Nigerians worry about Covid-19, they tend to push the activities of terrorists and bandits to the background. However, these evil men have killed many more persons than Covid-19 has in the last four months and counting. In this edition of Terrorism Tracker, we provide insight into the perennial violence and […]Continue Reading
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Macroeconomy has stabilized, as economic decline is ‘relatively moderate’ External Reserves stands at $36 billion, enough to fund import for seven months Some 1,200 Housing Units delivered Ajaokuta Steel Company will be resuscitated Siemens agreement will see to the rehabilitation of transmission lines, and by 2023, electricity infrastructure shall transmit 11,000 Continue Reading