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    Metro Police admit detaining Premium Times journalist over ‘classified documents’ – BusinessDay

    The Nigeria Police on Thursday told the public they were detaining PREMIUM TIMES’ journalist, Samuel Ogundipe, over documents, they considered as ‘classified’ which the journalist used to publish a story. Although the police did not say the report was fake, Ogundipe has been in … Read more...
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    Metro Nigeria gets $11million USAID support for health survey – BusinessDay

    The United Nations Agency for International Development (USAID) is to support Nigeria with $11million to flag off the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Eze Duruiheoma disclosed this on in … Read more via BusinessDay : News you...
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    Metro Culture, religious misconceptions hindering family planning in Nigeria – Premium Times

    Efforts to slow down population growth and reduce maternal and child mortality rate in Nigeria through family planning are not yielding the desired result, studies have shown. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh globally. The National Population Commission estimates...
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    Politics NASS Invasion: Senators to sponsor motion demanding for judicial probe – BusinessDay

    Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Isa Hamma Misau and his counterpart in the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Rafiu Ibrahim, have insisted that they would sponsor a motion on the floor urging the Federal Government to immediately set up a Judicial … Read...
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    Business Vlisco, Obaseki advance talks to locate factory in Benin Industrial Park – BusinessDay

    The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that fruitful negotiations are ongoing to attract Vlisco, one of West Africa’s largest textile companies to set up at Benin Industrial Park (BIP), as … Read more via BusinessDay : News you can trust – https://ift.tt/2MSdgnH Get more: Nigeria...
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    Business Diamond Bank appoints Idris Mohammed as a Non-Executive Director – Nairametrics

    Diamond Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Idris Mohammed as a Member of its Board of Directors. He will be serving in the capacity of a Non-Executive Director. In a statement issued to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Diamond Bank said Mr … Read more via Nairametrics –...
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    Business Epayments rise by 39.7% on technology adoption, convenience – BusinessDay

    The value of electronic payments increased by 39.7 percent to N99.3 trillion in 2017 from N71.1 trillion in 2016, according to Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) 2017 Annual Draft Report released today. “The rise is … Read more via BusinessDay : News you can trust – https://ift.tt/2MSR5Oj...
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    Metro Five ways you can learn computer coding – IT News Africa

    Fact: Did you know that by 2020, 80 percent of all jobs will be related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? By then, Africa would also... Read more via IT News Africa – https://ift.tt/2KV5s2x Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Business How digital banking can impact Africa – IT News Africa

    Mobile money can serve as a gateway to financial inclusion, it enhances the impact of international remittances on development. Digital platforms enable a significantly... Read more via IT News Africa – https://ift.tt/2MvItzV Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Business The importance of GDPR compliance for Nigerian businesses – IT News Africa

    The deadline for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has come and gone. And while it happened without too much fanfare in Nigeria, companies that... Read more via IT News Africa – https://ift.tt/2vNxSH8 Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Entertainment Six Inspiring Quotes From Legendary Singer Aretha Franklin – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Aretha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, may have passed on, but she lives on in her music and the work she did throughout her illustrious career. Franklin racked up the music... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2PgKIGb Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment Photo Of American Rapper, Cardi B Rocking Native Dress Hits The Internet – Tori News

    Nigerians who are very skilled in photoshop have doctored a picture of Cardi B to present her as an African woman. This is a perfectly photoshopped picture of... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2nGc4bQ Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Metro We export over 400 snakes to England every month – Gombe Centre – Vanguard News

    Authorities of the Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe state, have revealed that over 400 snakes of different varieties are being exported from the centre to Liverpool in England every month. Dr. Abubakar Ballah, Officer in charge of the centre, who made the … Read...
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    Metro VIDEO: ‘I want to die!’ Illegal cab driver screams, strips naked to escape arrest – Punch Newspapers

    It was a dramatic moment on Thursday morning in Alausa area of Lagos State as an illegal taxi operator stripped naked and solicited the interventions of other drivers and passers-by. According to the official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority who arrested him for breach of...
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    Metro Eid el-Kabir: Police assure of adequate security in Kano – TODAY.NG

    The police command in Kano State has assured residents of adequate security during the forthcoming Muslim festival of Eid el-Kabir and beyond. The assurance is in a statement signed by SP Magaji Majiya, the Command’s Public Relations Officer in Kano on Thursday. Majiya stated that the …...
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    Metro How Strange ‘Passport With White Powder’ Led To Shutdown Of US Embassy’s Abuja Consular Section – Tori News

    A new report has alleged that a 'passport with white powder' is what led to the shutdown of the US embassy in Abuja. The US Embassy shut down its... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2OH1Rr7 Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Court Sentences Father Of Seven To Death For Killing His Pregnant Wife Over N1000 (Photo) – Tori News

    The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene Judiciary Division have sentenced a father of seven to death by hanging for the murder of his... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2KYdYhm Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Politics APC charges EFCC, ICPC to step up probe of corrupt politicians before 2019 – Daily Post Nigeria

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and other anti-graft bodies to intensify efforts at investigating and recovering public funds and assets that have...
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    Politics Pat Utomi slams APC, reveals how Tinubu brought in Buhari – Daily Post Nigeria

    Erudite scholar and a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Pat Utomi has admitted that the ruling party has derailed from its vision. He said the ruling APC has disappointed many by failing to live up to expectations..... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...
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    Politics PDP chairman, Secondus meets with Babangida [PHOTOS] – Daily Post Nigeria

    The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus is, as at press time, meeting with former military president, Ibrahim Babaginda. The meeting is holding at... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2PebGOk Get More Nigeria Political News
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