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    Business Afreximbank Records $343m Gross Revenue in Half-year – Thisdaylive

    The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released its unaudited financial statements for the half-year period ended 30 June 2018, showing gross revenue of $343 million. The figure represented a $21 million increase over the gross revenuerealised same period in 2017. The results...
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    Metro Guard arrested for allegedly withdrawing N1.9m from boss’s account – Vanguard News

    A guard attached to a private school in Lagos has been arrested for allegedly stealing N1.9 million from the school’s account. The 42-year-old suspect, Oyekunle Abolarin, who resides at 4 Shoyebo street, Alapere, Ketu, ,allegedly withdrew the money on … Read more via Vanguard News –...
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    Metro Assassination attempt: UK-based Nigerian denies paying cousin to kill sister – Vanguard News

    Augusta Osaigbovo, the United Kingdom based Nigerian who was alleged to have paid her cousin, Okonoboh Osaro (44) to assassinate her elder sister, Gladys Osaigbovo, who resides in Benin City, Edo State Capital, has called for a public probe into the investigation with a view … Read more via...
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    Politics PFN to politicians: Don’t plunge Nigeria into avoidable crisis – Vanguard News

    President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Dr. Felix Omobude, has advised political office holders as well as leaders at all levels, to be wary of the consequences of their … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2OOSqWF Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics 2019: Hardship’ll make Nigerians vote PDP —Okom – Vanguard News

    Chief Linus Okom, Chairman, Northern senatorial district of Cross River State caucus of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the hunger and hardship Nigerians are experiencing under the All Progressives Congress, … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2nQFnZq Get More...
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    Politics Nigeria yet to recover from economic recession – Kale – Punch Newspapers

    The Statistician-General of the Federation, Yemi Kale, has said Nigeria’s economy has not recovered from the 2016 recession. Kale, who is also Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics, said the conflicts between farmers and herdsmen had dragged down the Gross Domestic...
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    World Business economists say Trump tariffs will harm US – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Business economists overwhelmingly worry President Donald Trump’s trade wars will harm the US economy, according to a survey released Monday. The Trump administration on Thursday is due to impose its latest round of punitive tariffs on China, … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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    World President Mnangagwa suspends Zimbabwe university boss over Grace Mugabe’s ‘fake’ PhD – TODAY.NG

    President Emmerson Mnangagwa has suspended the vice chancellor of Zimbabwe’s main university ahead of his trial next month for allegedly improperly awarding Grace Mugabe a PhD four years ago.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2vXo7WP Get more World News
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    Business Diamond Bank supports 5000 SMEs with N20bn loan in 2018 – Vanguard News

    Diamond Bank has supported 5000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with over N20 billion worth of credit facilities in 2018.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2N1kGoG Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Business Mutual Benefits Assurance opens N2b rights issues – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc has commenced its quest for fresh capital worth N2 billion, by offering ₦0.50 rights issue of four billion ordinary shares, between August 6, 2018, and September 14, 2018, on the basis of one … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News...
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    Sports Bello hails champions, pledges more support for less privileged youths – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has praised the victorious John Utaka Foundation football team for making Nigeria proud by winning the 2018 SATUC World Cup in Bulgaria. The governor also said that the feat has shown that given some support the youths of the country could challenge...
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    Metro THE NYSC TRAGEDY IN TARABA – Thisdaylive

    The death recently in Taraba State of nine National Youth Service Corps members is a national tragedy. These corps members were among 22 others who went on a picnic when a sudden upsurge in River Mayo –Selbe in the … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2BsL1KU Get More Nigeria...
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    Metro Practitioners decry loss of $1 billion on medical tourism – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ojo, Lagos, has decried the over $1 billion lost yearly to medical tourism by private individuals and government officials. Members of the college converged on Owerri, Imo State, to discuss issues bordering on … Read more via The Guardian...
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    Metro JED worker electrocuted, family alleges conspiracy – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The family of Abubakar Baba, an employee of Jos Electricity Distribution (JED), in Bauchi State, who died on an electric pole, will be marking this year’s Sallah celebrations without their breadwinner. Abubakar and his colleagues were on … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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    Metro World Mosquito Day: Funniest Mosquito Memes – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Why do mosquitoes exist? To suck our bloods, to sing? We can all agree that mosquitoes are the common enemy. Just when you think that your best insecticide has done the work and you leave the windows open, … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    Politics Ortom Seeks Support for over 50,000 Displaced Persons in Benue Camps – Thisdaylive

    Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on the United Nations, other international bodies and civil society organisations to support over 500, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. The governor made call yesterday on the occasion of this year’s World Humanitarian Day. He described...
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    Politics Ijaw, Igbo Youths Vow To Vote Only Pro-Restructuring Candidates – Thisdaylive

    Youths of Ijaw and Igbo descents weekend met in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with a vow to support only presidential candidates with a clear roadmap to Nigeria’s restructuring. Coming under the umbrella of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide and the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) … Read more...
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    Politics Ekiti LG Workers Begin Strike Thursday – Thisdaylive

    Irked by Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose’s alleged lukewarm attitude towards the payment of arrears of their salaries, local government workers in the state are proceeding on an indefinite strike. Acting under the aegis of the Ekiti State Council of the Nigeria Union … Read more via...
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    Politics Akpabio Hails Ugwuanyi on Peace, Good Governance – Thisdaylive

    The immediate past governor of Awka Ibom State and the Senator representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio has expressed delight with the relationship between Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and his predecessor Sullivan Chime, hailing...
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    Politics Omokri Berates Fashola – Thisdaylive

    Former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Reno Omokri, has urged the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to stop spreading falsehood about the former president and instead focus on how to provide power to Nigerians. In a statement sent to THISDAY yesterday...
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