The United Bank for Africa has signed a deal to commence full banking operations in France.In a statement late Thursday, the banking group said the landmark business cooperation agreement with the French Finance Minister, Antoine Armand, was part of President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to France.During the visit, the Chairman
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The Nigerian senate, on Thursday, passed four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu for second reading without much opposition.The bills passed second reading after Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the senate, led a debate on them.Bamidele, while leading the debate on them, said the bills would simplify the
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Anietie Udobit, CalabarThe National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Igali, has tasked the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently complete the Itu-Calabar Road connecting Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, in honour of the late former Senate President, Joseph Wayas.Speaking to newsmen
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The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has announced that Nigeria’s long-overdue national census will finally be conducted in 2025.Kwarra made this disclosure on Thursday in Abuja at the 2024 Anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).He emphasized that
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French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed President Bola Tinubu to the Élysée Palace on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader in more than two decades. Paris is seeking to expand its influence on the continent to include English-speaking nations after former colonies Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso
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Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara says his administration has begun payment of ₦85,000 minimum wage for state workers, despite attempts by those he described as “enemies of the state” to deprive his administration of funds.Speaking during the launch of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Fund at the Government
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public not to transact any business with Marino FX Limited, as the company is not registered by the Commission to operate in any capacity in the capital market in Nigeria.This was contained in a notice issued by the SEC in Abuja
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaIn the face of escalating insecurity and its devastating impact on South East Nigeria, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has risen as a beacon of hope.His Peace In South East Project (PISE-P) stands as a testament to his
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The Minister of Education, Dr. Mauruf Alausa, says the Federal Government has, henceforth, cancelled foreign trainings for scholars.Mr. Alausa, who said this at the opening ceremony of a three-day conference organised by the British Council on Tuesday in Abuja, said that scholars would now be trained within Nigeria.The theme of
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The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has pleaded not guilty to a 16-count charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) levied against him.The anti-graft agency had instituted a N110bn alleged fraud suit against the former governor.The former governor was arraigned by the EFCC before Justice
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