Day: April 20, 2018

Lazy Youths: Buhari Should Apologize And Be Forgiven – Shehu Sani

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Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to apologize over his remarks about Nigerian Youths. While answering a question at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London on Wednesday, President Buhari had cause to talk about Nigerian youths. Mr Buhari had described the youths as illiterates who are lazy and want freebies with the notion that the nation is an oil producing country. He had said: “We have a very young population; our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. More than 60 per cent of…

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Ecobank Wins 3 Awards at 2018 Asian Banker Awards

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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and its two affiliate countries – Nigeria and Ghana- have emerged winners in three strategic categories of The Asian Banker – West Africa Awards 2018. The annual awards saw ETI winning the Best Financial Inclusion Initiative Application or Programme with its innovative Xpress Account, while Ecobank Nigeria carted home the Best Transaction Bank in Nigeria, West Africa award. Ecobank Ghana also won in the Best Transaction Bank in Ghana, West Africa category. Speaking at the award ceremony in Lagos, the Chairman, The Asian Banker, Emmanuel Daniel…

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Senate recovers stolen mace

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The mace that was carted away by suspected political thugs on Wednesday during Senate plenary has been recovered.The mace was brought back about 11:45 a.m. by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of operations, Habila Joshak. He was accompanied by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Sadiq Abubakar Bello, who handed the mace over to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani Omolori. Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu who presided over the plenary said: “Concerned colleagues and Nigerians, who wanted to find out if the mace had been found,…

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Dubai To Introduce Digital Number Plates

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Dubai’s authorities are planning to introduce a digital number plate capable of tracking drivers locations and informing the police of bad driving. The new plates will be synced up to a user’s account so that services such as registration renewals, tolls, road fines and parking fines would be instantly deducted from the vehicle’s owner. In a trial starting next month, vehicles will be fitted with smart plates with digital screens and GPS transmitters to communicate information back to the police. The new digital plates will also be able to inform…

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