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Kogi seals Dangote Factory at Obajana following agitation by indigenes

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Kogi State Government, yesterday, sealed Dangote Cement Factory, Obajana, following agitation by Kogi indigenes over what they termed questionable circumstances surrounding the acquisition of the company. The Kogi State House of Assembly had ordered the closure of the company after its investigation revealed that the cement factory allegedly had no valid acquisition for the company. Jubilant youths, who had trooped to the company on hearing the news of the closure, chased workers away but were stopped by Kogi officials, who promptly waded in to avoid damage. The youths claimed that…

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FIRSTBANK COMMEMORATES 2022 CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its commemoration of the 2022 edition of the Customer Service Week scheduled to be globally celebrated on 3 – 7 October 2022. The event themed: “Celebrating Service” will be marked across its FBNBank subsidiaries in over half a dozen countries which include FBNBank UK, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Senegal, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank DRC and FBNBank Sierra Leone. Customer Service Week is an international celebration that highlights the importance of customer service and staff who…

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23 remaining Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims released by terrorists

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The 23 remaining hostages in custody of terrorists, who were attacked on an AK9 train in Kaduna state on March 28 have been released. A statement by the Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), Prof. Usman Yusuf, said their release was secured on Wednesday afternoon. The statement reads: “I am pleased to announce to the nation and the world that at 1600Hrs. (4:00pm) today, Wednesday 5-10-2022, the seven-man Presidential Committee assembled by the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General L E O Irabor, secured the release and took custody…

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Wema Bank Boosts Healthy Living, Workplace Collaboration with Wemalympics 2022

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To ensure its employees enjoy a high dose of Healthy living, physical fitness, emotional balance, and workplace collaboration to stimulate high productivity levels and a better workplace culture, Wema Bank Plc has announced the 2022edition of Wemalympics. Wemalympics is an inter-regional competition, which serves as a testimonial to the bank’s commitment to raising the bar of teamwork, collaboration, and work-life balance amongst its employees across regions. A statement from Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank, said there is a high premium on collaborative work culture, healthy competition, and wholesome living…

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Amusan gets multi-million naira house, N5m gift from Ogun governor

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World, Commonwealth and African 100m hurdles champion Oluwatobi Amusan has received a cash reward of N5m and a house from the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday. The Governor also named Amusan an Ogun State Sports Ambassador. Abiodun, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, stated, “So, you (Amusan) will be our Sports Ambassador; I am happy that you said you are not from any other state. You are from Ogun and not from Lagos and you want to come back home. We also want…

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FG slams N30bn suit against Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram over illegal adverts

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A legal action has been instituted by the Federal Government against Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, for allegedly engaging in illegal advertisements within Nigeria’s advertising space. Equally joined as a Defendant in the suit FG filed through the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, is Meta’s agent, AT3 Resources Limited. ARCON, which is a regulatory body for adverts within the country, is among other things, praying the court to declare that the continued publication and exposure of various…

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Asa slams ₦300 million copyright lawsuit against Joeboy

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Nigerian singer, Asa, has issued a copyright lawsuit against Joeboy for “Contour” in a recent discord brewing between the duo, Nigerian musician Joeboy uploaded a letter from Asa’s Lawyers that contained claims of a copyright lawsuit relating to the creation of Joeboy’s “Contour” on his Instagram Story. The composition of the song was developed by Asa at a recording session with Tempoe on September 22, 2020, according to the letter from Asa’s attorneys. It went on to say that their client had denied Joeboy and Tempoe permission to use the…

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FG registers ASUU’s rival union CONUA

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The Federal Government, yesterday registered two new trade unions for workers in the university and teaching hospitals, after 234 days (33 weeks) of university shutdown owing to strike action, in a fresh bid to forcefully reopen tertiary institutions, weaken influence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The unions are the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA). The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, who spoke while presenting the certificates of registration to the two unions, explained that…

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Phyna wins BBNaija S7, gets N100m prize

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Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has emerged as the winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 7 reality TV show, dubbed Level Up. Phyna was announced the winner on Sunday, beating fellow finalist Bryann to clinch the N100m prize money. Speaking after the announcement, Phyna who was unable to contain her joy, told the show host, Ebuka Uchendu, “I don’t even know what’s going through my head right now… like who dey?” Congratulating the reality TV star, a fan on Twitter, @CuteLikeACutie, wrote, “Even the Bible said truly they…

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NDLEA discovers 13 million Tramadol pills in Lagos mansion

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A mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State where Tramadol was stored has been busted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday, said the mansion belonged to a drug baron who is now in custody. He said the agency recovered 13 million pills of Tramadol 225mg from the mansion. “Another VGC drug bust! As massive and beautiful as this mansion located in highbrow VGC Lekki Lagos (pictured here) looks, it’s not occupied by humans but used to warehouse over 13…

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