15 Nov, 2024
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Kaduna University Defies ASUU Strike, Resumes 2020/2021 Academic Semester

 34 views,  34 views today Students of Kaduna State University sit for exams.   The management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has resumed the second semester of the 2020/2021 academic session for its undergraduate and post-graduate students, more than five months after the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The resumption is for […]

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US Warships Cruising Near Taiwan As Pelosi Defies China

 50 views,  50 views today US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (C) being welcomed by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (L) after landing at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on August 2, 2022. Taiwanese Foreign Ministry / Handout / Anadolu Agency   Several US warships were cruising in waters near Taiwan on Tuesday, US military officials said, amid […]

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#2022CWG: All Eyes On Amusan, Brume; Other Top Things To Know About Athletics Event

 254 views,  254 views today The athletics event of the ongoing Commonwealth Games which begins Tuesday will include some freshly-minted world champions looking to affirm their new-found status, with the likes of Tobi Amusan, Jake Wightman, and Eleanor Patterson set to shine at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Although the Birmingham games have already seen some high-profile […]

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NGX Sinks after Large Selloff in BUA Cement Shares

 162 views,  162 views today NGX Sinks after Large Selloff in BUA Cement Shares Trading in the local bourse opened the week and month on a bearish note as investors sold off BUACEMENT (-10.0%). Thus, the All-Share Index declined by 0.8% to close at 49,950.32 points. Accordingly, the month-to-date and year-to-date returns printed -0.8% and +16.9%, respectively. […]

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UBA Plc. Appoints New GMD as Uzoka Bows Out

 164 views,  164 views today UBA Plc. Appoints New GMD as Uzoka Bows Out United Bank for Africa Plc, has appointed Oliver Alawuba as Group Managing Director (GMD), overseeing all the Group’s banking operations across its twenty African country network and globally as its erstwhile Chief Kennedy Uzoka bows out after six years stint. According to a […]

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Seplat Energy’s Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline Begins Operation

 162 views,  162 views today Seplat Energy’s Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline Begins Operation Seplat Energy Plc today announces that it has begun commercial injection of crude oil through the new Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline. The 67km mostly underground pipeline is expected to provide a more reliable and secure export route for liquids from Seplat Energy’s major assets OML 4, 38 and […]

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Emirates Reduces Lagos Flight over Inability to Repatriate $85m

 158 views,  158 views today Emirates Reduces Lagos Flight over Inability to Repatriate $85m Amidst capital control measures implemented to safeguard the naira, the United Arab Emirates national carrier, Emirates Airline, has notified the Aviation Ministry of its plan to slash daily frequencies to Lagos over accumulated stuck funds, now over $85m.  Emirates plans to cut the […]