Kenya has listed 14 merchandise and service sectors for trade under the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA), as it becomes among the first six to pilot the continental pact. This …
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Google faces lawsuit for dropping free Workspace apps
Google, America’s multinational technology company is being sued by an early adopter of its Workspace cloud productivity software who claims the company reneged on a promise to provide it with …
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COVID-19 : Nigerian embassy in Mexico closed over outbreak
The Nigerian embassy in Mexico has been shut owing to an outbreak of COVID-19 at the embassy. In a statement on Monday, Abimbola Tooki, special adviser on media to Adejare …
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Islamiyat Ojelade, HND holder gets 7 US varsities PhD scholarships
Islamiyat Ojelade, a graduate of Science Laboratory Technology from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun state has bagged 7 fully funded scholarships in the United States of America. The scholarships will …
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Pantami becomes first African fellow of Chartered Institute of Information Security
Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has been honoured with a fellowship status by the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). According to the CIISec, the fellow status …
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Nova Merchant Bank appoints new directors, promotes 20% of staff
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited has announced the appointment of two independent non-executive directors and one non-executive director. In a statement, the bank said it has promoted about 20 per cent …
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SERAP sues Buhari over N5m fine imposed on media houses
SERAP, The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari for imposing fines on some media houses over …
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Investec South Africa directors to get £100,000 security cover
Investec, a bank that focuses on high-net-worth individuals in South Africa, will spend as much as £100,000 ($121,520) a year on each of its executive directors’ personal security as crime …
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New University of transportation to begin academic activities in September
The newly established University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria will commence academic activities in September 2022. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this during an inspection visit …
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Investors gain N81bn as Nigeria equity market closes positive
Trading activities at the Nigeria equity market closed on positive posture, as investors raked in N81.01 billion gain on Friday. Similarly, the gain made the market capitalisation to close at …