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[ad_1] Ondo State Council of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has directed its members in the public health institutions in the state to withdraw services beginning from January 31st, 2025. Speaking at a press briefing in Akure, Chairman of Ondo NANNM, Comrade Felix Orobode, said the indefinite withdrawal of services was […]

[ad_1] Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) to prioritise the region’s development in its advocacy efforts. He urged the group to focus on addressing pressing socio-economic challenges rather than political distractions. Speaking during a courtesy visit on Wednesday by a PANDEF delegation led

[ad_1] American based carrier, United Airlines has announced full-year and fourth-quarter 2024 financial results, showing the company’s full-year pre-tax earnings of $4.2 billion. In a statement issued by its media consultant in Africa, the airline within the financial year, also recorded a pre-tax margin of 7.3 per cent; adjusted pre-tax earnings1 of $4.6 billion, with

[ad_1] From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is on the verge of finalising the clearance of a $7 billion foreign exchange backlog, Governor Olayemi Cardoso has announced, adding that forensic verification processes are nearing completion. He made this disclosure at the Second Existing Foreign Direct Investors Roundtable and Regulators’ Forum and

[ad_1] Activist-cum-politician, Omoyele Sowore, has pleaded not guilty to the cybercrime charges against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had filed the charges against Sowore for calling him an “illegal IGP.” Sowore had made the remark on his verified X handle. However, the activist is standing

[ad_1] Operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Lagos, have nabbed a Lagos based lawyer, Barrister Chinwe Onuoha, for alleged forgery of documents to obtain a bank facility. The arrest occurred in the evening on January 22, 2025 in Ikorodu.The lawyer was alleged to have forged lease agreement in respect of a property located at

[ad_1] Nigeria’s public debt is projected to escalate to an unprecedented N150 trillion by the end of this year, fueled by a combination of fiscal deficits, revenue shortfalls, and a heavy reliance on borrowing. This alarming forecast was revealed during the quarterly Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) forum, where industry experts dissected the nation’s

[ad_1] Agency Reports The world’s 500 richest people, led by Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang, lost a combined $108 billion on Monday as a tech-led sell-off tied to Chinese AI developer DeepSeek sent major indices plunging. Billionaires whose fortunes are linked to artificial intelligence were the biggest losers: Huang saw his fortune fall US$20.1 billion,