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Cote d’Ivoire has been confirmed as host of the West Africa Zone (WAFU-B) Women’s Championship. The competition will serve as the qualifier for CAF Women’s Champions League. The qualifying tournament will run from August 10th-23rd, 2024. Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger Republic, Nigeria, and Togo will battle for …

Bandits, on Thursday, killed 12 villagers and seven policemen in an attack on a Zamfara State community. Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, who confirmed the attack, said the killing took place at Magarya village in Zurmi Local Government Area. He added that among the victims were …

They were arraigned alongside TSTV and another company, Briechberg Investment Limited on 9-count criminal charges. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dragged two Chief Executives of the Telecom Satellites Limited (TSTV) before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged tax evasion, money laundering and advanced fee …

  Wale Edun, Minister of Finance The Presidency on Thursday rubbished claims that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun proposed N105,000 as new minimum wage for workers. The Punch had quoted Western Post as saying that the new proposal suggested a minimum wage of …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kaduna State Command, said its operatives  arrested 110 suspects and recovered 520.385kgs of illicit substances in the month of May. Its Commander, Mr Samaila Danmalam, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Danmalam said, “The command in …

The autopsy conducted on the body of late singer Mohbad has revealed the possible cause of his death. The result of the autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) was obtained by TheCable Lifestyle on Thursday. According to the report, samples of the gastric content, blood, bone …

  VP Kashim Shettima at MSMEs Clinic in Ekiti State   Vice-President Kashim Shettima said President Bola Tinubu has approved a grant of N150,000 grant to each participant of the Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Clinic. “I am pleased to share that Mr President has directed me …

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that most people he helped to power during the 2023 general elections now avoid him. Umahi said this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Thursday while speaking with newsmen. The minister said that even National Assembly members whom he helped to power were …

L-R) Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Group; Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, incoming Chairman of Ecobank Group and Alain Nkontchou, outgoing Chairman, Ecobank Group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) says the bank posted a profit before tax of US$581 million, up by eight per cent from US$540 million in 2022. The ETI, …

  Nigeria’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider has bagged two awards: Best SME Bank in Africa and Best SME Bank in Nigeria at the highly converted Asian Banker Global Excellence Retail Awards 2024. The Excellence in Retail Finance Awards Programme, which includes the Global Excellence in Retail …