Reps to engage CBN gov, ministers on economy Tuesday

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, will hold the second edition of its sectoral debates/dialogue as part of its periodic policy brief series. The second edition, according to a statement issued late Monday by House spokesman, Akin Rotimi, is “billed for the financial sector and is scheduled …

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Leader Of Ekiti/Kwara Kidnap Syndicate Nabbed

The leader of kidnap syndicate terrorising Ekiti, Kogi and Kwara states, one Pa Olowofela, has been arrested. His arrest came after the apprehension of one Baboga Alhaji, one of the suspected kidnappers responsible for the killing of the two Ekiti traditional rulers recently. Olowofela, an octogenarian, is based in Igbara …

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Veteran Actor, Folklorist Jimi Solanke Dies At 82

Veteran actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet, and playwright, Jimi Solanke, has passed on at the age of 82. According to report, he breathed his last on Monday morning after a brief illness while en route to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital. Pa Jimi Solanke popularly known as Baba Agba …

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King Charles111 Diagnosed With Cancer, Buckingham Palace Says

King Charles III, 75, has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement Monday. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted,” according to the emailed statement. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer,” the Palace said. …

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Abbey Mortgage Magnifies Earnings as Lower NPLs Validates Risk Management Strategy

Abbey Mortgage Plc has continued to magnify earnings, surmounting inflationary shocks that allocate as the Bank’s lower Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) its risk management strategies. The mortgage firm’s net profit rose by 11.79 percent to N856.26 million in December 2023 from N766.19 million as of December 2022. Interest income spiked by 49.27 percent to N49.27 billion in …

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Protest erupts in Minna over economic hardship

  Residents of Minna, Niger State, trooped out in large numbers to protest the hardship in Nigeria caused by the rising cost of living occasioned by the downturn of the economy. On Monday, women and many youths blocked the roundabout in the Pkakungu area of Minna to express their grievances over the …

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