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FG Directs Opay to Introduce N50 Electronic Transfer Levy on Transactions Above N10,000
Starting September 9, 2024, OPay, a fintech company in Nigeria, will implement a one-time fee of N50 on electronic transfers of N10,000 and...
Paralympics 2024: Flora Ugwunwa Wins Silver in Javelin
Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal for Nigeria in the Women’s Javelin F54 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, with a...
West African Queens Set To Represent Their Countries At Miss Universe 2024
The 73rd Miss Universe pageant is set to take place on November 16, 2024, at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. So far,...
Ayra Starr Joins Tems For Surprise Performance During New York Tour
Nigerian music sensations Tems and Ayra Starr thrilled fans in New York with a surprise performance during the latest stop of Tems’ “Born...
Information Ministry To Spend N58 million On Digitisation of Cash Books Registers
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information has budgeted the sum of N58 million for the digitisation of items such as cash books, vote books,...
Mali’s Goïta Condemns Neocolonialism and Terrorism at China-Africa Forum
Mali’s transitional President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, gave a forceful speech at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), denouncing neocolonialism and highlighting the persistent...
Fire at Kenyan Boarding School Kills 17 Pupils, Injures 13 Others
At least 17 pupils were killed, and 13 others suffered severe burns after a fire broke out in a boarding school dormitory in...
Police Officer Shoots Kwara Poly Final Year Student Dead Over Refusal To Give Bribe
A police officer shot and killed Ishola Abdulqoyum, a student at Kwara State Polytechnic, along Panat Road in Kwara State. The incident reportedly...
AES Leaders Meet At Africa Summit To Harmonise Bilateral Plans With China
During the China-Africa Summit in Beijing, Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Apollinaire Tambèla and Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Zeine met with Malian Head of...
Atiku Berates Tinubu’s Administration for Failing to Honour Late National Flag Creator with Promised State Burial
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed disappointment in the Tinubu administration for failing to accord Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of Nigeria’s...
Alleged Killer of Christiannah Idowu, Now in Police Custody
Ayomide Adeleye, a 23-year-old suspected killer of Christiannah Idowu, has been handed over to the Lagos State Police Command by officers of the...
Ademola Lookman Makes Ballon d’Or Shortlist, Messi, Ronaldo Not Shortlisted
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has been named among the 30 players shortlisted for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, as announced by France Football...