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At least 100,000 nano enterprises nationwide have begun receiving the long-awaited N50,000 federal government grant, under the Trade Grant Scheme. This information was disclosed by the minister of industry, trade and investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite during a press conference on Friday.

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A soldier with the Nigerian Army has lamented the poor salaries of his colleagues, the junior army personnel in the country. According to the sergeant, the Nigerian government has failed to improve welfare package for military officers as a gesture to show appreciation for their efforts in securing the country.

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Owner of Meta Platforms, Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken X (formerly Twitter) owner, Elon Musk to become the 3rd richest billionaire in the world, the first time since 2020.

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The minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, Bosun Tijani has said that the government is working on the possibility of providing unemployment benefits for Nigerians participating in its ongoing 3 Million Technical Training (3MTT) program.

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According to him, his tour of Nigeria which brought him to Kaduna, was not just to organise crusades and pray for the people and Nigeria, but an opportunity to gather people together to let them know that, tomorrow is going to be alright if Nigerians can be a little more patient with God.

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Sources in the anti-graft agency, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, said the commission had also uncovered over N500m from the scam associated with Umar-Farouk’s successor, Betta Edu, who was recently suspended by President Bola Tinubu.

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The senator questioned why the funds were lying fallow without Nigerians accessing them. She also urged the NCDMB to make the funding opportunities accessible to ordinary Nigerians.

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No fewer than 55 wedding guests who were said to be escorting a bride home along the Damari town in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State have been kidnapped by suspected bandits.

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Atiku who said that Nigeria does not need what he described as another Tourist-in-Chief, berated President Tinubu for embarking on private visits outside the country while Nigerians are being kidnapped and killed on a regular basis.

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Former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has been sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than 2 weeks before the country votes in an election his party has been hamstrung from contesting.

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He expressed his determination to strengthen the bond of unity and peace in Yorubaland. He also said his position as the generalissimo has been a strong motivation for his commitment to unity, peace and progress across the South-West.

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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the 2024 Appropriation Bill of Rivers State. In a judgement that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho on Monday, the court held that the budget was invalid as it was not properly presented before the Rivers State House of Assembly.

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"The criminal elements have studied and discovered our weaknesses which they are exploiting and using our tactics such as ambushes, IED, night strikes traps and many others against our troops. It shows we have to go back to the drawing board. Importantly also, before policies are initiated and put in place for implementation, the federal government should also think of the consequences of such policies on the society."

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"Throughout history, free speech has been highly unusual, not common. So we have to fight really hard to keep that because it's such a rare thing and it's by no means something that's default. Controlled speech is the default, not free speech." Elon Musk said.

The discussion came few hours after journalist Matt Taibbi published internal communications among Twitter's top brass, showing that the platform suspended and censored users who commented on the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story.

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According to the report, the turbulence was so severe that when the plane eventually landed in Malta, a deeply terrified President Buhari queried the pilot "What kind of landing is this?" and the pilot had to tender an apology to the president and the other troubled passengers.

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Anthony Joshua is hoping to build on an impressive 5th-round stoppage of Otto Wallin last month to maintain his bounce back to form.

Ngannou only made his professional boxing debut in October, when he knocked down WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury before losing a close decision.

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Some of the villages attacked include: Abugbe, Okokolo, Ugboju, Odugbeho and Olegobidu.

Some residents told our correspondent that the attack had started for a few days until it became worse when the armed herdsmen moved to Okokolo and attacked the people.

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Bandits have invaded the Nigeria Post Army estate in Abuja on Thursday night and kidnapped many residents. The incident, which happened at about 10:00pm in the phase 2 area of the estate, had bandits who came into the estates and took away the wife and in-law of one Barrister Cyril Adikwu, and several other residents within the estate.

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike commenced confidence-building visits yesterday to area councils in the territory, declaring that security agencies would, henceforth, make it hot for bandits. His visit came against the backdrop of incessant kidnap and killing of victims by bandits in the area.

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The Nigerian naira has depreciated to N1,300 per dollar in the parallel market from its initial price of N1,265 per dollar. However, the currency depreciated to N878 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).

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Among the dignitaries who witnessed the swearing-in were the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, senate president, Godswill Akpabio, APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, host of governors across party lines and members of the national assembly members.

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced that the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in 2024 will be free of charge for disabled individuals who wish to register.

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Renowned Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has resumed his agitation and issued armed Fulani herdsmen a 7-day ultimatum to vacate south west region over the killings of some farmers in Oyo and Ogun states.

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According to a recent data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the top 10 poorest states in Nigeria (2023) has been compiled and listed below, using infrastructural development, education level, security level, etc to carryout the statistics:

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Ola Olukoyede as the new chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was disclosed by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Thursday.

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The "hardship alleviation" palliatives allocated to Anambra state by the federal government will be shared at kindred level, the state government has announced. In a statement in Awka, the state commissioner for information, Paul Nwosu said the distribution, particularly rice, would commence soon.

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At least 26 witnesses have been identified, and 5 suspects have been interrogated over the death of upcoming musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba (Alias Mohbad). The Lagos state commissioner of police, Idowu Owohunwa revealed this on Friday while addressing the media about the ongoing investigation of the musician's death.

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