In just over a year since President Bola Tinubu took office, Oando Plc, led by his nephew Wale Tinubu, witnessed an unprecedented surge in market value, climbing from N74 billion in 2023 to a staggering N1 trillion by September 2024. This represents an extraordinary growth of over 1,000%. The increase comes as Nigeria faces economic […]
Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate from Bangladesh, has been requested to lead the interim government following the political turmoil that resulted in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country on Monday. Yunus, 84, who praised the student-led protests that toppled Hasina’s government as a “Second Victory Day,” has long criticized her 15-year authoritarian rule. The
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Nigeria, Australia, Indonesia, and several other countries have warned their citizens about traveling to the UK due to anti-immigrant riots spreading across British cities. The UK’s worst social unrest in years was triggered by the stabbing deaths of three young girls in Stockport last week. Anti-Muslim and anti-immigration extremists, fueled by false claims that the
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Police and protesters clashed in several UK cities in the latest round of far-right unrest following a stabbing attack in northwest England this week. Dozens of people were arrested on Saturday, with images of violent crowds and burning storefronts spreading on social media. The stabbing in Southport, which killed three children during a Taylor Swift-themed
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President Bola Tinubu has called on youths to take advantage of the student loan scheme initiated by his administration. In a national address on Sunday concerning the ongoing nationwide protests, he highlighted his government’s dedication to supporting young people through the implementation of this loan program. To date, N45.6 billion has been processed for payment
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Two young children lost their lives in a terrible attack at a dance class in northern England on Monday. Nine other people, including six children, were badly hurt. The police say a teenager used a knife to harm the children. Grown-ups tried to help the kids and were also hurt. The police are trying to
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The former United States President, Barack Obama has endorsed his party counterpart, Kamala Haris, In this post on X, revealed how he called Kamala, requesting her to take up this great honor of leading the nation He stated “ “Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend Kamala Haris, We told her we think
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France’s fast trains were damaged by fire on Friday. This happened just before the Olympics started. Many people could not travel because of this. People who are looking into what happened told AFP that the fires were done on purpose to cause trouble. They think someone wanted to stop the trains from working. The train
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Security measures for the Olympics have been intensified following a major disruption to France’s high-speed rail system On Friday 26th of July, In the morning hours, France’s high-speed rail system was severely disrupted due to a series of coordinated attacks. The national train operator, SNCF, reported multiple acts of sabotage, including arson, targeting its infrastructure.
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MTN Nigeria was the star performer on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) on Friday, the last trading day of the week. The company’s stock price increased by 1.99%, which translates to a gain of N81.9 billion in equity. This surge in MTN’s stock price was the main driver behind the marginal increase of 0.04% experienced
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