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30/04/2024

OPay, a leading financial service company in Nigeria, has clarified that the new Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) directive does not affect existing accounts,

29/04/2024

NFF appoints Finidi George as Head Coach of Super Eagles

The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles.

George, who spent 20 months as assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishment of Africa Cup of Nations runner-up position at Cote d’Ivoire 2023, took charge of the squad in interim capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month.

His squad edged Ghana 2-1 in the first match, ending an 18-year winless streak against the Black Stars, but then lost 0-2 to Mali in the second game.

George, a member of the so-styled ‘Golden Generation’ that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Tunisia and emerged the second most entertaining team in Nigeria’s debut at the FIFA World Cup finals in USA the same year, won 62 caps for Nigeria, including featuring at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals. He also won gold, silver and bronze medals from the 1992, 1994, 2000 and 2002 AFCON tournaments.

The 52-year-old former Ajax Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Real Betis (Spain) forward, who made a scoring debut for fatherland in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Burkina Faso at the National Stadium, Lagos on 27th July 1991, also featured for Calabar Rovers and Sharks FC in the domestic scene before heading to Europe. He assisted Rashidi Yekini (of blessed memory) to score Nigeria’s first-ever FIFA World Cup goal against Bulgaria in Dallas, USA on 19th June 1994.

George had actually scored the goal that took Nigeria to that FIFA World Cup debut, when he put Nigeria ahead against hosts Algeria in a crucial qualifier in Algiers on 8th October 1993. The match eventually ended 1-1 and earned Nigeria a ticket to the finals in America.

George’s immediate task will be to guide the Super Eagles to victory in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Uyo and Abidjan respectively, in a little over five weeks.

The matches are must-win encounters, with the Super Eagles lagging behind in third place in Group C of the African campaign behind Rwanda and South Africa.
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29/04/2024

“But You're In Every Inbox Begging For Urgent 2k” — Hotelier, Azubuike Ihemeje Lambastes People Bashing Vera Anyim For Publicly Seeking Help To Get A New Apartment

He wrote: “I’m not here to justify anyone. But You’re in every inbox begging for urgent 2k. You can’t even afford rent or school fees without steady ragging. Yet, you’re all over Facebook bashing Vera for her indiscretion in seeking help. D!sgustiηg hyp0cr!tεs!!”

29/04/2024

Tribunal-restrains multichoice from hiking dstv-gotv subscription rates : Punch newspapers

22/04/2024

17-year-old Ogun State schoolboy gets $3.5m scholarship

Oluwafemi Ositade, of The Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State, has secured full scholarships to multiple Ivy League universities in the United States, including Harvard, as well as other top notch universities in Canada and Qatar.

The scholarships are worth over $3.5 million.

In his SAT exam, Ositade’s had a perfect score in Maths (800/800) and a near-perfect score of 760 out of 800 in reading and writing and his CGPA of 4.04/4.0 from college.

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22/04/2024

Adesola Adeduntan has held the esteemed position of MD since July 2014 and CEO since 2016. Full details in the comments.

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15/04/2024

Dunamis: Woman accused of fake testimony, NOUN law graduate – PUNCH Investigation

A woman, Veronica Anyim, who was suspected by the senior pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Paul Enenche, of giving a fake testimony at the church graduated from the Law Department of the National Open University of Nigeria.

https://punchng.com/dunamis-woman-accused-of-fake-testimony-noun-law-graduate-punch-investigation

14/04/2024

NIPCO GAS is about to promote the use of Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, as alternative to Premium Motor Spirit, PMS also called petrol in the commercial city of

14/04/2024

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, "my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." ~ Psalms 91:1 (RSV)

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09/04/2024

09/04/2024

The complainants said the alleged actions of the defendants are contrary to Sections 391 of the Penal Code and Section 24 (1)(B) of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention etc) Act 2015.

02/04/2024

FIRS had posted the Easter message on its social media platforms, sharing a point of sales (PoS) machine, and wrote, "Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes".

02/04/2024

THE EXORBITANT CHARGES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA; A BROAD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

N14.1 Billion! That’s how much was reportedly remitted by Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) from exorbitant charges, taxes, and levies deducted from millions of bank accounts owned by Nigerians in 2023. The taxes which include commissions, VATs, overdraft fees, stamp duty charges, out-of-network ATM fees, insufficient fund fees, debit and credit transfer charges together make up an increasingly worrisome form of extortion many Nigerians lament as unethical, especially in the face of growing hardship.

“The rate at which the DMBs also known as commercial banks in Nigeria extort money from her customers is uncalled for,” an aggrieved citizen lamented, “ a N10,000 transfer is often received as N9,9xx thereby defeating the purpose of the wholesome transaction. The government must look into banks and financial institutions fleecing customers through excessive charges and unauthorized deductions.”

Citizens have continued to express displeasure over some of these charges like the one-off N50 stamp duty charge for every transaction above N100,000 which was designated as a revenue source for the Federal Government following the introduction of the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) (Finance Act 2020). In the face of inflation, unemployment and economic crisis, such charges ought to be abolished by a considerate government given the existence of other tax avenues like the VAT. Now banks have made it worse with the injection of domestic extortion tactics under the guise of EMTL.

With these hard-biting charges in place and unchecked, commercial bank customers now find the practice of saving their hard earned money at the bank, counterproductive, as banks continue to double their annual turnover, compensate with suboptimal interests, whilst extorting these ludicrous charges.

Last November, the nation's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, admitted to the growing hardship in Africa’s most populous nation even as over 50 million citizens continue to live on less than 1% a day. To put into perspective over 97% of the 70 million registered bank account holders in the country do not have up to N500,000 ($386) in their account according to the NDIC. This portrays the dire state of Nigerians in need of financial help, not helpless extortion by banks.

With no action in place, customers of different commercial banks still groan over excessive charges on their accounts.While financial institutions must maintain their operations by way of charges, the frequency, volume and intensity of these charges have become quite alarming. It portrays banks as hell-bent on massive enrichment at the expense of the poor customers.

Nigeria's Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria must look into excessive charges and illegal customer deductions by commercial banks operating within the country.
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02/04/2024

HOLY SACRILEGE: US CHRISTIANS FUME AS BIDEN DECLARES SEXUALLY PERVERTED “TRANSGENDER DAY” OVER HOLY EASTER SUNDAY.

Stamping his seal of authority on the perverted declaration on Good Friday—a sacred day marked by the reverence for the suffering and death of the Lord, Jesus Christ, by million of Christians around the world—US President, Joe Biden, declared today, Sunday, 31st of March, 2024 as “the Transgender Day of Visibility” in a direct contradiction to the sacred celebration of Easter and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In a White House statement, the President claimed the attempt to conjoin the sacredness and purity of Easter with what many Christians and right-thinking citizens consider a “glorified moral depravity on steroids” will bring unity to America.

Long story short, it sparked outrage as it should.

From leading presidential candidate, Donald Trump, to house speaker, BennyJohnson, many Conservative politicians took turns to blast Biden for the intentional attempt to stoke divisiveness on Easter and gaslight Christians afterwards, for their reactions.

“The only thing you should be declaring is HE IS RISEN” Caitlyn Jenner slammed Biden on X, while Donald Trump Jr and Senator Tommy Tuberville called Democrats “a Satanic cult” and the trans movement “the new religion of the left” respectively.

“There is no length Biden and the Democrats won’t go to mock your faith, and to thumb his nose at God,” remarked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Ironically, as a self-acclaimed Catholic, Biden’s transgender declaration in 2024, is believed by many as an intentional act to anger Christians and test for a much broader persecution of Judeo-Christian values in America, given that the next Easter celebration scheduled to fall on the 31st March is in the next 84 years.

To put into perspective, the UN international day of zero waste scheduled to be celebrated every 31st of March, was marked, this year, on the 27th of March in reverence for the sacredness of Easter and respect for Christians—a respect lacking in Biden’s provocative actions.

This year, Biden’s brazen attack on Christians extended even to the White House children's Easter egg art celebration dating back to 1878 in which Biden, this year, removed all religious connotations, stories and ideas about Christianity and Easter, in a bid to divest the competition from the primary reason behind the celebration.

Trump, in his reaction to the announcement, stated thus: “We call on Joe Biden’s failing campaign and White House to issue an apology to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe tomorrow [today] is for one celebration only—the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”

https://www.plaintruthnow.org/holy-sacrilege-us-christians-fume-as-biden-declares-sexually-perverted-transgender-day-over-holy-easter-sunday/

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02/04/2024

The letter of administration can only be given to at least two people. The people that can apply for it are the surviving spouse and ...

30/03/2024

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday, remanded serving Senator Benson Konbowei in the Kuje Correctional Centre.

29/03/2024

"And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." ~Mark 12: 28-31 (RSV)

These two commandments are the foundation of everything else that Jesus teaches. It is impossible to follow Jesus and obey his teachings if we do not first love God and love others. Even unto death, Christ loved His Father.

28/03/2024

CBN pegs Minimum capital base for commercial banks in Nigeria @500 Billion naira, gives 24 months deadline...

27/03/2024

The best time to apply for fully funded MSc or PhD admissions is 8-12 months to the admission term. Meaning, if you want to be admitted January 2025, you should be making moves by now. Some schools do have late deadlines, you can still find schools still taking applications from international students for fall 2024 (August entry) even up till April 2024. But that’s very few schools. Many schools have stopped taking applications for fully funded students for August 2024 admission since first week of February 2024. You can apply to a school anytime and be admitted. But to get full funding, you need to apply by a certain time. It is called priority deadlines.

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27/03/2024

Telecommunication companies will disconnect more SIM numbers not linked to the NIN on Friday, March 29, 2024, NCC said.

26/03/2024

"May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son." ~ Col 1: 11-13 (RSV).

As the season calls for reflection on Christ's sacrifice on the cross, let's examine whether our lifestyles align with our calling to grow in every good work of knowledge, faith, holiness, etc., as partakers of God's kingdom of light.

25/03/2024

“Let not those who hope in thee be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.”~Psalm 69: 6 (RSV).

May this Holy Week bring us closer to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who died for us.

25/03/2024

21/03/2024

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, is set to launch a new feature on its Instagram app in June 2024, aimed at empowering Nigerian

21/03/2024

NLC pickets Labour party headquarters, demands the resignation of Abure