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Glo gets applause from car winner, others for Festival of Joy

The first car winner in the on-going Festival of Joy loyalty reward promo by Globacom received the key to a brand new Kia car in Ibadan on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Mrs. Adeife Abiodun-Adeyemi, a 34-year old events planner, led…

Under Buhari, Nigeria’s poverty jumps World Bank projection to 133m

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Thursday, averred that 133 million Nigerians are multi-dimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index report launched on Thursday, the NBS said that 63 per cent of Nigerians were poor due to a…

The Brief History of Alhaji Auwalu Rano of RAno Air

You started selling fuel in tins along Gwazo Road near kabuga. You were faithful in your business. You never cut corners – four liters was four liters. This brought a chemistry teacher from Katsina to always buy fuel from you…

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Undergraduate wins first House in GloFestival of Joy Promo

The first house prize in Globacom’s ‘Festival of Joy’ promo on Wednesday went to a 200 –level student of Science Laboratory Technology of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The event which was held in Ibadan yesterday was the first prize-presentation…

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NCC Hails Ondo State Govt Broadband Plan

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Government of Ondo State for its commitment to deployment of broadband infrastructure through the Odua Infraco, urging other states to come on board the efforts to make the service available to their…

IMO Boss, Lim in Nigeria for NIM Summit

The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, His Excellency Kitack Lim, is scheduled to visit the Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 20th – 22nd 2022. During his visit, the Secretary General will attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit…

Anticipating CBN’s MPC Meeting Outcome Next Week

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expected to hold its last meeting of the year on the 21st and 22nd of November. As in prior meetings, the Committee is faced with the decision…

Mobile bank transactions hit N12.8 trillion

According to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), mobile money transfers by bank customers in Nigeria hit a total of N12.8 trillion between January and September 2022. The use of mobile channels for financial transactions within the first nine months…

Energy

Oil, gas companies restructure businesses for transition technologies, says GlobalData

The COVID-19 pandemic not only brought about an unprecedented demand shock for the oil and gas sector, but also gave new momentum to the energy transition. Oil and gas companies are carving out their own energy transition paths by investing…

Peter Obi’s Response to Soludo’s Letter

On the comments by my very respectable elder brother, Soludo: I and Soludo have come a long way; he’s my brother, he’s my friend, he’s the governor of my state. And as governor of my state, I pray for him…