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NSE market capitalisation opens week with N162bn loss
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation opened the week on Monday with a loss of N162 billion in a day. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.695 trillion lost N162 billion to close at N12.533 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) shed 310.07 points or 1.27 per cent to close at 24,026.05 compared…
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Lagos discharges 31 more coronavirus patients
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced the recovery of 31 additional coronavirus patients, having tested negative twice to the disease. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement that a total of 1,771 patients had been managed and discharged from the isolation centres. ”Good people of Lagos, 31 more #COVID19Lagos patients; 15…
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Military to combine kinetic and non-kinetic approach in tackling banditry –Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burata, says the military will continue to engage in kinetic approach in dealing with banditry in Zamfara while supporting non-kinetic approach of the state government. BurataI stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Bello Matawalle at the Government House in Gusau on Monday. While commending…
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Nigerians stranded in Canada return home Friday – High Commission
The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate Nigerian citizens, stranded in that country due to the COVID-19, back home. The mission in Ottawa, Canada said, in a statement, that Portuguese airline and Euro Atlantic Airways have been chosen for the evacuation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that about…
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Buhari mourns victims of boat accidents in Benue, Lagos States
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja commiserated with the families of victims of recent boat mishaps on inland water ways in Benue and Lagos States. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, quoted Buhari to have described their deaths as “sad and unfortunate”. The president also…
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections surpass 29,000 as NCDC announces 575 new cases
Nigeria’s coronavirus infections (COVID-19), on Monday, surpassed the 29,000 cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 575 new confirmed cases. The NCDC said on its official twitter handle, late Monday that the total number of infections from the virus has risen to 29,286 in the country. “Till date, 29,286 cases have been…
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Kanye West’s clothing brand, Hollywood production companies on pandemic loan list
Ventures backed by big-name entertainers Kanye West and Francis Ford Coppola were among those approved for loans under a U.S. government programme to help businesses survive the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a list released on Monday. Billionaire rapper West’s clothing brand Yeezy received clearance for a loan of between $2 million and $5 million…
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Actor Depp takes on UK tabloid in court battle over ‘wife beater’ claims
Johnny Depp begins legal action against a British tabloid, on Tuesday, in a case that is likely to delve into the private lives of the Hollywood star, his ex-wife actress Amber Heard and a number of other well-known figures. Depp, the 57-year-old star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, is suing the Sun’s publisher,…
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North Korea says it won’t sit down with U.S. as envoy due in South Korea
North Korea has no intention to sit down with the United States and urged South Korea to “stop meddling,” a senior diplomat said on Tuesday. Kwon Jong Gun, director general for U.S. affairs at Pyongyang’s foreign ministry, noted as a U.S. envoy was due to visit Seoul in an effort to renew stalled nuclear talks…
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Military hits terrorists’ leaders’ locations, eliminate several fighters in Sambisa forest
The military has destroyed Boko Haram terrorists leaders’ locations in separate air strikes at Parisu and Bula Bello in Sambisa forest area of Borno. Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, said in a statement on Monday that the locations were destroyed in air interdictions conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya…