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Mitford Sisters Drama Unveils Cast As BritBox International Boards

UKTV’s drama series about the Mitford sisters has unveiled cast and BritBox International has boarded for North America. Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy have joined Outrageous, which is based on Mary Lovell’s definitive biography and is set against the gathering storm clouds of the 1930s, masked by the decadence, frivolity and lavishness of British high […]

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AMCON grew profit by 212% in 2023

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has posted a 212 per cent growth in its profit to N108.43bn in 2023 from N34.73bn in the corresponding period. This was indicated in a statement issued by the Head Corporate Communications Department, AMCON, Jude Nwauzor, on Tuesday. It was revealed that this growth was achieved despite challenging macroeconomic

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Panic as bandits demand N20m tax from Benue villagers

Residents of Torough community in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State say they are now selling their farm produce to raise N20m tax imposed on them by bandits. According to them, the bandits have threatened to attack their community if they fail to pay the N20m on time. As a result of the

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Analysts project stable Treasury bills rates

Financial analysts are predicting a stable outlook for Nigeria’s upcoming Treasury Bills auction. They noted that rates would remain steady despite increased offer amounts and enhanced system liquidity. According to Meristem Securities Limited, the Central Bank of Nigeria is set to auction T-Bills totalling NGN228.72bn, with varying maturities across 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day instruments. The

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Dangote Sugar registers N200bn programme with SEC

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has registered its N200bn multi-instrument issuance programme with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This was disclosed in a statement filed with the Nigeria Exchange Limited and signed by the Company Secretary, Temitope Hassan, on Tuesday. According to Hassan, the initiative underscores the company’s commitment to diversifying its funding sources in alignment

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Reps question sale of NCAT helicopters, order auctioneer’s arrest

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, ordered the immediate arrest of an alleged unlicensed auctioneer and  Director of Quality Control of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology for allegedly providing false information on oath, over the sale of two helicopters at $1.2m The House Committee on Public Assets called on the Inspector General of Police,

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Five dead as protesters invade Kenyan parliament

An Israeli air strike has killed 10 members of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh’s family in northern Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, according to the Palestinian group and the enclave’s civil defence agency, Aljazeera reports. Confirming the attack on the Haniyeh family and the number of the dead, Hamas said on Tuesday that it held the administration

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FCMB-TLG to raise N10bn in series 1 of debt fund

The FCMB-TLG private debt fund, which is seeking to raise N10bn from series 1 of its N100bn Programme, has opened for investment. The fund, which has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, is sponsored and managed by FCMB Asset Management Limited as the Fund Manager, with technical support from TLG Capital Investments Limited,

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APC not bothered about Atiku, El-Rufai’s visit to Buhari – Scribe

The ruling All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, said it was not intimidated by the recent visits of ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and prominent northern politicians to the immediate-past President, Muhammadu Buhari. The individual visit, which was regarded as a Sallah homage, has been received with mixed reactions. A former

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FG meets local refiners over pricing, faults Dangote

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared that there was no importation of dirty fuel into Nigeria, countering the recent position of an official of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It declared this after meeting with oil marketers and local refiners of crude oil in Abuja, where parties at the meeting discussed issues about refined products’ pricing,

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Kano pays Bayero sister’s rent to avert eviction

The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, on Tuesday, extended a humanitarian gesture to the daughter of the late Emir of Kano, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, her brother and mother, as he paid their rent bill, a few hours before the deadline for the eviction notice served to them by the landlord of their apartment

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Female CEOs to promote economic equality

In a move towards addressing gender disparity in economic opportunities, female chief executive officers have established a coalition to advance women’s economic empowerment in Lagos State. The United Nations Women’s Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Beatrice Eyong, disclosed that in Lagos on Tuesday. Eyong, represented by Women’s Economic Empowerment Specialist for UN Women, Chukwuemeka

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