Labour tipped to win as UK elects new PM

Britons headed to the polls Thursday in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour Party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. The…

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Protest: NYCN begins consultation, directs affiliated organisations to be on standby

As part of preparations for the much talked about 1st August 2024 nationwide protest against economic policies of the Federal Government, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has initiated…

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hbtechng
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Netflix raises subscription by 40% for Nigerian users

Video streaming platform, Netflix, has once again increased its subscription prices in Nigeria with its Premium Plan going up by 40% to 7,000 from N5,000 per month. The latest price…

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hbtechng
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NSA warns governors against planned protest

Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu during an high-level meeting with the 36 State Governors held on Tuesday night, expressed worry over the growing momentum over…

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hbtechng
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Nissan shares plunge after profit warning

Nissan tumbled more than 10 percent on Thursday after the Japanese automaker issued a profit warning, citing “intense sales competition”, especially in the United States. The company and its domestic…

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hbtechng
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Hardship: Stranded foreign scholars groan as FG slashes allowances

The Federal Government has announced a slash in allowances of foreign scholars currently stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among others, by 12.7 per cent due to economic hardship in…

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hbtechng
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Hardship: We’ll handle planned protests as family matter — FG

In the wake of growing hardship in the country and calls for a nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Federal Government yesterday pleaded with Nigerians for more time,…

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hbtechng
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Why candidates with high UTME scores fail to secure admission

The media space was awash last week with revelations during the yearly Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) National Policy meeting where the requisite scores for admission are agreed upon.…

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hbtechng
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Reconsider 70% forex windfall tax, stakeholders tell FG

Opposition to the imposition of a 70 per cent foreign exchange windfall tax on commercial banks rose yesterday with stakeholders asking the federal government to reconsider the tax. They asked…

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hbtechng
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Nationwide protests: We are ready to offer legal representation – Inibehe Effiong

A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong says they are putting a legal team in Lagos State to offer representation to protesters who may be arrested during the forthcoming nationwide protests.…

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hbtechng
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Church members protest in Gombe, disown faction promoting LGBTQ rights

Hundreds of members of the United Methodist Church (UMC) in Gombe State have protested against a factional group accused of promoting LGBTQ rights and regionalization. The members made the bold…

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hbtechng
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Super Falcons begin medal quest against Brazil

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will begin their quest for a podium finish at the 2024 Olympic Games when they confront Brazil in their opening Group C fixture on Thursday…

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hbtechng
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Nationwide protest: SGF, ministers hold emergency meeting today

The Federal Government has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday (today) morning in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. This comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded…

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hbtechng
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JUST IN: Plane crashes on takeoff in Nepal with 19 aboard

A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday morning, with fire crews working to douse the flaming wreckage. The Saurya Airlines plane crashed…

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hbtechng
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FG’s deficit spending falls 29% to N2.83trn in Q1’24

The Federal Government  recorded a   29 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline in deficit spending to N2.83 trillion deficit in the first quarter of 2024 (Q1’24)   from N3.99 trillion recorded in same period…

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hbtechng
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NACCIMA, others kick as CBN hikes interest rate to 26.75%

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN yesterday intensified its efforts to curb rising inflation as it announced further hike in its benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR to 26.75…

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hbtechng
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