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Paris St Germain forward Neymar will undergo surgery in Brazil this week after he suffered a fractured metatarsal and a sprained ankle, the French club said on Wednesday. “After tests, and with the player’s agreement, it has been decided that surgery is the best option,” PSG said in a statement. “Neymar Jr will be operated on in Brazil at the ...
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March, 2018
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1 March
UBA, Leader in eBanking- Uzoka
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director, United Bank for Africa (UBA), has said that the bank remains a leader in the e-banking innovation space. Uzoka stated this as the Pan-African financial institution,has again demonstrated its superiority in the Nigerian e-Banking space with the issuance of over three million Near Field Communication (NFC) technology enabled contactless cards to its teeming customers The ...
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1 March
Pastor arrested for keeping guns for robbers
Policemen attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command have arrested the founder of Jesus The Rock of Salvation Healing Ministry, Uratta, in the Owerri North Local Government Area of the state, Pastor Chiedozie Anochima, in connection with the February 22, 2017, robbery in a bank. The attack on the Wetheral Road branch of Zenith ...
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1 March
CBN’s Loans keeping Nigerians bank,they are weak -IMF
Commercial banks struggling to remain solvent have been called out, but not identified by the IMF, including one that the lender said was already insolvent, adding, “Some of these banks are kept afloat through continuous recourse to the CBN’s lending facilities.” The IMF said it would not comment on purported leaks. A spokeswoman for the Fund said a statement would ...
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1 March
Nigerians are getting poorer – IMF
Nigerians are getting poorer despite the country’s slow recovery from recession and economic reforms are urgently needed, the International Monetary Fund has said. The Fund expects the government to “muddle through” in the medium term, and any progress could also be threatened if elections next year consume political energy and resources, it said in a report seen by Reuters on ...
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1 March
NEC didn’t endorse Buhari for second term – APC
The All Progressives Congress said on Wednesday that what the party’s National Executive Committee did at its last meeting, was to pass a vote of confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee. This, the APC said, was not the same as endorsing the President for a second term. The party explained that the issue ...
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1 March
Except Lagos, 35 states owe workers’ salaries – TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has raised the alarm that the number of states owing workers’ wages has increased to 35. Its President, Bobboi Kaigama, who made this known to reporters after the congress’ National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lagos, said only Lagos State was up-to-date on salary payment and other benefits. It warned state governments against diverting money ...
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1 March
26yr old Neymar out for 8 weeks,may undergo surgery
PSG forward Neymar will be out for at least six weeks and will miss Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Real Madrid, according to his father, BBC Sport reports. The Brazilian, 26, suffered a fractured metatarsal and sprained ankle in Sunday’s Ligue 1 win over Marseille. PSG coach Unai Emery said Neymar had a “small chance” of facing Real, ...
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1 March
FRSC official killed as gunmen abduct reporter’s wife, kid
Some unknown gunmen yesterday in Kaduna abducted the wife and child of a Voice of America (VOA) reporter. The abductors killed an official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who attempted to help the victims. The reporter, Malam Nasir Birnin-Yero, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that about 30 men attacked his residence in Birnin Yero, near Kaduna ...
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1 March
Diezani forefeits $4.760m penthouses
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of two penthouses valued at $4.760m belonging to former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. They are: Penthouse 21, Building 5, Block C, 11th floor (Bella Vista Estate) Banana Island, Ikoyi; and Penthouse 22, Block B (Admiralty Estate), also in Ikoyi, Lagos. Ruling on an application filed by the ...
