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External Reserves grows to $38.5bn as Tinubu borrows $21bn
Sopuruchi Onwuka Enhanced inflow of foreign exchange from diverse sources has helped raise the Nigerian external reserves to $38.5 billion at the weekend, leading to bearish sentiments at the foreign exchange market where the value of the local Naira has…
Lagos State commends The Alternative Bank on environmental responsibility
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has commended The Alternative Bank (AltBank) for its leadership in environmental sustainability following the successful Walk4ZeroPlastic march. The bank which started as non-interest banking window in Sterling has since…
UNIPORT Convocation: Ogbe cheers as NCDMB chiefs cart Ph.Ds
Sopuruchi Onwuka Two senior officials of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Saturday bagged Doctorate degrees at the 35th Combined Convocation of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Oracle reports that industry colleagues, friends, and…
Scientists discover two cancer drugs that reverse Alzheimer’s
(Agency reports) Two drugs already approved by the FDA for cancer treatment may hold the key to reversing Alzheimer’s disease in patients, experts say. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) believe that letrozole, a hormone-based breast cancer…
One-year-old baby bites cobra to death
(Agency report) A one-year-old boy in the northern Indian state of Bihar is in observation at a local hospital after he bit a cobra to death after the snake coiled around his arm. The incident occurred on the afternoon of…
Catholic Church burnt as bandits kill 38 worshippers
Armed assailants suspected to be members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have killed at least 38 people following a brutal attack on a church during a religious gathering. The bandits had stormed a quiet town in eastern Democratic Republic…
Access Bank UK building brighter futures with Polo Day 2025
What began as a day of polo and pageantry at Windsor’s Guards Polo Club unfolded into something far more meaningful. At Access Bank UK Polo Day 2025, the cheers echoed a deep mission: to open doors for children through education…
Trump, Ursula agree on tariff deal on $1.9 Euro-American trade
Sopuruchi Onwuka The President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, succeeded in pulling President Donald Trump of the United States to best trade deal between the two powerful economic blocs, removing tariff roadblocks and allowing free flow of essential…
Ikazoboh chairs board of Dangote Cement as Aliko steps down
Non-Executive Director at Dangote Cement, Mr Emmanuel Ikazoboh, has been named the new Chairman of the company following the exit of founder, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, from the board. The company announced weekend that Aliko Dangote officially stepped down as Chairman…
UNIBEN, FUTO shine at EV shuttle bus design contest
Sopuruchi Onwuka The federal universities, the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) led in the 12 varsity contest on design of electric vehicles suitable for zero emission shuttle services in campuses. The competition which was…
