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Jul 6, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Nick Kossovan |Omi Omage |Naomi Ewansiha |Nigerian Byzantine politics
In Mad Men’s season four episode Waldorf Stories, Roger Sterling tells Don Draper, who’d just interviewed a junior copywriter candidate, who unbeknownst to him was Roger’s wife’s cousin, advice he gave him he knew seldom works in the corporate world: “I told him to be himself. That was pretty mean, I guess.”The key to getting hired is telling your interviewer what they want to hear without sinking yourself by telling him or her what they don’t need to hear.
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Jul 6, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Omi Omage |Nick Kossovan |Naomi Ewansiha |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has sent a congratulatory message to the United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, who emerged the UK’s prime minister at the victory of his party in the general election on Friday.
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Jul 6, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Naomi Ewansiha |Edward Oseghe |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Work has since resumed on the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road project as Nigeria’s leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, remobilised to site on June 19, 2024, recommencing asphalt installation. The construction giant had shut down work on the project last year when it issued a force majeure over security and other considerations, including inadequate funding.
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May 20, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Princess Nzerem |Naomi Ewansiha |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The Golden Eaglets secured their first win in the WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON qualifiers, defeating Niger 1-0 at the University of Ghana Stadium on Sunday. Coach Manu Garba made two changes to the lineup that faced Burkina Faso, with Oreoluwa Agbenla and Abdul Muiz Adeleke earning their first starts. The defending champions’ first chance came from Abdul Muiz Adeleke, but he failed to capitalise. Four minutes later, Rapha Adams made a dangerous run and delivered a cross, but no one was there to connect.
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May 15, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Teliat Sule |Naomi Ewansiha |Ajuwa Victor |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has decried the rate of depreciation of the Nigerian currency, the naira, saying that this development poses great risk to manufacturers and importers in the country. The body added that the rapid rate of naira depreciation will make Nigerian goods uncompetitive even as it could further worsen inflation in the country.
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May 15, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jennifer Osadoh |Teliat Sule |Naomi Ewansiha |Nigerian Byzantine politics
…says policy undergoing review The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed it has suspended the controversial cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the confirmation while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. He said the policy was undergoing a review.
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May 15, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Naomi Ewansiha |Ajuwa Victor |Uyiosa Isaac |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP) and the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) have announced their intention to raise a $1 billion fund to enable clean cooking with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) for millions of people ahead of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa.
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May 7, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Naomi Ewansiha |Edward Oseghe |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) has announced a reduction in electricity tariff for customers under Band A tariff classification from N225/kwh to N206.80/kwh, effective May 6, addressing concerns about electricity affordability and access. In a circular issued on Monday, it was stated that effective May 6, 2024, the tariff will decrease to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour (kwh).
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Edward Oseghe |Olutola Fawehinmi |Naomi Ewansiha |Nigerian Byzantine politics
…wants NSCDC, FRSC merged to form a dept in NPFIn the face of widespread insecurity across Nigeria, from kidnapping to banditry and violent attacks, calls for the establishment of state police in the country have reached new heights. But the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, believes Nigeria is not “mature” for the establishment of state-controlled police.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Naomi Ewansiha |Ruth Isigbe |Ikponmwosa Odigie |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The Management of Dangote Industries Limited has condemned in strong terms an online report on the quality of its diesel which is being supplied to the Nigerian market, describing the allegation as false, baseless, and mischievous. The Dangote Group, in a statement signed and issued by its spokesperson, Mr. Anthony Chiejina, and made available to newsmen, stated that its refinery is designed to produce the highest quality petroleum products that meet very stringent international specifications.
