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Nov 14, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Edward Oseghe |Teliat Sule |Olatomiwa Oyedele
Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has in a statement on Thursday, refuted the widely circulated statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the State Governor recently sacked some civil servants. Itua stated that following the inauguration of Senator Okpebholo on Tuesday, he has since hit the ground running attending to the challenges created by Godwin Obaseki, the immediate-past governor of Edo State.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Teliat Sule |Edward Oseghe |Olatomiwa Oyedele
Leading impact investing organisations in Nigeria, Alitheia Capital and the Centre for Legal Support and Inmates Rehabilitation (CELSIR) have been announced as the winners of the two prestigious awards at the 2024 West Africa Deal Summit held in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Alitheia Capital won the Impact Investor of the Year 2024 award while CELSIR won the Innocent Chukwuma Award for Social Impact 2024.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Teliat Sule |Bill Okonedo |Chidinma Kalu
Investment and financial experts under the aegis of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) have emphasised the need for efficient and affordable access to financing and creating special platforms for the listing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as part of the strategies Nigeria should implement towards raising the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to $1 trillion.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Chuks Oluigbo |Teliat Sule |Bill Okonedo
…as Okpebholo takes over reins of governmentThe people of Edo State, the Heartbeat of the Nation, are in great expectation as Senator Monday Okpebholo takes charge of the affairs of the state from the outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Folusewa Akinola |Ikponmwosa Odigie |Michael Ovienmhada |Teliat Sule
Reports from Libya indicate a wave of arrests and $500 fines imposed on Nigerian nationals, following a contentious ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that awarded Nigeria’s Super Eagles three points and three goals. The decision, made after Nigeria’s men’s team was detained for over 20 hours at Al-Abraq Airport, was issued by CAF’s disciplinary committee after a complaint from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Michael Ovienmhada |Teliat Sule |James Ogbomo
The Poultry Association of Nigeria has warned that the price of a crate of eggs may increase from N5,500 to N10,000 due to escalating costs of poultry feeds in the country. The association attributed the rising cost of eggs to the high cost of transportation as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy as well as indiscriminate increase in prices of feed by the millers. The Secretary of Chapter Musa Hakeem said this at a press briefing to commemorate World Egg Day on Saturday in Abuja.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Teliat Sule |Michael Ovienmhada |Bill Okonedo
…loans and advances hit N35trn…personnel expenses surge by 85%Amid a profit windfall occasioned by the humongous gains realised from forex, six deposit money banks in Nigeria have paid a total of N537.45 billion as tax to the Federal Government in the first three quarters of 2024.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Bill Okonedo |Michael Ovienmhada |Teliat Sule
…as dry season knocksNigeria’s dry season which typically lasts for five months (from November to March) is setting in, bringing with it concerns and prospects around food production, transportation and prices, in a year which has seen charges for both essentials rising astronomically and impacting cost of living.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Michael Ovienmhada |Teliat Sule |Bill Okonedo
Just as some people never learn a lesson from history, countries led by people like that easily fall into the trap of mediocrity. Take a country like Iran for example—here’s a country with unparalleled social, political and cultural history that could easily be a leader in the region, and a partner for progress with leading nations around the world. You may wear combat boots and carry a sword to do a revolution.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Oghenefegor Ekrebe |Happy Osagie |Teliat Sule
Kogi State Commissioner for Information Kingsley Fanwo, in a press release on Friday revealed that the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has said yes to Kogi State’s plan to build an international airport in Zariagi. Fanwo emphasized that the government of Governor Usman Ododo is serious about finishing this project on time and will follow all the rules. He mentioned that having an airport in Kogi State would help not just the state but also 10 other states nearby.
