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Betting in South Africa: A Journey form illegality to legality Recruitment & Jobs South Africa
AASHTO Journal
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July 4, 2025
Now, with the advent of online betting, you can place bets from the comfort of your own home. This has made it much easier for people to get involved in sports betting. Bettors can use betting apps like the hollywood bet app or betting websites....
Nigerian doctors issue 21-day ultimatum, slam FG over poor pay, Saint Lucia deal
Business Hallmark
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July 4, 2025
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a stern 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the immediate withdrawal of a controversial circular on allowance reviews and urgent action on a series of unmet agreements — or risk a...
Nigerian banks resume international transactions on naira cards after three-year suspension
Business Hallmark
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July 4, 2025
After nearly three years of suspension, Nigerian banks have resumed international transactions on naira-denominated debit cards, marking a significant shift in banking operations for customers who rely on foreign payments. United Bank for Africa...
2027 Presidency: Amaechi Says It’s Time for a Southern Leader, Declares Nigerians Must Reject Political Elite
The Herald
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July 4, 2025
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has called for the 2027 presidency to be zoned to Southern Nigeria, stressing the need for a competent and people-driven leadership that breaks away from elite control. Speaking on Politics Today,...
Ekpetiama Kingdom Explains Legal Action Against SPDC Divestment
Daily Independent
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July 5, 2025
1 In a historic legal battle raging in Nigeria, the people of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Bayelsa State, led by King Bubaraye Dakolo, have sued oil giant Shell and several Nigerian government agencies. The suit, filed on June 20, 2024, alleges decades of...
President Tinubu celebrates Olubadan of Ibadan at 90
Eagle Online
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July 4, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin I), on his 90th birthday on July 5 and the first anniversary of his coronation as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland on July 12....
Dignitaries at the commissioning of the newly rehabilitated Aguma Palace – Radio Nigeria – New Market Road in Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Friday
The Sun Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
Minister of State FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud; Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadeji; FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike; Vice President Kashim Shettima and Coordinator STDD, Abdulkadir Zulkiflu
Nigerian Guild of Editors suspends editor for one year over breach of confidentiality
New Mail
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July 4, 2025
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has suspended veteran journalist and editor Steve Osuji, from the professional body for a period of one year over what it described as a serious breach of journalistic ethics. According to a letter dated July 4,...
Nigerian Army Celebrates Annual Day With Public Speaking Engagement In Damaturu
Daily Independent
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July 4, 2025
1 DAMATURU – The Nigerian Army will mark its annual Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) on July 6, 2025, with a public speaking engagement in Damaturu, Yobe State. Lieutenant Colonel MA Saleh addressed selected schools in the area, highlighting...
Tinubu hails Olubadan’s legacy as monarch turns 90
Punch
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July 4, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Olakulehin, on his 90th birthday, praising the monarch for his enduring legacy, wisdom, and commitment to national unity and cultural preservation. In a statement on...
Nigeria loses $25bn annually due to lack of electricity – REA MD
Punch
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July 4, 2025
Nigeria loses an estimated $25 billion every year due to the lack of electricity and related infrastructure, the managing director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, has disclosed. Aliyu disclosed on Friday in Abuja during the...
NPA berths first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel
The Sun Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
By Steve Agbota In a development that signposts readiness to maximise the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday, said it has deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts...
St. Lucia and Presidential Omniscience
This Day
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July 5, 2025
femi Akintunde-Johnson It must take an extraordinary kind of calmness – bordering on either detachment or delusion – to abandon a country in severe distress for an extended “official visit” to a Caribbean island no one imagined featured on...
Nigeria sets deadline for foreigners to regularise expired visas
Premium Times
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July 4, 2025
The Nigerjan government has given foreigners overstaying their visas until 1 August to regularise their status or face severe penalties. In a statement issued on Friday, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) said individuals who fail to comply...
Nigeria seeks Sweden’s support for UN security seat
Daily Trust
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Nigeria is seeking Sweden’s reciprocal support in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2030–2031 term. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, made the request in a meeting with Sweden’s...
Armed attacks kill 28 in northern Nigeria
The Nation
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July 5, 2025
ABUJA - Twenty-eight people were killed in two separate attacks carried out by an armed group in northern Nigeria, according to military and local sources. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyo Osoba, Spokesperson for the Multinational Joint Task Force...
THE MAN WHO CHANGED HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA
This Day
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July 5, 2025
CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU pays tribute to Joseph Chu’ma Otteh, a lawyer who deployed his skills in building institutions The legal career of Joseph Chu’ma Otteh, whose mortal remains were committed to earth on 20 June 2025, could easily have been...
2027: Even If All Governors Join APC, Seyi Tinubu Heads INEC, Tinubu Will Be Defeated- Dalung
The News Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
Former Sports Minister Solomon Dalung says no amount of political maneuvering will save President Bola Tinubu and the APC from defeat in 2027. Speaking in an interview with News Central, monitored by The News Chronicle Dalung dismissed recent...
NDPC Partners MDCN, Kano State Government on Data Protection
News Diary Online
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July 4, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent directive to all Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to safeguard information in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023 is swiftly gaining momentum across the...
Nigerian banks end years of embargo, resume international transactions on naira cards
Pulse
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July 4, 2025
Two Nigerian commercial banks have ended a five-year embargo on international transactions on their naira cards.The development comes barely five years after several commercial banks suspended international transactions on naira debit cards.In...