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Matt Brittin is stepping down from Google EMEA after leading the region for a decade, transforming digital skills and AI integration across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Matt Brittin, president of Google’s Europe, Middle East, and...
The House of Representatives has given a three-week deadline to address double taxation on low-income earners in Nigeria, aiming to reduce financial strain. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has set a three-week...
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EFCC hands over $180,300 and 53 vehicles to Canada in cybercrime case
The EFCC returned $180,300 and 53 vehicles to Canadian authorities, recovering assets from a cybercrime scheme involving Nigerian fraudsters. On Friday, the Economic and Financial...
Stanbic IBTC H1 2024 financial results: Profit surges by 71.3% to N116.4 billion
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc reported a 71.3% increase in profit after tax for H1 2024, reaching N116.4 billion, and declared an interim dividend.Stanbic IBTC...
Arrested Canada-based Nigerian woman threatening Yoruba risks two-year jail
The Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who was arrested on Monday risks a potential two-year prison sentence in the country or deportation if found...
UK govt awards 82 Nigerians Chevening, Commonwealth Scholarships
The British Government has awarded 82 Nigerians, the prestigious Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships to study a wide range of postgraduate programmes in the UK...
‘I can’t be deported,’ Canadian-Nigerian woman threatening Yoruba, Benin people with poison boasts
Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, has dismissed the possibility of arrest or deportation after the Nigerian House of Representatives urged the Canadian government...
Nigerian pilot faces five years jail, $250k fine for false statement in US
A Nigerian pilot, Olukayode Aduragbenro Ojo, faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines after being convicted by a federal jury...
Nigeria to get $27m US humanitarian aid
The United States has announced a $27m humanitarian aid package for Nigeria, part of a broader $536m commitment to Sub-Saharan Africa.The U.S. Embassy disclosed...
Nigerian Teenager Wins Int’l Award For Innovative Plastic Waste Solution
A 16-year-old Nigerian teenager, Manasseh Aluga, has won an international award for transforming plastic waste into eco-friendly building bricks.The Action For Nature (AFN), a...
Nigerian arrested for stealing $10 million in US unemployment benefits
A Nigerian man, identified as Yomi Olayeye has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft for his alleged role in...
Canada, Nigeria partner to promote urban development, governance
Nigeria and Canada have forged a partnership to promote urban development and effective governance at the local government levels.The partnership, to begin with a...
US Arts Envoy Salome Agbaroji deepens cultural ties with Nigeria through poetry
Salome Agbaroji, the 2023/2024 U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate visited Nigeria from July 21 to 29 as part of the U.S. Department of State’s...
Nigeria’s Nwana Breaks Guinness Record Again, Plans Food tour
Breaking of Guinness Book of Record by Nigerians is far from abating, after Munachimso Brian Nwana broke Guinness World Record (GWR), for most fast-food...
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