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Wema Bank PLC Launches Season 3 of the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo, Rewarding Customers with N90,000,000 in Cash Prizes

Wema Bank PLC Launches Season 3 of the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo, Rewarding Customers with N90,000,000 in Cash Prizes

Wema Bank PLC, the leading financial institution in Nigeria and the pioneer of Africa's first fully digital bank, ALAT, yesterday announced the launch of the highly anticipated 3rd season of the Wema Bank 5 for 5 promo. This reward program, initiated by Wema Bank, aims to recognize and reward customers across Nigeria for their unwavering loyalty to the bank. Commencing July 1st, 2023, Season 3 of the 5 for 5 promo will distribute a total of N90,000,000 in cash prizes to Wema Bank customers throughout different regions of Nigeria over a span of 10 months. Each month, customers will be…
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Taraba lawmaker says poor allocation of resources major cause of herder-farmer clashes

Taraba lawmaker says poor allocation of resources major cause of herder-farmer clashes

Herder-farmer conflicts are mostly the result of poor resource distribution, according to a Taraba politician The primary reason for the ongoing conflicts between herders and farmers in Taraba State has been recognized as the desire for complete control over resource distribution. Abubakar Tonko, a state House of Assembly member who represents the Takum I Constituency, made the remarks on Thursday while answering questions from reporters at the Wukari Local Government Council. Tonko is now involving the residents of the many villages in the regions to support the efforts of Governor Agbu Kefas, who said that his constituency and the Takum…
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DG reveals that Cadastre Mining generated N18bn for Nigeria in four years

DG reveals that Cadastre Mining generated N18bn for Nigeria in four years

The Director General of Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Mr. Obadiah Nkon, said the office increased revenue generation to about N18 billion from 2019 to May 2023. Nkon disclosed this on Friday in an interview with NAN in Abuja. He said out of the amount, N4.3 billion was generated in 2021 alone, the highest collection in a year since the inception of the MCO. According to him, the MCO has recorded tremendous achievements in the last four years, from 2019 to date. “The key achievements include upgrading the SIGTIM software to the web-based online mineral title administration and management, the…
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Nigeria: Tiwa Savage vows to relocate to Brazil over Fuel scarcity

Nigeria: Tiwa Savage vows to relocate to Brazil over Fuel scarcity

Tiwa Savage, a Grammy-winning musician from Nigeria, has bemoaned the return of fuel shortage as a result of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's decision that subsidies would be removed. The singer recently returned from a vacation in Brazil and claimed that she found gasoline shortages and an epileptic power supply when she got there. She also lamented the fact that a terrible road had damaged one of her car's tires. The singer of "Koroba" claimed that due to the difficulties in Nigeria, she is thinking about returning to Brazil. She posted to her Instagram Story and said, "One of my car's…
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I broke up with my 5th boyfriend because of Burna Boy – Zimbabwean woman

I broke up with my 5th boyfriend because of Burna Boy – Zimbabwean woman

Zimbabwean socialite, Ellen Tsaura has called on Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy to marry her after her boyfriend dumped her for throwing her bra at the singer. TVAfrica recalls that Ellen threw her bra at Burna Boy during his performance at Belgravia Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, last June. Burna Boy caught the undergarment and continued singing while holding the infatuated fan’s item of clothing. Sharing a screenshot of a report about her expression of love for the Grammy-award-winning singer via her Twitter handle, Ellen revealed that her fifth boyfriend broke up with her over the incident. She wrote, “I broke…
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