Category: News
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The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) children’s benefits provide monthly payments to the dependent children of disabled or deceased parent(s) who were CPP contributors. This payment, which is for children under 25 years old also includes the child or children of the person receiving a CPP disability benefit or a post-retirement disability benefit, as well as…
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The days of Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited are numbered,report has shown. TheCable reported that contrary to the reports that he had resigned, Ojulari who recently clocked 100 days in office is yet throw in the towel. However, only a miracle will keep him in…
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The leader of the United Kingdom’s (UK) Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has declared she does not identify with Nigeria, her ancestral roots anymore. Speaking in an interview on the Rosebud podcast anchored by Gyles Brandreth on Friday, Badenoch spoke frankly about her Nigerian heritage and personal identity. She disclosed her decision not to renew her…
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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has vowed to drag the leadership of the Senate before the appellate court after she was barred from gaining access to the National Assembly complex on Tuesday. A visibly angry Akpoti-Uduaghan told journalists that she would consult her legal team immediately to kick-start the process,…
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An ill-fated plane conveying a flight nurse, dutch pilot and two others has reportedly crashed in Southend Airport, London shortly after take-off on Sunday afternoon. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air operated by Dutch firm Zeusch Aviation had flown from Athens, Greece to Pula in Croatia on Sunday before heading to Southend. Maria Fernanda Rojaz…
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The Canadian Government has reversed its decision on 178 study fields to enable students apply for Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) in order to build a career in the Maple Leaf country. The reinstated fields will remain eligible until early 2026, and those who applied for study permits between June 25 and July 4, 2025,…
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World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Monday made efforts to push US President Donald Trump to back away from his punishing trade war that poses a risk to global economic stability. The G7 consists of leaders from Britain, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Italy. At a summit where…
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The Canadian Government has taken bold steps to address the pressing labour shortages in the province of New Brunswick by securing a significant increase in its immigration allocation by almost three times. New Brunswick will now welcome 4,250 permanent resident nominations, a substantial jump of 1,500 from the earlier allocation set by the Canadian government…
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Hundreds of youths as well as older men and women from the Ndokwa area of Delta State on Monday blocked the Kwale axis of the Ughelli-Asaba highway to protest over 16 years of darkness. The protesters chanted songs of grievances and displayed placards with various inscriptions, such as ‘Light Up Ndokwa Nation’, ‘Electricity in Ndokwa…
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Ahead of the 14th Gateway International Trade Fair scheduled for February 7th to 17th, 2025 at the M.K.O Abiola Trade Fair Complex Abeokuta, the Ogun State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA) as the organizer of the annual event, has been charged to fully assume leadership role for the exhibition, mobilise corporate organisations…
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