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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    IBUAM locks in 30 training planes to fuel pilot pipeline

    Isaac Balami University locked down a deal with Auxano Aviation to grab 30 Jabiru J430 training planes over three years, with Aviation Minister Festus Kayamo watching the MoU get signed at the Nigeria International Airshow in Abuja. Vice Chancellor Prof. Jemitola and founder Isaac Balami both...
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    BBNaija’s Queen Mercy confirms split, now “single and unavailable”

    Queen Mercy Atang from Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye finally admitted her marriage to David Oyekanmi tanked after tying the knot last March while beefing with her baby daddy, Lord Lamba. The reality star scrubbed wedding photos off Instagram months back and unfollowed her husband, which sparked...
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    Playlists boost hits but not staying power, warns fan

    Entertainment guy Stanley Udeh dropped thoughts about how Nigerian artists basically ditched radio tours and magazine spreads to chase Spotify and Apple Music playlist spots instead, saying platforms like African Heat or New Music Friday Naija can blow someone up faster than months of...
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    Olamide steps back to focus on himself, not just stars

    Olamide Baddo told Flow 98.7FM he finally decided to stop babysitting everyone else and actually work on himself for once after spending years helping other artists blow up. The YBNL founder said he basically lived his whole life jumping between supporting random people and handling his stuff...
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    Portable claims he’s helped more artists than Wizkid, Davido

    Portable went off, claiming he helps way more people in music than heavyweights like Olamide, Don Jazzy, Wizkid, and Davido combined, and he said most celebs just run business deals while pretending to be charitable. The Zazu singer argued real assistance means giving homeless folks shelter plus...
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    Bisola Badmus celebrates survival, thanks God post-tumor

    Nollywood actress Bisola Badmus hit her birthday and dropped a long post about surviving a brain tumor that doctors caught back in 2022, saying the whole ordeal drained everything she worked for and almost took her out completely. She thanked God for pulling through and gave props to everyone...
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    Stella Damasus vows to uphold late husband’s legacy

    Stella Damasus grabbed a posthumous award for her late husband, Jaiye Aboderin, at the AMAN ceremony and posted on Instagram with their daughters about keeping his memory going strong two decades after his death. She talked about how proud he would be of how their kids turned out and thanked God...
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    IBUAM seals deal for 30 training aircraft in aviation push

    Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management locked down a deal with Auxano Aviation to grab 30 Jabiru J430 training planes over three years, with Aviation Minister Festus Kayamo watching the MoU get signed at the Nigeria International Airshow in Abuja. Vice Chancellor Prof. Jemitola...
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    JA Africa proves youth training pays 20-to-1 returns

    Junior Achievement Africa boss Simi Nwogugu dropped numbers showing their youth programs pull about 20 bucks in economic returns for every dollar spent, according to JA Worldwide President Asheesh Advani, who cited research backing the claims. The org hits 1.5 million young people across 23...
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    Zamfara airport set to unlock new investment doors

    Zamfara State Commissioner Lawal Barau Bungudu checked out their international airport build and said the terminal buildings should wrap up by late January, which supposedly opens investment doors across the region. Governor Dauda Lawal's administration wants to deliver something locals can...
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    AMCON repays N3.6 trillion, eyes full debt recovery

    AMCON boss Gbenga Alade said the debt recovery agency pushed back around 3.6 trillion naira to the Central Bank since it got started back in 2010, even though it still owes roughly 3 trillion after buying 1.7 trillion worth of bad bank loans. The agency brought in foreign asset tracers to hunt...
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    CBN ditches cash deposit limits, hikes withdrawal caps

    The Central Bank of Nigeria scrapped all deposit caps and bumped up weekly withdrawal ceilings to 500,000 naira for regular people and 5 million for companies starting next year, while slapping fees on anything above those limits at 3 percent and 5 percent, respectively. Banks can throw any...
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    Accountants urged to drive Africa’s economic future

    Nigeria's top accountant, Shamsudeen Ogunjimi, told his colleagues at the Africa Accountant-Generals Conference in Accra that their gig has evolved way past just tracking numbers, and basically every public dollar they handle should actually make citizens' lives better. He said the modern...
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    Shettima demands all hands on deck for biz reforms

    VP Kashim Shettima told state governments, federal agencies, private companies, and development partners to keep pushing business environment reforms at the PEBEC awards ceremony in Abuja, saying the country needs everyone working together to actually get anywhere. He praised public servants for...
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    MOFI launches awards to spotlight top public firms

    Nigeria just dropped its first-ever awards program for government-owned companies, and Finance Minister Wale Edun says it's basically about making sure public enterprises actually run properly instead of being trash. The MOFI Excellence Awards will hand out recognition to state agencies that...
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    Contractors park casket at finance ministry gate

    Nigerian contractors from ICAN hit the Finance Ministry in Abuja for a second straight day, demanding payment for government work they finished last year. They blocked the main entrance with a canopy, trapped workers inside the building, and even dropped a white casket at the gate to make their...
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    Phones, laptops on credit for Nigerian go-getters

    CREDICORP just scaled up its digital device credit thing across Nigeria after running a successful pilot that got over 1,000 people their first smartphones through E-Finance Company and Credlock. Managing Director Uzoma Nwagba said the move helps hardworking Nigerians grab the tools they need to...
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    Nigeria hit by 1,047% spike in identity-fueled data breaches

    Nigeria got absolutely hammered by data breaches last quarter, with attacks jumping 1,047 percent compared to the previous three months, and eSentry dropped a report showing hackers were pulling about 6,101 attacks weekly through July. The criminals stopped bothering with technical exploits and...
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    Africa’s urban boom demands bold land and infrastructure reforms

    A bunch of academics and government people told a University of Lagos conference that Africa needs to get its act together on land policy and city planning before urban population growth turns into a complete disaster. Prof Folasade Ogunsola from UNILAG pointed out that the continent will add...
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    FAAN tells airlines to fix holiday schedules or face the music

    Nigeria's airport authority boss, Olubunmi Kuku, told airlines to fix their schedules during the holiday rush because flight delays keep messing things up for travelers. The Federal Airports Authority started holding weekly coordination meetings with ground handlers and carriers instead of their...
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