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Investors in the Nigerian equity market enjoyed a poor trading week on the NGX floor after suffering a loss of N1.32 trillion in the just-ended trading week. The stock exchange posted losses on four of the five trading days and rose on only one trading day as the market suffered its second-worst loss of 2024 yesterday. Market capitalization fell by …

Meta, owner of Facebook, is allowing health misinformation and disinformation to run freely on its platform, an investigation has revealed. The company publicly commits to fighting misinformation and disinformation around the world, but an analysis conducted on some pages on the platform has documented how a huge health misinformation campaign runs on the Facebook platform, being aided by a massive …

Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah died while on a medical trip to the UK. Ubah, a prominent business figure from the southeast region is also the Chief Executive of Capital Oil, which he founded in 2001. More details coming soon… LATEST Post: Senator Ifeanyi Ubah dies in London appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Headlines from Ripples Nigeria.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba, has proposed a solution to get out of the current financial crisis facing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) called on the government to emulate the strategy adopted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo who had the same problem when he was in power. Agbakoba further …

  Poland’s parliament has approved controversial proposals to decriminalize the use of firearms by border guards in self-defense under certain circumstances. A soldier stands guard near the fence on the border between Belarus and Poland NGOs say the legislative changes violate human rights standards, but the government says they are needed to protect the Polish-Belarusian border from increasingly aggressive migrant …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intervened in the foreign exchange market, injecting $148 million into the system. The move comes amid increasing pressure on the naira, which has been steadily depreciating in recent times. The central bank in a statement released on Friday disclosed that the funds were disbursed to 29 authorized dealers on Monday, July 22 and …

Have you ever thought about buying a house or apartment that has not been built yet? This is called buying an “off-plan” property. In Nigeria, more and more people are choosing this option when they want to own a home. Let’s discuss the 10 major advantages of buying an off-plan property in Nigeria. 1. Lower Prices One of the best …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. The Regional Police Chief ordered #EndBadGovernance protesters to submit names and contact details to the police. Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun on Friday asked individuals behind the #EndBadGovernance protests in the country to hand over their details to authorities. Read more 2. The organizers of the #EndBadGovernance …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said Friday that his mother carried him for 12 months because of the power of witches. Obasanjo, according to a statement issued by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, stated this during the presentation of a drama titled: “Aremu Omo Asabi at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The stage play was held to …

The Paris 2024 Olympics officially kicked off on Friday with an opening ceremony that featured plenty of glitz and glamour during the parade of athletes. The ceremony was not held in the main bowl of the stadium as usual, but each team boarded a boat and sailed down the Seine River, accompanied by music from many artists. Music star Lady …