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This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria’s Coinazer expands to Brazil Nigerian cryptocurrency startup, Coinazer, has made entry into a new market, expanding into Brazil. The development comes after the startup amassed 5,000 customers and facilitated transactions worth over US$3.8 million. CEO Achigonye JohnPaul disclosed this in a press …

Scott McTominay scored a brace to help Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. McTominay opened the scoring in the 19th minute, but Palmer equalised for the Blues late in the first half before McTominay netted his second of the night late on. United climb to sixth after the victory, with …

Vice president Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba, holding from Sept. 15 to 17. The Vice President departed for Cuba on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, adding that Shettima would join other world …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in a veiled accusation has insinuated that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) May be covertly helping an erstwhile arrow head of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, to spread his tentacles from the south-west region to the national level. This follows the seeming gradual decimation …

The Federal Government said on Monday that it has obtained two loans to finance various projects in important economic sectors, one from the African Development Bank for $80 million and one from the World Bank for $1.5 billion. Wale Edun, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance made this disclosure during a media briefing with State House …

Soccer Football – World Cup – South American Qualifiers – Bolivia v Argentina – Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia – September 12, 2023 Argentina’s Nicolas Gonzalez scores their third goal REUTERS/Manuel Claure Argentina rested captain Lionel Messi but they still made light work of Bolivia as they won 3-0 to claim their second victory of the 2026 World Cup …

Mohamed Elneny revealed he broke down in tears when Arsenal offered him a one-year contract extension earlier this year. The Egyptian midfielder was sidelined for nine months following surgery on a knee injury in January. At one point Elneny – who is the longest-serving Arsenal player in the current squad – was convinced that his time in north London was …

The Senate Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to stop tax waivers and concessions already granted to corporate organisations in the country. The committee’s chairman, Solomon Adeola, stated this during an interactive session on the 2024 budget with the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and his Budget and Economic Planning counterpart, Atiku Bagudu, in Abuja. He was …

Akume Following the dissolution of boards of agencies by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has set up an ad hoc committee to review the resumes of individuals who will fill board appointments, according to a report in Sunday PUNCH The ad hoc committee is being co-chaired by a former …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Nigerians are fed up with what APC has become, Tunde Bakare warns ruling party Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has claimed that the results of the elections in 2023 showed that Nigerians were fed up with the All Progressives Congress (APC) …