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    Sports Eagles maintain 51st position in FIFA’s ranking –

    Super Eagles The Super Eagles of Nigeria have maintained their 51st position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Coca Cola World Ranking released yesterday. The latest rankings was published on FIFA’s official website. The Eagles retained their ninth position in...
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    Sports CHAN: Eagles keen to avoid upset against Libya –

    After stuttering to a barren draw with Rwanda, Nigeria will today hope to bounce back to reckoning when they face Libya in the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group C game at the Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangier. CHAN Eagles Libya thrashed Equatorial Guinea 3-0 in their first group match …...
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    Business DMO Releases FGN Bond Issuance Calendar for Q1, 2018 –

    The Debt Management Office (DMO) has released the federal government Bond Issuance calendar for the first quarter 2018. According to the agency, the calendar is intended to enable investors plan their investment activities for the quarter as well as raise funds for the government. The Bonds have...
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    Business Internet solutions connects to Microsoft Azure network –

    Pan-African Internet services provider, Internet Solutions has incorporated its CloudConnect colocation connectivity solution into Microsoft’s Azure ExpressRoute network. With Internet Solutions’ carrier infrastructure, Azure ExpressRoute users in Africa will link directly to the Microsoft Cloud...
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    Business Oil rally fuels optimism for new financing deals –

    Crude oil prices yesterday came a short crawl away from $70 per barrel fuelling optimism that abandoned oil assets may soon come on stream as financial institutions demonstrate renewed appetite to refinance loans and lend to the sector. Shoreline Energy International, an indigenous oil producer...
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    Business MPC to retain interest rate at 14% — Emefiele –

    Okechukwu The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said he expects Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, to retain interest rate at 14 per cent at next week’s MPC meeting. Emefiele The MPC meeting has been scheduled to hold January 22 to 23, 2018. The … via Vanguard...
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    Business Insurers bet on foreign partnerships to hedge rising competition –.

    To cope with growing competition for business and regulatory compliance in the Nigerian insurance industry, companies are increasingly pitching their tent with foreign partnerships. Besides funding, which is critically redefining the market space even ahead of anticipated capital increase in the...
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    Sports European soccer weekend: What to watch in the main leagues – european champions league –...

    European soccer weekend: What to watch in the main leagues Idaho Statesman Full coverage via european champions league – Google News – http://ift.tt/2Be3nd8 --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports Gareth Bale will stay at Real Madrid despite transfer rumours, says Guillem Balague –...

    Gareth Bale will stay at Real Madrid despite transfer rumours, says Guillem Balague SkySports Full coverage via european champions league – Google News – http://ift.tt/2FRVTQD --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports Chelsea January transfer news LIVE: Chelsea make surprise move for Crouch –.

    Goal brings you all the latest news, rumours and deals related to the Blues as the January transfer window heats up..... via Goal.com News – International – http://ift.tt/2mPVhCi --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Business CryptoWatch: Bubble? What bubble? Strategist sees huge year ahead for these 4 cryptos –...

    Regardless of Thursday’s bounce, the recent carnage in digital currencies has tested the resolve of many in the crypto community. But one Wall Street strategist, a longtime bitcoin bull, is not only unfazed by the plunge, he’s gotten … via MarketWatch.com – Top Stories –...
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    Sports Jose Mourinho urges Real Madrid’s president to appoint Mauricio Pochettino – real madrid –...

    Jose Mourinho has urged Real Madrid to land Mauricio Pochettino. (Getty Images) Jose Mourinho has recommended Mauricio Pochettino to Real Madrid‘s president Florentino Perez, according to reports. Madrid’s hierarchy have reportedly decided to sack Zinedine Zidane at the end of the season...
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    Business Snap layoffs hit dozens of employees amid reports of lackluster engagement –

    Snap just laid off about two dozen employees, sources have confirmed with Fast Company. The layoffs hit many on the company’s content team, although eight teams were impacted in total. The company is now consolidating this team to California, which had members in New York as well. The layoffs...
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    Business It’s Official: Travis Kalanick Is $1 Billion Richer (and Softbank Is Now Uber’s Largest...

    SoftBank’s big deal with Uber has closed: The firm now owns about 15% of shares in the ride-sharing company, purchased at a 30% discount. SoftBank will also invest $1.25 billion into Uber directly. Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is said to be making $1.4 billion off this deal, with influential...
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    Business The World’s Oil Kings Are Under Threat –

    Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown in the world’s biggest oil market. Middle East producers who for decades reigned as the undisputed leaders of oil sales to Asia are sensing a threat to their dominance, which is goading them to review age-old habits. Before the U.S. shale boom and …...
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    Business Manufacturing a mobile phone requires 400 components, none is available in Nigeria –...

    Samsung Electronics has said that one of the reasons for not establishing a manufacturing plant in Nigeria is because its market share in the country is not big enough. Mr Sung Yoon, the Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Electronics Africa, made this known during an interactive session with...
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    Business Intel Claims 90 Percent of Affected CPUs Have Live Patches Just as Rumors of New Attacks...

    This morning in a press release, Intel announced that it has “issued firmware updates for 90 percent of Intel CPUs introduced in the past five years.” But it’s possible the flurry of patches is just beginning. These Intel CPU updates patch major vulnerabilities known as Meltdown and Spectre, …...
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    Business Top 5 grants for Nigerian start-ups in 2018 –

    In Nigeria, there are loads of individuals (wanapreneurs) with great ideas in mind. But sadly accessing funds to kick-start their idea seems to be almost impossible. In a country like Nigeria, there are only a hand full of fundraising platforms that supports start-ups which makes accessing funds...
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    Business Meet the mathematician teaching maths in Igbo and Nigerian pidgin –

    In June 2017, Nigeria’s Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, reportedly said plans were being made to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in indigenous languages. There was an opinion as to why this was not a good idea, even though this...
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    Business Partech Ventures launch $70 million African tech fund – IT News Africa news alert

    Cyril Collon and Tidjane Dème, the two General Partners dedicated to Partech Africa. On 18 January 2018, global investment firm, Partech Ventures, announced the launch of its Partech Africa fund, which has already secured above $70 million towards its target size of $120 million, making it the …...
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