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iOrganisers of the African Indigenous Language Film Festival (Ailff) have announced dates and jury members for the maiden edition. According to the festival promoter, Osezua Stephen-Imobhio, the festival jury is chaired by Prof. Jeremiah Methuselah, who is the Rector of the National Film Institute, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The awards ceremony holds as part of the Pitcher Festival, which has been scheduled to hold between May 8 and 20, 2023. The Pitcher Awards Show is the climax of the Pitcher Festival of Creativity and will hold on May 20, 2023. Bugno added that the WCF jury made its selection from 176 submitted projects from a total of 51 countries.
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Contractors protest non-payment for services as remodeling of Agbowo

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GITEX 2022: An encounter with digital economy maestro | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

He is truly Nigeria’s Digital Economy maestro. The results are certainly obvious for many to see: Apart from the digital economy sector now playing a pivotal role in lifting the Nigerian economy out of recession, it is continuously recording the highest growth rate in the country’s public sector. This was the 2022 edition of the annual Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX Global), from the 10th of October 2022 in Dubai. The Minister also met with officials of the Dubai World Trade Center to explore areas of collaboration, as Nigeria is the largest African digital economy. The 26 that made it to the finals of the Supernova competition also had two Nigerian startups.

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The meagre 3 percent is to be administered by a board dominated by the oil companies’ nominees for community projects. Does it not put a lie to the official insistence that the petroleum sector is the lifeline of the nation’s economy? Or that the energy need of the nation would only be met by continued extraction of crude oil? The series of exposés we read these days, including that of the stealing of natural gas, clearly show that the nation faces a grave future and that something must be done immediately. With revelations of the stealing of the nation pouring daily into the airwaves, it is time to switch on and not switch off the mic.

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As 2023 beckons - Part 1 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

They agree too that the broken country can be fixed. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of APC, for instance, will recover our national economy from the pit of hell by building an export-driven economy. The national economy was not in a mess; it was not quite booming, but it was strong enough to keep poverty at a reduced rate. The truth is that ours is a broken country. The Emir of Kano, Sanusi II has repeatedly expressed his sympathy for Buhari’s successor because the damage to the national economy is extensive.

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To commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet (SAW), thousands of Muslims gathered in Orofun Town, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, to eulogise his exemplary lifestyle and pray for the nation. According to the reputable scholar, the significance of Maulud Nabiyy is to ponder, praise the exemplary character of the holy prophet (SAW) and likewise pray for the nation. “There are numerous blessings and rewards in gathering to celebrate the Holy Prophet (SAW). “The hope in Almighty Allah will help Nigerians overcome the economic hardship and insecurity that is affecting the country.”The Special Duty Manager Jam’iyyatu Lutufullai International, Engr. Gbolahan Awonusi, said, “The Holy Prophet (SAW) has been an inspiration to humanity and because we want the message passed by the Holy Prophet (SAW) to resound in our memories in all our daily activities that is why activities like this are held on a yearly basis.

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Raisi vowed “a severe response” over the mass killing at the Shiite Muslim Shah Cheragh mausoleum during evening prayers — an attack that was claimed by the Sunni extremist group Islamic State. The rallies have been led by young women who have burned their headscarves and confronted security forces, in the biggest wave of unrest to rock Iran for years. “Security forces have shot tear gas and opened fire on people in Zindan square, Saqez city,” the Hengaw rights group said, without specifying whether there were any dead or wounded. – Kurdistan flashpoint –After nightfall, blasts were heard as security forces fired on protesters in Marivan, Kurdistan province, in a video published by Hengaw, a Norway-based organisation. Protesters also surrounded a base of the Basij militia in Sanandaj, a flashpoint city in Kurdistan province, starting fires and driving security forces back, it added.

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