Tag: December
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Tyson Fury ditches plan to fight in December
Tyson Fury has confirmed he will not return to the ring this year less than a month after saying his next fight would take place on Dec. 5 in London. The 32-year-old Briton has not fought since February when he won the WBC world heavyweight title in Las Vegas with a seventh-round stoppage against Deontay…
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Fury to wait as Joshua fights Pulev in December
Boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will defend his titles against contender Kubrat Pulev the first week of December. Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said this on Monday, according to ESPN. The fight was originally scheduled for June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We know…
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December is due for a name change – Udeme Nana
By UDEME NANA At the beginning of each year in January , the last month of the year , inappropriately named December seems so far away – like Pluto or Neptune – the farthest planets from the Sun.Its distance to the end of the year from earlier months in the Gregorian calendar spells gloom and…
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EPL: Paul Pogba ruled out until December
Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has been ruled out until December. Pogba has struggled with an ankle injury since August and has featured just five times in the Premier League this season. United had hoped the France international, would return for United’s Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. But Red Devils…
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Active telecommunication subscribers over 172m in December — NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission says there were 172,871,094 active subscribers on the telecommunication networks in December 2018, as against 169,104,830 recorded in November 2018. The telecommunications regulator disclosed this in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data made available on its website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the active subscribers increased by 3,766,264. According…
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Alleged fraud: Court adjourns NBA President’s arraignment till December 18
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till December 18, for the arraignment of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), for an alleged N1.4billion fraud. Justice Muslim Hassan fixed the date to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) serve Usoro with the charge sheet for the…
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BREAKING: Nigerian governors call for emergency meeting over minimum wage
Nigerian governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum have called for an emergency meeting where the issue of the minimum wage is expected to be discussed in Abuja tonight. It is expected that the meeting, which will be presided over by the Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, will take a definite…
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NIS to commence issuance of Nigerian passport with 10-year in December
Mr Mohammed Babandede, Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has said that the issuance of Nigerian Passport with 10 years validity will commence in December, 2018. Babandede made the disclosure when he visited Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state on Monday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the immigration boss…
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SEC issues December deadline for registration of unlisted securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday issued Dec. 31 deadline to public companies to register all their securities with the commission to boost the NASD Over-The-Counter (OTC) market. NASD PLC is the promoter of the OTC trading platform that eases secondary market trading of all unlisted securities in the country. Ms Mary Uduk,…
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FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N655bn revenue in December
The federal and the other tiers of government on Tuesday shared a total of N655.177 billion as revenue that accrued to the Federation Account and proceeds of the Value Added Tax in December 2017. The money was shared at Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Abuja yesterday. Addressing journalists at the end of the…