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(FLOWERBUDNEWS) On October 15, “Digital Explorers” programme was officially launched in Vilnius, Lithuania. It started with the first batch of 15 thoroughly selected young Nigerian ICT specialists, who will spend the next year in 7 Lithuanian perfect-match ICT companies. Aiming to connect Nigeria and Lithuania for cooperation in information andContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Chief Edward Onoja, Chief of Staff to Gov. Yahaya Bello, has resigned his position less than one month to the Kogi governorship election. Onoja resigned to enable him emerge as running mate to the governor who is seeking reelection on the platform All Progressives Congress (APC). This was containedContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Few hours into the midnight deadline for industrial action over the minimum wage agreement between labour and the Federal Government, both sides have not reached a concensus. Labour had resorted to the strike option from Oct. 17 if the government failed to reach a concensus with it on Oct.Continue Reading

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(flowerbudnews) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its global growth forecast for 2019 to 3 per cent in the newly-released World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, down 0.2 percentage point from its estimation in July, reported Xinhua news agency. Noting that this is the slowest pace since the global financialContinue Reading

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Rural women’s Day: Its time to urbanise rural communities, says AUDA-NEPAD/APRM Boss As the world celebrates Rural Women’s Day, development stakeholders should work together and urbanise rural communities, says Princess Gloria Akobundu, National Coordinator, Chief Executive Officer, African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for Africa’s Development/ African Peer Review MechanismContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The family of an 18-year-old Nigerian student of the Kennesaw State University, who was shot dead on Sunday, believe it was because of an argument on Friday night, over loud music. Oluwafemi Oyerinde and two other people were shot at Stadium Village Apartments on Sunday morning. The two othersContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Shareholders of Dangote Flour Mills Plc (DFM), unanimously on Monday approved the acquisition of the company by Crown Flour Mills Limited, the Nigerian subsidiary of global food and agri-business conglomerate, Olam International Limited after a whopping payment of N120 billion to the shareholders.   Olam International has made anContinue Reading