LAGOS CITY, Nigeria - Dec. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- Following years of successfully hosting Lagos to the most exquisite dinning and world class entertainment, Butterscotch Evenings has revealed a date for the most sought after event of the year! Making its debut edition in May 2013, Butterscotch Evenings assembled the finest entertainers from all over the world. Hosted by Vixen and featuring top notch performances such as Comedian Bill Bellamy, Johnny Gill, Waje, Praiz, Dancer Immodesty Blaize and many more; the guests were treated to the best of Music, Dance, Comedy and Arts.
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Butterscotch Evenings Featuring Brian McKnight
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Nigeria's reserves fall below $30bn
Nigeria's foreign reserves fell below $30 billion for the first time in more than four months, putting more pressure on the central bank's bid to defend the naira and avoid a devaluation. Gross reserves decreased to $29.92 billion on November 30, the first time they have fallen below $30 billion since July 13, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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Nigeria: Troops in Pursuit of Escaping Terrorists in North East - Army
The Nigerian Army has said that its troops are pursuing escaping terrorists and also moving to further block any incursion by the terrorists in the North East. This is contained in a statement issued by the acting army spokesman, Col.
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Nigeria: How to Achieve Growth That's More Equitable and Eco-Friendly
... Buhari urged member states to continue the fight to end poverty and to deal with new threats to peace. He committed Nigeria to combating problems detrimental to the economy and ecosystems created by the demand for oil. He said : In Nigeria, we have ...
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Nigerian Supermodel Oluchi Is the Scent of Africa [INTERVIEW]
... I wish that more African Americans could visit Africa. I promise you that they would never be the same. EBONY: In Nigeria, Wizkid, Davido and D'banj are some of the greatest acts, pulling in millions of dollars in endorsements in Africa. They don't ...
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Cameroon frees 900 Boko Haram hostages in military raid
People look at pictures of wanted Boko Haram suspects on a notice posted by the Nigerian military, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Nov. 13. People look at pictures of wanted Boko Haram suspects on a notice posted by the Nigerian military, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Nov. 13. Cameroon's army says it has killed at least 100 members of the militant Islamist Boko Haram group and freed 900 people the group had held hostage as it seeks to strike back after a series of attacks in the West African country. Cameroon is part of an 8,700-strong regional task force also comprising troops from Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Benin that has pledged to destroy Boko Haram, which though based mainly in Nigeria has become a major threat to wider regional security.
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Nigeria's Buhari to ask China's Xi for urgent infrastructure funding
Dec 2 Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will ask China's president at a summit this week to fund rail and power projects urgently needed to diversify an economy hit hard by a plunge in oil prices, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Buhari has already indicated to Xi Jinping that he wants to resume stalled rail projects under new terms that would see China providing nearly all the financing required which could total around $20 billion, spokesman Garba Shehu said.
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2 police officers, 1 bystander killed in Biafra protest
" Witnesses say two police officers and a bystander have died in the latest protests over renewed demands for a Biafran state to secede from Nigeria's southeast. Police Deputy Superintendent Ali Okechukwu said he has reports that at least two officers were killed when protesters opened fire Wednesday in Onitsha city of Anambra state.
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Living in affluenceRev. Nelson Iluno, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Many Christians have gone astray from the true gospel, due to crave for mundane things. No wonder the Holy Bible said "The love of money is the root of all evil".
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Remittance and Mobilemoney Stakeholders Gather in Nigeria to Discuss 'Lowering Transaction Cost'
More than 250 delegates from over 25 countries are expected for the 6th remittance and mobilemoney expo to be held in Nigeria, Africa's largest remittance recipient nation on Feb 02 - 03, 2016 to discuss issues around lowering remittance transaction cost. Despite the pervasive coverage of mobile networks across Africa, technological innovation has yet to drive down costs in Africa's remittance markets'.
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900 Boko Haram hostages freed in multinational operation
A multinational force freed 900 hostages held by Boko Haram, Cameroon's government spokesman said Wednesday, December 2, 2015. In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, a poster featuring wanted Boko Haram members, pasted onto the wall by Nigeria army in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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8 civilians, 2 police officers killed in Biafra protest
Ten people including two police officers died in the latest protests Wednesday over renewed demands for a Biafran state to secede from Nigeria's southeast, police and a protest leader said. Such protests were banned last month by southern governors concerned by the increasing violence around new demands for a Biafran state, a cause that prompted a 1960s civil war that killed 1 million people.
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MTN Nigeria CEO quits amid scandal
... named Ferdi Moolman, the former CEO of the company's Iran unit and most recently the chief financial officer of MTN Nigeria, as head of the Lagos-based operations, replacing Michael Ikpoki, who resigned. The Nigerian regulator imposed the fine on ...
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MTN says Nigeria has cut huge fine of telecoms giant by a third to $3.4B; Nigeria CEO resigns
Sign in or create an account so we can save this story to your Reading List. You'll be able to access the story from your Reading List on any computer, tablet or smartphone. LAGOS, Nigeria - MTN says Nigeria has cut huge fine of telecoms giant by a third to $3.4B; Nigeria CEO resigns.
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Nigeria's RenMoney signs for Mambu's cloud-based core banking package
Mambu, the SaaS banking platform provider, today announced that RenMoney, a Nigeria-based consumer finance company, has selected Mambu as its core banking solution. Following a rapid evaluation process, RenMoney chose Mambu for its speed of implementation, cost-effectiveness and the flexibility of its API layer which allows the company to easily launch products and to enable integration with strategic partners.
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Nigeria: Africa Investigates - Nigeria's Baby Farmers
It is understandable why a desperate childless couple might do anything to have a baby, but those who exploit their unhappiness for profit are not so easy to forgive. In this deeply disturbing episode of Africa Investigates, Ghana's undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and investigative reporter Rosemary Nwaebuni team up to identify and expose some of those those behind Nigeria's heart-breaking baby trade.
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The launch of iPAD Nigeria Mining Forum in Abuja "a huge boost for the country's mining sector'
The inaugural iPAD Nigeria Mining Forum in partnership with PwC Nigeria gathered more than 200 mining professionals in Abuja in November. ABUJA, Nigeria - Dec. 3, 2015 - PRLog -- "Gathering all the stakeholders to discuss the challenges and the way forward in Nigeria's mining sector has been a huge boost in confidence for the industry and mining professionals in the country are very optimistic about the sector's imminent rejuvenation."
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Thursday Morning Business Brief
... flow from six different wind and solar power projects scheduled to be finished within the next two years. LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - MTN says Nigeria is slashing its massive fine by more than a third to $3.4 billion. The Nigerian Communications ...
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Nigeria slashes MTN fine by a third to $3.4B; CEO resigns
... 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said.... LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria is slashing MTN's massive fine by more than a third to $3.4 billion, and the CEO of the embattled Nigerian ...
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BIIF basketball: Despite graduation losses, HPA won't lessen expectations
... is the lone returning starter. Sophomore point guard Jonah Hurney and junior forward Dylan Ngango Dikobo, from Nigeria, saw solid minutes last season. Matija Vitorovic, a 6-4 freshman guard from Serbia, helps in the height department. Keanu Young, a ...
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