Category: News

Court Adjourns Case Against Plateau Govt, Jaiz Bank
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Court Adjourns Case Against Plateau Govt, Jaiz Bank

A Plateau State High Court on Monday adjourned the continuation of the hearing in a suit filed by a member representing Jos East /Jos Federal Constituency, Dachung Bagos, challenging Gov. Simon Lalong over the planned signing of an agreement with...
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Customs Impounds 478 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Kebbi  
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Customs Impounds 478 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Kebbi  

The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS), Kebbi Area Command has seized 478 jerry cans containing 11,950 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol that were about to be smuggled out of Nigeria.   In a statement on Monday, Nasiru Manga, spokesperson...
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SON Inaugurates Training Center, Laboratory, Regional Office In Kano  
August 15, 2022 No Responses

SON Inaugurates Training Center, Laboratory, Regional Office In Kano  

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has inaugurated a training center, laboratory and regional office at Khalifa Isiyaka – Rabiu housing estate in Kano metropolis.   During the inauguration, the Director-General of the organisation, Malam Faruk ...
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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Increases To 19.64% In July
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Increases To 19.64% In July

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 19.64 per cent on a year-on-year basis in July, 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has revealed .   Prince Semiu Adeniran, the Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, Nat...
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Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines

A Professor of Virology, Sunday Omilabu, has urged the Federal Government to put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox.   Omilabu, who spoke in an interview aired on Arise TV on Sunday, said research had...
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Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says plans are ongoing to deploy drones and other technologically advanced facilities to the country’s borders in its bid to curb smuggling.  The Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, tol...
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Catholic Archbishop Tasks Youths On Living Positive Lives Of Influence
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Archbishop Tasks Youths On Living Positive Lives Of Influence

The Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, has urged youths to live positive lives of influence that could portray the image of the country positively across the globe.  Abegunrin made the call at the closing of a...
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Transport Minister Threatens To Sanction CCECC Over Rail Contract, Inspect Lekki Deep Seaport 
August 14, 2022 No Responses

Transport Minister Threatens To Sanction CCECC Over Rail Contract, Inspect Lekki Deep Seaport 

The Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Mu’azu Sambo, has threatened to sanction the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for not meeting up with the contract of providing 85 per cent of the rail project cost.  Speaking on Saturday in Lag...
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JDI Organises Walk For Mental Health Of Persons With Disabilities
August 14, 2022 No Responses

JDI Organises Walk For Mental Health Of Persons With Disabilities

A Non-Profit Organisation, Jela’s Development Initiatives (JDI), supported by Liliane Fonds through The Leprosy Mission Nigeria, staged an Advocacy Walk on Saturday, August 13, 2022, for the mental health of youths with disabilities and their family memb...
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Female Accountants Train 120 Business Owners, Other Professionals 
August 14, 2022 No Responses

Female Accountants Train 120 Business Owners, Other Professionals 

The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) on Saturday held a one-day seminar for more than 120 business owners and other professionals on keeping accurate financial records. The seminar, titled, “Accounting for Non-Accountants,” which was held in ...
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Customs Generates N1.293tri In Six Months 
August 13, 2022 No Responses

Customs Generates N1.293tri In Six Months 

Between January and June, this year, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), generated N1.293 trillion into the Federation Account, 28.8 per cent higher than the N1.004 trillion attained within the same period in 2021.  Addressing Journalists on Friday in Abuja, t...
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Transportation Minister Lauds SIFAX Group, Pledges FG Support
August 13, 2022 No Responses

Transportation Minister Lauds SIFAX Group, Pledges FG Support

Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Muazu Sambo, has commended SIFAX Group for its socio-economic impact on the nation’s development.  Sambo also promised to support the company’s businesses in order to contribute more to the economy.  He made thi...
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SON DG Implores Engineers On Adherence To Standards In Execution Of Projects
August 13, 2022 No Responses

SON DG Implores Engineers On Adherence To Standards In Execution Of Projects

As part of measures to boost the nation’s economy, the Director-General (DG),  Standards Organisation of Nigeria(SON), Mallam Farouk Salim has implored engineers to ensure strict adherence to standards.   Salim gave the charge in his spee...
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WFE: $18 Trillion Wiped Off Global Markets In First Half of 2022
August 13, 2022 No Responses

WFE: $18 Trillion Wiped Off Global Markets In First Half of 2022

New data published by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and central clearing counterparties, lays bare the full economic impact of the Ukraine war upon a global economy still trying to recover from the...
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