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October 24, 2019 No Responses

REIGNITING THE LIGHTS OF SPECIAL MARSHALS

-ACM KAYODE OLAGUNJU PhD, FCILT, mni Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS 10 (Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States) Zonal Headquarter, Sokoto (Being an address at the 2019 Special Marshals Sectorial Workshop Organized by RS10.2 Kebbi Sector Command on Thursday 24th October,...

October 23, 2019 No Responses

Maritime Sector To Honour Departed MMS First Lady With ‘Night of Tributes’

As part of efforts to pay homage to the late Mrs. Promise Anaroke, wife of the CEO/ Editor-in-Chief of MMS Plus newspapers, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke, maritime industry stakeholders have set aside November 7th, 2019 for a night of tributes.The event...

October 19, 2019 No Responses

Benin Agog As Delegates Arrive For 2019 Art, Culture Festival

Ahead of Monday’s opening ceremony of the 2019 National Festival of Art and Culture (NAFEST), no fewer than 3,000 delegates have arrived in Benin City, Edo State capital.The Edo Commissioner for Art and Culture, Mr Osazee Osemwegie-Ero, made the disclosu...

October 19, 2019 No Responses

Calabar Carnival: Cross River, Security Agencies Assure Tourists Of Safety

The Cross River State Government has assured residents and tourists coming for the 2019 Annual Calabar Carnival of adequate security.Mr Ani Esin, the State Security Adviser, South, to Gov. Ben Ayade, gave the assurance on Saturday in Calabar, during an...

October 19, 2019 No Responses

NSE Lists Union Bank’s N30b Bond

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday listed on its daily official list Union Bank of Nigeria Plc’s N30billion bond. In a notice to dealing members, Godstime Iwenekhai, Head, Listings Regulation Department ex...

October 18, 2019 No Responses

British Ports Welcome Brexit Deal

The British Ports Association (BPA) has reservedly welcomed the news that a Brexit deal was agreed on Thursday between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Under the new deal, Northern Ireland will remain part of the UK’s customs territory...

October 17, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Orders Probe Of NDDC

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2001 to 2019.The president gave the directive when he received governors of the states in the Niger Delta area, led by...

October 17, 2019 No Responses

W Initiative Explains Agenda For Health Month

The W Initiative, a flagship women empowerment programme from Access Bank Plc, has announced plans for its 2019 W Health Month aimed at improving community awareness on health issues that affect women and their families by bridging knowledge gap, providing...

October 17, 2019 No Responses

New Oil, Gas Parks For Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday in Abuja, approved the establishment of oil and gas parks in Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa states. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents afte...

October 17, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Deports Seven Koreans

The Nigerian Government has deported seven nationals of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) back to their country. Mr Sunday James, Public Relations’ Officer (PRO), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in A...

October 16, 2019 No Responses

CBN: N500, N1000 Denominations Most Commonly Counterfeited Banknotes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday, said that a total of 119,663 pieces of counterfeit notes with a nominal value of N98.82 million was recorded in 2018.The bank said this in the Currency Operations 2018 Annual Report, posted...

October 16, 2019 No Responses

Global Borrowing Now At Highest Level Since 1950s

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Trade wars, protectionism, and nationalist rhetoric are combining to create the possibility of a nightmare debt crisis that could be worse than any previously experienced. Global borrowing is now at the high...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Pledges To Pay Above N30,000 Minimum Wage

Lagos State will pay its workers above the N30,000 new national Minimum Wage, State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said.Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Tuesday when the state leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigeria Labour Co...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Group Seeks Agric Reforms In West Africa

The International Crisis Group, an independent non-profit organisation, on Tuesday called for a reform in the agricultural sector in West Africa and the Sahel as part of measures to address insecurity.Mr Nnamdi Obasi, the Senior Adviser of the group for...