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Sports Minister Hails D’Tigress’ Qualification For Final
September 25, 2021 No Responses

Sports Minister Hails D’Tigress’ Qualification For Final

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has congratulated Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the final of the 2021 Afrobasket women championship in Cameroon.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigress defeated their...
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FG, States, LGs Share N696.9b
September 24, 2021 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N696.9b

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N696.965 billion as federation allocation for August.  This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget an...
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Air Peace Receives Fourth Brand New Embraer 195-E2 Aircraft
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Receives Fourth Brand New Embraer 195-E2 Aircraft

AIR PEACE on Thursday received the fourth of its initial 13 E195-E2 aircraft ordered from aircraft manufacturing giant, Embraer.  Meanwhile, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) has commended the airline for its acquisition of brand new aircraft a...
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Shell Orders All-Electric Ferries
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Shell Orders All-Electric Ferries

Anglo-Dutch energy major, Shell has awarded a contract to Penguin International Ltd, a Singapore-based designer, builder and owner of aluminium high-speed craft, to design, build, and operate at least three pure electric ferries and shore chargers in...
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FBN Holdings Boss, Ex NSIA CEO, Others Win 2020 Zik Prize
September 24, 2021 No Responses

FBN Holdings Boss, Ex NSIA CEO, Others Win 2020 Zik Prize

The Group Managing Director, FBN Holdings Plc, U.K. Eke and the pioneer Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji on Thursday emerged winners of 2020 Zik Prize in the Professional Leadership catego...
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UNILAG, Three Others Get £1.9m Research Grant
September 24, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG, Three Others Get £1.9m Research Grant

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), two other Universities in Africa and one in the United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth £1.9m by the United Kingdom Research Institute (UKRI).  The grant, which is for a three-year research project (2021-2...
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Norway Blames Rising Cost Of Stockfish In Nigeria On Forex Ban
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Norway Blames Rising Cost Of Stockfish In Nigeria On Forex Ban

Norway Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Knut Lein,  on Friday,  blamed the rising cost of stockfish in Nigeria on the inclusion of stockfish on forex banned list.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)&nbs...
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Sokoto Catholic Diocese Ordains Five Priests
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Sokoto Catholic Diocese Ordains Five Priests

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Thursday, ordained five new priests.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the newly ordained priests are Rev. Charles Adigwe, Rev. Bulus Bala, Rev. Akor Solomon, Rev....
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Customs Impound 707 Bags Of Rice, 231 Cartons Of Milk, Others In Kano
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Customs Impound 707 Bags Of Rice, 231 Cartons Of Milk, Others In Kano

Between July and this month, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command,  seized 707 bags of smuggled rice and other items with Duty Paid Value of N41.3 million.   The Command’s Comptroller, Mr Suleiman Umar, made the disclosure on Thursday i...
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Nigeria To Deploy 5G Network In 2022
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria To Deploy 5G Network In 2022

The Five Generation (5G) network will be deployed in Nigeria in January 2022,  and will aid surveillance against vandalism of public assets, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy,  Mr Isa Pantami, has said   The minister disclo...
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Access Bank, Firm Donate Hand Washing Facilities To 20 Schools
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Access Bank, Firm Donate Hand Washing Facilities To 20 Schools

Access Bank Plc and Xploit Consulting Limited, on Thursday, donated handwashing facilities to 10 schools in two Local Government Areas of Nasarawa state as part of measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Dr Tayo...
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Jamoh Wins 2020 Zik Prize In Public Policy
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Jamoh Wins 2020 Zik Prize In Public Policy

Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has been named the winner of the 2020 Zik Prize in Public Policy.   Making the announcement on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, in Lagos, the Chairman, Selection Co...
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CAC Registers 245,000 SMEs Free Of Charge
September 23, 2021 No Responses

CAC Registers 245,000 SMEs Free Of Charge

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has registered more than 245,000 Small and Medium Enterprises businesses free of charge.  The Registrar-General, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday&...
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Nigeria Sets in Motion Actions for Ballast Water Management
September 23, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Sets in Motion Actions for Ballast Water Management

Nigeria is taking proactive steps to address its exposure to the threat of ballast water because of the high tanker traffic in its waters, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has said.  Jamoh, sta...
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