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August 27, 2021 No Responses

NNPC, Kaduna, Sign MoU 0n Gas Utilisation, Expansion

Nigeria’s domestic gas penetration aspirations have received a major boost as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kaduna State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for utilisation and expansion of gas supply in the state. Speaking at the MoU Execution...

August 27, 2021 No Responses

Afghanistan: US Vows To Complete Evacuations As Attack Claims 90 People

President Joe Biden says the US airlift from Kabul will continue despite a jihadist attack that killed over 90 people including 13 US service members. “We must complete this mission and we will,” he said. He also vowed to hunt...

August 27, 2021 No Responses

Manchester City To Face PSG, Chelsea Will Meet Juventus

Premier League champions Manchester City have been drawn to face Paris St-Germain, RB Leipzig and Club Bruges in the Champions League group stage. Holders Chelsea come up against Serie A giants Juventus, Russian club Zenit St Petersburg and Swedish side...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

NNPC Records N287b Profit After Tax In 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has announced a Profit after Tax of N287 billion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2020. Buhari in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser,...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

NCC Mourns Ex-Board Chairman, Durojaiye

The Board, Management, and staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have commiserated with the family of the immediate Past Chairman of the Board of the Commission, Distinguished Senator Otunba Olabiyi Durojaiye, who answered the call of God on Tu...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Akwa-Ibom To NAFDAC: Give Women Concession On Product Registration

The Akwa-Ibom government has called on the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to urgently give concession to women in the state on product registration. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Dr Ini Adiakpan, made the call on...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

SON To Establish Regional Office In Kano

The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) says it will soon establish a regional office in Kano. Malam Faruk Salim, Director General of SON, made the disclosure on Thursday during the formal handing over of the project site to the contractor...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Edo, BoI Unveil N2b MSME Fund, Target 50,000 Businesses

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Gombe Earmarks N17b For Industrial Park

Gombe State Government has earmarked N17 billion for the construction of the Gombe Ultramodern Industrial Park, to promote medium and small-scale enterprises in the state. The State Governor, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, revealed this after a closed-door engagement wi...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

FG Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Farmers

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), on Wednesday rounded up a two-day capacity building for members of the Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN), in Enugu. The theme of the two-day capacity...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

‘5G: NCC’s State Of Readiness Is Very High’

Barely one week after the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami revealed the Federal Government’s position on the deployment of 5G networks in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Comm...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Motor Wins 16 Red Dot Awards

Hyundai Motor Company has won 16 design awards, including two ‘Best of Best’ and 14 ‘Winner’ honors, at the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2021, hosted by Germany’s Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen. Red Dot recog...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Shell, Rights Group Disagree On Remediation Of Ikarama Spill Site

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and an Environmental Rights group, have disagreed on remediation of spilled sites at Ikarama community in Bayelsa State. While the rights group, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Gunmen Attack Bullion Van, Kills Driver, Policeman

The Police Command in Ondo has confirmed the attack on a bullion van in Ore by gunmen. The police also confirmed the killing of the bullion van driver and a policeman during the attack. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...