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July 25, 2021 No Responses

Oriental Energy Appoints Mustafa Indimi New Managing Director

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Mustafa Indimi has been appointed the new Managing Director of Oriental Energy Resources Limited, a leading indigenous oil exploration and production company in Nigeria. Mustafa takes over from Mr. Ignatius Ifelayo who served the company meritoriously...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

FG Sets New Date For NIN-SIM Verification Deadline

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to Oct. 31. A statement jointly signed by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commis...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

Expert Recommends Rabbit Meat Consumption As Prevention For Uric Acid

Rabbit meat consumption has been recommended for persons between the age of 40 and above to prevent high rate of uric acid. Dr Huzaifa Abdullahi, a veterinary Doctor with the Bauchi State Area Veterinary Clinic, gave the recommendation in an intervi...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

All Set For APPEALS Project Development Communication Workshop

All is now set for the World Bank’s Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) training workshop for Journalists and other stakeholders. Tagged: “Workshop on Development Communication: Case Study o...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Implores MSME Entrepreneurs On Certification Identity Before Export

The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has reiterated the important role that Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play in the Nigerian economy, saying NAFDAC would continue to ...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

Australia Tame D’Tigers In First Group Game

Nigeria’s D’Tigers suffered a 67-84 defeat to the Boomers of Australia in their first Group B preliminary game of the Tokyo Olympics at the Saitama Arena on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigers came into the...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

FG Hands Over 200 Hectares Farmland To Jigawa Farmers

The Federal Government on Saturday handed over additional 200 hectares of farmland to farmers under its Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS), a N9 billion rehabilitation project in Auyo, Jigawa. The modern irrigation farmland, which was designed for r...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

AIB, NCAA, Others Fault Ilorin Plane Crash Report

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has denounced the rumour making the rounds that Air Peace plane crashed in Ilorin. AIB General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, in a statement on Saturday explained that “there was no crash ...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

Five Abducted Maritime Workers, Others Regain Freedom

The eight Nigerians, among them five members of the Maritime Workers of Nigeria (MWUN) kidnapped by gunmen in Rivers State waters on Monday have regained their freedom. A statement issued by Assistant Director, Public Relations, Nigerian Mari...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

Tokyo Olympics: Omotayo knocked Out Of Men’s Table Tennis Singles Event

Olajide Omotayo on Saturday in Tokyo crashed out of the men’s table tennis singles event of the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omotayo was humiliated with 0-4 defeat by Tiago Apolonia of Portugal. ...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

Gbajabiamila Decries Poor Turn Out Of Voters, Malfunctioned Card Reader

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has decried the low turnout of voters during Saturday’s local government election in Lagos State. Gbajabiamila made the observation after casting his vote at his polling unit located at Eliza...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA DG Condemns kidnap Of Five Maritime Workers

The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has condemned in very strong terms the kidnap of eight Nigerians, five of them members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), in Rivers State water...

July 24, 2021 No Responses

South African Port Operator Hit By Cyber Attack

South Africa’s logistics company, Transnet SOC has announced that its IT system was hit with a “disruption” that halted operations at the port’s terminals. The company confirmed that the cyber-attack occurred early on Thursday, 22 July and that th...

July 24, 2021 No Responses

Ten Pirates Bag 48 Years Imprisonment In Nigeria

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday sentenced ten (10) pirates to a total of 48 years each in prison under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences, SPOMO ACT, for hijacking a Chinese fishing ves...