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January 13, 2020 No Responses

Retired Pope Benedict Warns Against Relaxing Priestly Celibacy Rules

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married men serving as priests. Pope Benedict made the appeal in a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert...

January 13, 2020 No Responses

Diversion: FRSC Deploys 100 Officers To Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 100 personnel to control traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following resumption of diversion to continue reconstruction. Mr Samuel Obayemi, the FRSC’s Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS2, comprising Lagos and...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Firm Secures Contract For Another FPSO Vessel

Japanese FPSO supplier, MODEC has signed a contract with Woodside Energy to supply a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Senegal’s first offshore oil development project. MODEC currently operates three FPSOs in Ghana and Côte ...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Kano Approves N79m Counterpart Fund To Improve Healthcare Delivery

Kano State Government has approved N79 million as contribution for the implementation of 2019 Health Work Plan. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, made this known on Saturday in Kano when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Igbinedion Varsity Matriculates 728

Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, has urged students of the institution to be hardworking and diligent, and strive to contribute their own quota towards national development. Ezemonye stated this during the 21st matri...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Parents, Candidates Commend JAMB For Suspending Use Of NIN For 2020 UTME

Some parents and candidates on Saturday commended the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) for suspending the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). They told the New Agency of Nig...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank Refutes Alleged Arrest OF GMD

Access Bank PLC has refuted the alleged arrest of its Group Managing Director, Mr. Herbert Wigwe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The bank, in a statement signed by Sunday Ekwochi, Company Secretary said the Commission had invited...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

2019: Kia Delivers More Vehicles In US Market

Kia Motors, United States Of America (USA) sold 615.338 units in 2019, up 4.4-percent over last year. In terms of sales, the year 2019 was the carmaker’s third-best year since entering the US-market. In December, the company announced an 8%...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

SIFAX Pledges Export Support For Nigerian Farmers

SIFAX Group has assured Nigerian farmers willing to export their agricultural produce of its readiness to support them. This pledge was made by the SIFAX Group management team at the just concluded Meet The Farmers Conference which was held in...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Salutes Razaq Okoya At 80

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Chairman, Eleganza Group of Companies, Chief Razaq Okoya, on his 80th birthday, congratulating him for resourcefulness in building a national brand that has long gone beyond the borders. The president’s congrat...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

Iran Admits It ‘Unintentionally’ Shot Down Ukrainian Plane

Iran’s military says it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, Iran’s state TV reports. The statement, released on Saturday morning, said it had done so due to “human error”. Those responsible would be held a...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

BMW Delivers 2.5m Vehicles In 2019

BMW said it sold 2.52 million BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles in 2019, making it the best-selling premium car group, ahead of rival Daimler . Daimler said on Thursday it had sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 for...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Explains 2.34m Sales In 2019

For the year 2019, Daimler sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars. Meanwhile, BMW on Friday disclosed that it sold 2.52 million BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles in 2019, making it the best-selling premium car group, ahead of rival Daimler. &nbs...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

NUJ Honours Egbemode, Olatunbosun, Others

The Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, and Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, on Friday bagged awards at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zo...