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June 22, 2018 No Responses

Arik Air Joins NCAA Automation Platform

The revenue collection of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has received a boost as Arik Air joins the automation platform of the agency. The platform is meant to deduct at source the 5 per cent Ticket and Cargo sales...

June 22, 2018 No Responses

Messi Under Pressure As Argentina Face Early Exit

Argentina’s Lionel Messi carries the hopes of 44 million people and it showed as he lined up before kick-off in their crucial World Cup match against Croatia on Thursday, with the captain rubbing his forehead with his eyes closed. The...

June 22, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Micro Finance Department National Pensions Commission, PenCom, Mrs Obiageli Okosi, Senior Manager Market Development Department, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Mrs Caroline Dokpesi, Representing Director General SEC, Mr. Francis Okafor and , ...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

Wema Bank Unveils Agent Banking In Kano

Wema Bank Plc has introduced agent banking in Kano as it seeks to deepen its retail footprint across informal economic sectors of the North-Western states and to drive financial inclusion within the entire northern region of the country. Agent Bank...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

My Governorship Aspiration Driven By Undiluted Love For Osun, Says Deputy Speaker, Lasun

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yussuff Lasun, has declared that nothing will distract him from seeking the mandate of the people of Osun State to serve them as the next governor of the state. In a...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

CBN Lifts Forex Market With $210 Million

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has boosted the foreign exchange market with 210 million dollars to meet customers’ requests in various segments. A statement issued by Mr Isaac Okorafor, Acting Director, Corporate Communications on Wednesday explained ...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

Edo Taskforce Resolves 194 Land Cases, Takes 13 To Court

The Edo State Private Property Protection Taskforce headed by former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, on Wednesday, presented its committee’s first year report. Presenting the Report at the weekly Executive Council meeting, headed by Governo...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

Reps Justifies N578b Hike In 2018 Budget

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has justified its decision to raise the 2018 budget estimates by N578 billion. The House also blamed the Executive for the late passage of the budget. Reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s complaints while sign...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Removes VAT From Domestic Air Transportation

Barely three weeks after indigenous airlines in Nigeria threatened to stop remittance of Value Added Tax (VAT) to the Federal Government, the government has bowed to the demand of the local carriers. The umbrella body of local airlines in Nigeria,...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (4th from left) and Officials of China Development Bank and Lekki Deep Sea Port after a meeting at the Authority’s Corporate Headquarters in Marina, Lagos.

June 21, 2018 No Responses

2018 Sallah: FRSC Explains 11 % Drop in Road Deaths

Following the just concluded 2018 Eid-El-Fitri Sallah Special Patrol which lasted from Wednesday 13 June 2018 to Monday 18 June 2018, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recorded 51 deaths (11% decrease in the number of people killed) in road...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

Uruguay Defeats Saudi Arabia, Joins Round of 16

Luis Suarez marked his 100th international cap by sending Uruguay into the last 16 of the World Cup as the striker benefited from some poor goalkeeping to eliminate Saudi Arabia with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. Suarez tapped in midway...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R: Abolaji Oyebo, Head, Technology, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Engineer Taiwo Oluseyi, Vice President, Industry, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI); Alh. (Dr.) Abubakar Al-Mujtaba-1st Deputy President, ACCI; Tinuade Awe, Executive Dire...

June 20, 2018 No Responses

Canada Legalises Use Of Marijuana

Canada has passed a landmark law that legalises the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be...