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October 15, 2019 No Responses

Shippers Council Donates Household Items To Kano Old People’s Home, VVF centre

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has donated some household itemś to the Kano State Old People’s Home and the Vesico Virginal Fistula (VVF) centre in the state.The items presented to the beneficiaries by the Executive Secretary of the NSC, Mr...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Group Seeks Agric Reforms In West Africa

The International Crisis Group, an independent non-profit organisation, on Tuesday called for a reform in the agricultural sector in West Africa and the Sahel as part of measures to address insecurity.Mr Nnamdi Obasi, the Senior Adviser of the group for...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Access Bank Hits N1b Digital Daily Lending

Access Bank’s expanded Digital Lending Portfolio, which gives Nigerians quick and 24/7 access to funds for emergencies without any collateral, has hit a record N1billion daily in loan value.Executive Director, Retail Banking, Access Bank Plc, Victor Etuokwu,...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Navy Rescues 329 Spain-Bound Migrants

The Moroccan navy said it rescued 329 Spain-bound migrants in the Mediterranean from October 10 to October 13, 2019.Official news agency MAP quoted a military source as saying that the migrants, mostly sub-Saharan nationals, were trying to cross the Strait...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N10.06bn Refund To Kogi

The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for an approval to pay Kogi State Government N10.069 billion being refund of money spent by the state on behalf of Federal government. The request was contained in a letter...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

NIWA To Conduct Psychiatric Test On Boat Drivers

Boat Drivers in Warri, Delta State will soon be subjected to Psychiatric examination as part of measures to address issues of reckless driving.Speaking on Tuesday in Warri, Delta State, Area Manager of National Inland Waterways Authorit...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

South Korea Donates Buses To Nigerian Customs

The Embassy of South Korea in Nigeria has donated two Hyundai buses to the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), to boost its operations.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Lee In Tae, Ambassador of South Korea to Nigeria, handed...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

DMO Lists ₦15b FGN Green Bond On NSE

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday announced the listing of the Federal Government of Nigerian (FGN) N15billion Green Bond on its daily official list. Promoted by the Debt Management Office (DMO), the 7-year Green bond issued at coupon rate...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Insists On Border Closure

The Nigerian Government will not reverse closure of borders until neighbouring countries have shown enough commitment to check smuggling of banned commodities into Nigeria.The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Mohammed Umar,...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

Lufthansa Faults Proposed Strike

A planned strike by German cabin crew union UFO is illegal, Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa said on Monday.The carrier, however, added that it would try to offer its full schedule on Sunday in spite of plans for a five-hour walkout.“Our...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

Cocoa Institute Unveils Eight New Hybrid Varieties

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan has release eight improved hybrid varieties. Speaking on Monday, Dr Festus Olasupo, a Plant Breeder at CRIN attributed the development to its 10-year cocoa breeding efforts.Speaking in interview with...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

INEC Okays 867, 088 Electorate For Bayelsa Gubernatorial Poll

A total of 867, 088 eligible voters are expected to vote in the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said.INEC National Commissioner supervising elections in Bayelsa, Edo and Rivers State,...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L-R: The President, National Council of The Nigerian Stock Exchange ( NSE), Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo during a courtesy visit to the Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Alex Okoh in Abuja.

October 11, 2019 No Responses

Customs Port Harcourt Area II Command Generates ₦81.2b Revenue In Q3

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area II Command Onne Port generated a total revenue of eighty-one billion, one hundred and ninety-six million, six hundred and ninety-seven thousand, eight hundred and fifty- eight naira, and fifty-seven kobo (₦81,196,697,8...