Category: News

Unical Seeks NDDC, TETFUND Support To Build New Library
July 18, 2022 No Responses

Unical Seeks NDDC, TETFUND Support To Build New Library

Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to come to its aid in the construction of a new library for the institution.  Prof. Obi, who spoke in an interview with...
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World Bank deploys $114.9b To Finance Global Crisis  
July 17, 2022 No Responses

World Bank deploys $114.9b To Finance Global Crisis  

The World Bank Group has responded to the overlapping global crises by deploying $114.9 billion in financing in 2022.  In a statement on Saturday, the Bank explained that from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, it responded with unprecedented scale...
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Awka Catholic Diocese Ordains 10 Priests, One Deacon 
July 17, 2022 No Responses

Awka Catholic Diocese Ordains 10 Priests, One Deacon 

The Catholic Diocese of Awka on Saturday, ordained eleven priests and one deacon.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 10 priests were Cosmas Emengini, Samuel Ezeafulukwe, Augustine Igwebuike, Vitus Onyekaba, Constantine Okoli and Cyri...
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Airtel Nigeria Appoints Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as New Human Resources Director 
July 17, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Nigeria Appoints Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as New Human Resources Director 

Airtel Nigeria, telecommunications services provider has appointed Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as Director of Human Resources and Administration.  Airtel in a statement on Saturday said that in her new role, Ayo-Elias would be responsible for driving the communica...
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Nigeria, EU Present Report On Maize Value Chain 
July 16, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria, EU Present Report On Maize Value Chain 

The Nigerian Government and the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, on Friday, presented a report on the value chain analysis study on maize.  A statement issued on Friday explained that the collaboration was done between Nigeria’s Ministr...
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NIWA, Bangladesh Collaborate On Waterways
July 16, 2022 No Responses

NIWA, Bangladesh Collaborate On Waterways

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Republic of Bangladesh have agreed to collaborate to enhance activities in the waterways of Nigeria and Bangladesh.  Dr George Moghalu, the Managing Director of NIWA said this when the Ambassador of Bangl...
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Customs Deactivate Five Star Logistics Over N97.3m Debt
July 16, 2022 No Responses

Customs Deactivate Five Star Logistics Over N97.3m Debt

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Friday said that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) had deactivated the Five Star Logistics Ltd terminal from its portal.  The acting president of ANLCA, Dr Kayode Farinto, confirmed the developmen...
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SON Management Team Visits NCS, Seeks Closer Collaboration
July 16, 2022 No Responses

SON Management Team Visits NCS, Seeks Closer Collaboration

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sought closer collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the fight against the importation of substandard products in the country.  SON Director-General, Malam Farouk Salim, made the request when...
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Kaduna Spends N158.1b On Education In Five Years
July 15, 2022 No Responses

Kaduna Spends N158.1b On Education In Five Years

The Kaduna State Government has spent a total of N158.1 billion out of the N225.1 billion budgeted for the education sector between 2017 and 2021, the sector budget trend analysis has shown.  The analysis, indicating a 70.2 per cent performance,...
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My Journey Through NPA, NIWA, By New Transportation Minister 
July 15, 2022 No Responses

My Journey Through NPA, NIWA, By New Transportation Minister 

The newly appointed Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has described the Ministry as home, having started his career in the Maritime sector as a Civil Engineer with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and ended up as the  Lagos Area ...
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As IoT Beckons, Pantami Assures Of Proactive Regulation
July 15, 2022 No Responses

As IoT Beckons, Pantami Assures Of Proactive Regulation

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, on Thursday in Lagos, assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the challenges that may arrive with the advancement of the Internet o...
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New Transportation Ministers Assume Office, Pledge Optimum Performance 
July 14, 2022 No Responses

New Transportation Ministers Assume Office, Pledge Optimum Performance 

The new Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo has pledged to give his best towards achieving President Muhammadu Buhari’s Infrastructure Development Agenda in the transport sector. Sambo said this during the handover ceremony by the former Minister...
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Ecobank Nigeria Partners HerAbility Hub on Promoting Girl-Child Education
July 14, 2022 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Partners HerAbility Hub on Promoting Girl-Child Education

Ecobank Nigeria has said its partnership with HerAbility Hub to promote girl-child education is in line with its overall strategy to support the development of the nation’s education sector.  The partnership tagged Somolu school tour with the theme: “...
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Clark Urges Buhari To Constitute NDDC Board 
July 13, 2022 No Responses

Clark Urges Buhari To Constitute NDDC Board 

Elder Statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a substantive Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) without delay.Clark made the appeal when members of the Delta Central All Progress...
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