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Sallah: Customs Agents Felicitate With Muslims 
July 10, 2022 No Responses

Sallah: Customs Agents Felicitate With Muslims 

The Association of Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Saturday felicitated Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration.  The acting president of ANLCA, Dr Kayode Farinto, in a statement also urged the Federal Government to revisit issues that...
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Union To Saraki: Resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Mill
July 9, 2022 No Responses

Union To Saraki: Resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Mill

The Iron Rod and Steel Dealers Employers Union of Nigeria has urged the new Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Mill. The National President of the union, Chief Gbenga Awoyale,...
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Eleven Compete For $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
July 9, 2022 No Responses

Eleven Compete For $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has released the longlist of 11 drawn from 287 books in the running for the 2022 edi...
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18 Ships Discharge Petrol, Wheat, Frozen Fish, Others At Lagos Ports
July 9, 2022 No Responses

18 Ships Discharge Petrol, Wheat, Frozen Fish, Others At Lagos Ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday disclosed that 18 ships at the Lagos Ports were discharging petrol and other items.  According to NPA, in its daily Shipping Position, the ships were discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, frozen fish, containe...
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Lagos Suspends Guidelines On Safe, Lawful Abortion 
July 8, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Suspends Guidelines On Safe, Lawful Abortion 

Governor  Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed the suspension of the state’s guidelines on safe termination of pregnancy.  Prof. Akin Abayomi, state Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.&nb...
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BEDC Tackles FG, Fidelity Bank Over Takeover Move 
July 7, 2022 No Responses

BEDC Tackles FG, Fidelity Bank Over Takeover Move 

Fidelity Bank Plc lacks the legal authority to take over Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), the management of the company declared on Thursday.  On Tuesday, the Federal Government announced the restructuring and take-over of five electricity distr...
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Tax Development: FIRS Boss Harps On Collaboration Among Regulatory Bodies
July 7, 2022 No Responses

Tax Development: FIRS Boss Harps On Collaboration Among Regulatory Bodies

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has described collaboration among regulatory bodies as critical in deepening FIRS institutional framework through qualitative reporting and effective representation of their clients.  Mr Muhammad Nami, the Executive C...
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FEC Approves N22b For NCDMB Conference Hostel Facility
July 7, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves N22b For NCDMB Conference Hostel Facility

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N22 billion for the construction of a conference hostel facility for the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).  The facility is to be located opposite the NCDMB building in Yenegoa, the ...
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SAAF Pledges To Make Benue Oil Palm Hub
July 7, 2022 No Responses

SAAF Pledges To Make Benue Oil Palm Hub

The Director of Agriculture Services, Sir Alex Addingi Foundation (SAAF), Mr Sam Agwa, has pledged the commitment of the foundation to make Benue an oil palm hub. Agwa made the promise during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between...
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DMO Lists N250b Sovereign Sukuk on NSE, FMDQ
July 6, 2022 No Responses

DMO Lists N250b Sovereign Sukuk on NSE, FMDQ

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has listed N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk on the Nigerian Exchange (NSE) Limited and the FMDQ Securities Exchange. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk was issued in December 2021. ....
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Agric, Fashion Entrepreneurs, Others Emerge Winners of Unity Bank N10m Corpreneurship Challenge Grant
July 5, 2022 No Responses

Agric, Fashion Entrepreneurs, Others Emerge Winners of Unity Bank N10m Corpreneurship Challenge Grant

Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners of the eighth edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge.  The winners emerged after a busin...
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Stakeholders Task FG On Rejection Of Nigeria’s Agric Export
July 4, 2022 No Responses

Stakeholders Task FG On Rejection Of Nigeria’s Agric Export

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have appealed to the Federal Government to support farmers in addressing the rejection of Nigeria’s agricultural produce in the international market.  Some of the stakeholders who spoke with the News Agency of Nige...
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PDP Faults Planned BRT Fare Hike In Lagos, Wants Reversal
July 4, 2022 No Responses

PDP Faults Planned BRT Fare Hike In Lagos, Wants Reversal

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has faulted the proposed increase in the fare for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) across various routes in the state, urging the reversal of the plan.  The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the...
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Customs Onne Port Command Generates N115.26b In Six Months
July 4, 2022 No Responses

Customs Onne Port Command Generates N115.26b In Six Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area ll Command, Onne Port generated N115.26 billion between January and June 2022.  A statement issued by the spokesperson for the command, Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu, quoted the Customs Area Controller, Mr Au...
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