Category: News

FRSC Sensitises Personnel On Regular Eye Checks
March 10, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Sensitises Personnel On Regular Eye Checks

The Cross River State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday organised a one-day sensitisation programme for the officers and other stakeholders on the need for regular eye checks.  The Sector Commander, Mrs Elizabeth Akinlade while declaring the...
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Archbishop Ugorji Emerges Catholic Bishops Conference President
March 10, 2022 No Responses

Archbishop Ugorji Emerges Catholic Bishops Conference President

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appointed the Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, as its new President. Ugorji takes over from Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze whose four-year tenure just ended.  A statement issued by Rev. Mike...
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Unity Bank, AltSchool Africa Seal Partnership To Empower Female Software Engineers 
March 9, 2022 No Responses

Unity Bank, AltSchool Africa Seal Partnership To Empower Female Software Engineers 

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, IWD 2022, Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc is partnering AltSchool Africa to sponsor female students towards the acquisition of specialist software skills – an empowerment init...
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Ecobank Nigeria Partners Ogun On Mortgage Finance For Civil Servants
March 9, 2022 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Partners Ogun On Mortgage Finance For Civil Servants

Ecobank Nigeria has entered into partnership agreement with Ogun State government to provide mortgage financing to interested civil servants who are allotees of the state’s housing scheme.  Under the housing scheme, the Ogun State Government has develop...
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Ibadan Residents Benefit From Taiwo Afolabi Medical Outreach
March 8, 2022 No Responses

Ibadan Residents Benefit From Taiwo Afolabi Medical Outreach

No fewer than 205 persons have benefited from free dental and medical care of the annual Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural Dental Outreach held at Molete Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Mr Olumuyiwa Akande,...
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Cameroon, Chad, Niger Indicate Interest In Kano Dry Inland Port  
March 6, 2022 No Responses

Cameroon, Chad, Niger Indicate Interest In Kano Dry Inland Port  

Niger Republic, Chad, Cameroon and Central African Republic have indicated interest to patronise the Dala Inland Dry Port in Kano State,  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed on Saturday.  A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr...
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Minister Expresses Displeasure Over Kaduna-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Project
March 6, 2022 No Responses

Minister Expresses Displeasure Over Kaduna-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Project

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has expressed displeasure with the slow pace of work at the Kaduna-Kano rail line being handled by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).  Amaechi said this during an inspection of progress of w...
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Emefiele: Lagos Free Zone To Decongest Apapa, Tincan Island Ports
March 6, 2022 No Responses

Emefiele: Lagos Free Zone To Decongest Apapa, Tincan Island Ports

The commencement of the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) will help overcome the Apapa-Tincan Island port congestion, Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said    Emefiele said this when he visited the facility on Saturday i...
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Why So Many African Students Were In Ukraine
March 5, 2022 No Responses

Why So Many African Students Were In Ukraine

(BBC)The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a mass exodus of civilians, including thousands of international students from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.  Ukraine was home to over 76,000 foreign students, according to government data from 2020.&nbs...
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Oil Surge Rattles Markets As Ukraine Conflict Intensifies 
March 4, 2022 No Responses

Oil Surge Rattles Markets As Ukraine Conflict Intensifies 

Oil prices soared again on Thursday as the Ukraine war triggered a dash for commodities that could be in short supply, while stock markets slipped as investors worried about higher inflation and slowing economic growth.  Brent crude oil rose more...
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IWD: Ellevate by Ecobank Holds Free Exhibition, Training For Women Entrepreneurs
March 4, 2022 No Responses

IWD: Ellevate by Ecobank Holds Free Exhibition, Training For Women Entrepreneurs

Ecobank Nigeria has concluded plans to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) with a special exhibition and networking workshops for women entrepreneurs under the auspices of Ellevate, a proposition specially targeted at women and women-ce...
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Okomu Oil Reiterates Support For Host Communities
March 4, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil Reiterates Support For Host Communities

Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo State has reiterated its readiness to partner stakeholders as it pledged to sustain its Corporate Social Responsibilities to host communities.A statement issued by the company’s Communications Officer, Mr Fidelis Olise, quoted M...
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Lagos Parking Authority Intensifies Enlightenment Campaign, Parners Local Govt, Investors  
March 3, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Parking Authority Intensifies Enlightenment Campaign, Parners Local Govt, Investors  

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — The General Manager, Lagos State Parking Authority (LASAP), Mrs Adebisi Adelabu has urged residents to support the State in curbing indiscriminate parking of vehicles across the metropolis.&nbs...
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Lagos APPEALS Project Supports 17,467 Farmers In Five Years 
March 1, 2022 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Supports 17,467 Farmers In Five Years 

A World Bank Assisted Project, Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement, and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS PROJECT), has empowered, trained and supported 17,467 farmers to boost food self-sufficiency in five years.  Mrs Oluranti Sag...
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