Category: News

NPA Boss: Skills Acquisition, Manpower Development Key Focus In 2022
February 9, 2022 No Responses

NPA Boss: Skills Acquisition, Manpower Development Key Focus In 2022

The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, says skills acquisition and manpower development are among the main areas of focus for the authority in 2022.  Bello-Koko made this known during a courtesy visit to him by...
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Fidelity Bank Boosts Rice Value Chain, Facilitates Disbursement Of N34b
February 8, 2022 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Boosts Rice Value Chain, Facilitates Disbursement Of N34b

Fidelity Bank has facilitated the disbursement of over N34 Billion indirect credit to players in the Nigerian rice value chain.   A statement sent to City Business News explained that the bank’s interventions in recent years have helped to unloc...
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S/Court Fixes May 6 For Judgment In Imo, Rivers Legal Tussle Over Oil Wells
February 8, 2022 No Responses

S/Court Fixes May 6 For Judgment In Imo, Rivers Legal Tussle Over Oil Wells

The Supreme Court on Monday fixed May 6 for judgment in a legal tussle between Rivers and Imo over the ownership of 17 oil wells in their territories.  Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who led a six-man panel of justices, fixed the date...
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Edo Tasks CITN On Expansion Of Frontiers  
February 7, 2022 No Responses

Edo Tasks CITN On Expansion Of Frontiers  

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has tasked the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) to be proactive toward expanding the frontier of taxation development in the country.  Obaseki gave the charge at the CITN 40th Anniversary Dinner on Satur...
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February 7, 2022 No Responses

Women In Anambra Top List Of Contraceptives Users 

At 27.4 per cent, Anambra has topped the list of states where married women use traditional contraceptives to control childbirth with Yobe having the lowest figure at 0.3 per cent.  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made the disclosure in...
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CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LOGOS ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE COMMUNIQUE
February 7, 2022 No Responses

CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LOGOS ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE COMMUNIQUE

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LAGOS ECCCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR 2022 HELD AT ST. AGNES CATHOLIC CHURCH, MARYLAND, LAGOS ON THURSDAY, 27TH JANUARY 2022 1. Preamble We, the...
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CBN, RIFAN Empower 25, 000 Farmers In Gombe
February 6, 2022 No Responses

CBN, RIFAN Empower 25, 000 Farmers In Gombe

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Gombe State chapter has launched the 2021/2022 inputs distribution for dry season farming.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony un...
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Sonny Okosun’s Father Dies At 110
February 6, 2022 No Responses

Sonny Okosun’s Father Dies At 110

Stella Okosun, younger sister to late, legendary Nigerian musician, Sonny Okosun, on Saturday announced the death of her father, Pa Duke Akhere Okosun.  Stella, a certified nurse and the brain behind the United States Mission Health International Foundati...
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Paucity Of Fund May Stall Kano-Kaduna Rail Project
February 5, 2022 No Responses

Paucity Of Fund May Stall Kano-Kaduna Rail Project

Lack of adequate funding may slow down the pace of work and completion of the Kano-Kaduna railway project,  Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said  Amaechi made this known while inspecting work on the project in Kano on Friday....
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Airtel Africa Boosts Nine Months Revenue By 21.7%  
February 5, 2022 No Responses

Airtel Africa Boosts Nine Months Revenue By 21.7%  

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, Airtel Africa Plc declared revenue growth of $3.49 million,  representing a growth of 21.7 per cent when compared with $2.87 million recorded in the comparative period of 2020.  A statement issued by ...
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Redeemer’s University Matriculates 1,038 Students
February 4, 2022 No Responses

Redeemer’s University Matriculates 1,038 Students

Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State on Thursday matriculated 1038 students for the 2021/2022 Academic Session.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event is the university’s 17th matriculation ceremony since the university was founded in ...
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FG Pays N22.7b Petroleum Bridging Claims To Transporters 
February 3, 2022 No Responses

FG Pays N22.7b Petroleum Bridging Claims To Transporters 

The Federal Government has paid bridging claims amounting to N22.7 billion to transporters of petroleum products, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), disclosed on Wednesday.  The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, ...
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Nestle To Cut 474 Jobs, Close Factory 
February 3, 2022 No Responses

Nestle To Cut 474 Jobs, Close Factory 

Nestle has announced its confectionery factory in Newcastle is to shut with the loss of 474 jobs.  The global food manufacturer said it was holding talks with employees at the Fawdon plant but the focus was now on closing it...
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Lagos Reviews Roadworthiness Certificate, Unveils Booking System
February 3, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Reviews Roadworthiness Certificate, Unveils Booking System

The Lagos State Government has introduced a Booking System to stem the surge recorded at some vehicle inspection centres.  This followed the assessment of the ‘No Vehicle Inspection, No Road Worthiness Certificate’ Policy which commenced in January 20...
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