Category: News

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.  Nearly a...
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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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Canada To Ban Imports Of Crude Oil From Russia
March 1, 2022 No Responses

Canada To Ban Imports Of Crude Oil From Russia

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a ban on Russian oil imports following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr Trudeau said oil revenues have helped to prop up President Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs.  Coordinated Western s...
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Buhari Reiterates FG’s Commitment To Partner Private Sector
February 27, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Reiterates FG’s Commitment To Partner Private Sector

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to partner the private sector as part of measures to move the economy forward.  The president, represented by the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr Niyi Adebayo, stated ...
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KADCCIMA Seeks National Status For Kaduna Trade Fair Complex 
February 27, 2022 No Responses

KADCCIMA Seeks National Status For Kaduna Trade Fair Complex 

The Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) has appealed to the Federal Government to declare the Kaduna International Trade Fair Complex a “national edifice”.  The President, Alhaji Suleiman Aliyu, made the appeal in ...
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Nigeria Summons Russian, Ukrainian Envoys
February 26, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Summons Russian, Ukrainian Envoys

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NLNG Names Barth Nnaji Science Prize Board Chair 
February 25, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Names Barth Nnaji Science Prize Board Chair 

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has flagged off the 2022 Cycle of the Nigeria Prize for Science with the appointment of Prof. Barth Nnaji, a renowned scientist and former Minister of Power, as the chairperson of the Advisory Board. In a statement...
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AIB-N RELEASES REPORT ON QUORUM HELICOPTER CRASH, THREE OTHERS
February 25, 2022 No Responses

AIB-N RELEASES REPORT ON QUORUM HELICOPTER CRASH, THREE OTHERS

The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), on Thursday, released four accident reports including that of Quorum helicopter crash, the only fatal accident in the country in the last five years. The agency, besides the four reports also released a Safety...
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3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences
February 25, 2022 No Responses

3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences

Provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licence, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission.The Exec...
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FEC Approves N56.3b For Completion Of Abaji-Koton Karfe Highway, N2b For Cattle  
February 24, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves N56.3b For Completion Of Abaji-Koton Karfe Highway, N2b For Cattle  

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N56.3 billion for the completion of the Abaji-Koton Karfe section of the Abuja-Lokoja highway.  The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, revealed this to State House correspondents at the end o...
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